IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Feb. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: The White House recently announced a plan to respond to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's call to make electric vehicle charging more accessible. Experts across the federal government have identified charging as one of the biggest challenges to meet growing transportation electrification demand. New recommendations provided by the Joint Office of Energy and Transportat  more

BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 25 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management's Idaho State Office issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has analyzed a proposed placer gold mining operation in Granite Creek, located 12 miles northwest of Idaho City, and will accept public comments on the environmental assessment through March 26, 2023. Placer mining is the act of removing precious metals from the sand and gravel deposits of streams. Mountain States M  more

BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management's Idaho State Office issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Idaho Resource Advisory Council and the Lava Ridge Wind Project Subcommittee will meet on Thursday, March 9, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mountain Standard Time at the BLM Twin Falls District Office, 2878 Addison Ave. E., Twin Falls, ID 83301. The meeting will also be available virtually via Zoom, please register at   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 24 (TNSRep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 23, 2023, entitled "Union Members in Idaho - 2022": In 2022, union members accounted for 4.7 percent of wage and salary workers in Idaho, unchanged from last year, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted since 1989, when comparable state data became available, uni  more

RHINELANDER, Wisconsin, Feb. 24 (TNSper) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service unit - Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest - issued the following news release: Sitka Pence is the new Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest Deputy Forest Supervisor. She recently moved with her family from Montana. Sitka gained an appreciation for natural resources and the great outdoors while growing up in Alaska, Idaho, and Nevada. She began her career with the USDA Forest Service in 2002 whi  more

SEATTLE, Washington, Feb. 22 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2023: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 is announcing an upcoming virtual listening session on EPA's PFAS Strategic Roadmap for Region 10 communities on March 15, 2023, and inviting members of the public to attend and to speak. This engagement session will provide information about EPA's ongoing work under the PFAS Strategic Roadmap and what it means for Region 10 comm  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2023: * * * Nearly half of funding for states, Tribes, and territories is available as grants and forgivable loans for critical water infrastructure projects that will help underserved communities across the country * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over $11,390,000 to Idaho from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law through this year's Clean Water S  more

BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 24 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho, Joshua D. Hurwit, issued the following new release on Feb. 23, 2023: U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced that the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Idaho has implemented the new United States Attorney's Offices' Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy released this week. The policy, which is effective immediately, details the circumstances under which a company will be considered to have made a voluntary self-disclosure (VS  more

BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 22 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho, Joshua D. Hurwit, issued the following new release on Feb. 21, 2023: After a four-day trial, a federal jury found Boise tax return preparer Andres Sanchez, 33, guilty of willfully aiding and assisting in the preparation and filing of six false or fraudulent tax returns on behalf of several clients, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today. Senior U.S. District Court Judge B. Lynn Winmill presided over the trial which began o  more