BOISE, Idaho, May 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input on potential updates to the proposed Four Rivers Field Office Resource Management Plan, which was initially released February 14, 2020. Updates to the proposal would allow BLM to separate management of oil and gas from geothermal resources and prioritize BLM resources in areas with high potential for oil and gas. The Fou  more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, May 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: Idaho National Laboratory and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have partnered with Idaho Power to evaluate the feasibility and advantages of making hydrogen at existing hydropower plants. Integrating hydrogen production with hydropower can enhance grid stability through energy storage, reoxygenate water for downstream environmental improvements and support decarboniz  more

SAYLOR CREEK RANGE, Idaho, May 9 -- The U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting Command issued the following news: By Lance Cpl. Juan Torres, 1st Marine Division U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Division recently traveled to Saylor Creek Range, Idaho, to participate in Exercise Garnet Rattler, April 10-29. The joint exercise with U.S. Airmen centers around a comprehensive training program to enhance the capabilities of joint terminal attack controllers and other Marine Corps personnel involved in ground ope  more

SAYLOR CREEK RANGE, Idaho, May 9 -- The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news: By Lance Cpl. Juan Torres, 1st Marine Division U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Division recently traveled to Saylor Creek Range, Idaho, to participate in Exercise Garnet Rattler, April 10-29. The joint exercise with U.S. Airmen centers around a comprehensive training program to enhance the capabilities of joint terminal attack controllers and other Marine Corps personnel involved in ground operations.   more

LAKEWOOD, Colorado, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Colorado Field Office issued the following news release: State-level estimates for 2022 chemical usage for potatoes are now available, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. The 2022 Agricultural Chemical Use Survey of potato producers collected data about fertilizer and pesticide use as well as pest management practices in growing potatoes. NASS conducted th  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Northwest Regional Field Office issued the following news release: In Idaho, on-farm hay stocks on May 1, 2023 totaled 460,000 tons, down 13 percent from a year ago. May 1 stocks represent 9 percent of 2022 production. Disappearance from December 1, 2022 was down 2.0 million tons. In Oregon, on-farm hay stocks totaled 230,000 tons, up 5 percent from a year ago. May 1 stocks represent   more

OLYMPIA, Washington, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Northwest Regional Field Office issued the following news release: Based on May 1, 2023 conditions, production of winter wheat in Idaho was forecast at 60.9 million bushels, down 5 percent from 2022. Yield was expected to average 87.0 bushels per acre, down 3.0 bushels from last year. Growers planted an estimated 770,000 acres in the fall of 2022, unchanged from the previous year. Harv  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on May 10, 2023: An Idaho man was sentenced today on a felony charge for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Josiah Colt, 34, of Meridian, Idaho, was sentenced to 15 mont  more

SEATTLE, Washington, May 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington issued the following news release on May 8, 2023: The U.S. Department of Justice, the Washington State Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Division, and United Wound Healing P.S., today resolved allegations that United Wound Healing (UWH) of Puyallup, Washington, had improperly billed Medicare and Medicaid for services provided in nursing homes and care facilities in Washington, Oregon, Ut  more