BOISE, Idaho, July 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: The Bureau of Land Management today opened a 45-day comment period for an environmental assessment considering updates to the Canyonlands East Travel Management Plan to establish a comprehensive system of motorized travel routes through central Owyhee County in southwestern Idaho. The planned updates are meant to address conflicts between users and natural  more

DENVER, Colorado, July 15 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado, Cole Finegan, issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado announces that Edward Baker Harrington, age 59, of Idaho Springs, was sentenced to 51 months in prison for wire fraud and money laundering. Harrington was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $1,078,033.50. According to the plea agreement, from April 2020 through September 2021, the defendant s  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news brief: * * * Participant: AMVAC Chemical Corp., 410 Simpkin Lane, Marsing, Idaho Description: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has again awarded star-level designation in its Voluntary Protection Programs to AMVAC, an agricultural chemical company in Marsing. OSHA recognized the company for its continued dedication to maintaini  more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, July 7 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Employee, Vocal About Race Discrimination, Was Denied Promotion, Threatened With Termination and Forced to Resign, Federal Agency Charges * * * Elevation Labs, LLC, formerly known as Northwest Cosmetics Labs, violated federal law by retaliating against an employee for raising allegations of race discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice today announced a settlement with J.R. Simplot Company involving Simplot's Don Plant manufacturing facility located near Pocatello, Idaho. The settlement resolves allegations primarily under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) at the facility, including that Simplot failed to properly identify an  more

BOISE, Idaho, July 11 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho, Joshua D. Hurwit, issued the following new release on July 10, 2023: Today, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit, along with the Nampa Police Department, the Caldwell Police Department, the Canyon County Sheriff's Office, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, released a public service announcement, available here , about rising violent crime in Canyon County. The PSA highlights the work of the Treasure Valley Metro Violent Crimes Ta  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, July 14 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho, Joshua D. Hurwit, issued the following new release on July 13, 2023: U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho Josh Hurwit announced the result of two separate fentanyl trafficking cases in Eastern Idaho today. An Arizona man was sentenced to nine years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. Additionally, a Pocatello man was sentenced to three years in federal prison for assisting in the distribution of me  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, July 15 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho, Joshua D. Hurwit, issued the following new release on July 14, 2023: Stephen Carston Wells, 27, of Idaho Falls, was sentenced to 96 months in federal prison for possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today. According to court records, on August 18, 2022, Idaho Falls Police responded to a welfare check in Idaho Falls and found Wells passed out in his vehicle. Wells in  more

BOISE, Idaho, July 12 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho, Joshua D. Hurwit, posted the following new release on July 11, 2023: The Justice Department and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a settlement with J.R. Simplot Company involving Simplot's Don Plant manufacturing facility located near Pocatello, Idaho. The settlement resolves allegations primarily under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) at the facility, including that Simplot failed to   more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: The Justice Department and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a settlement with J.R. Simplot Company involving Simplot's Don Plant manufacturing facility located near Pocatello, Idaho. The settlement resolves allegations primarily under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) at the facility, including that Simplot failed to properly identify and manage cer  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, July 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Northwest Regional Field Office issued the following news release: Winter Wheat Based on July 1, 2023 conditions, production of winter wheat in Idaho is forecast at 58.7 million bushels, down 4 percent from the June 1, 2023 forecast, and down 8 percent from last year. Harvested area, at 690,000 acres, is down 20,000 acres from 2022. Yield is expected to be 85.0 bushels per acre, down  more

BOISE, Idaho, July 15 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news dated July 17, 2023: The Natural Resource Conservation Service's (NRCS) Environmental Quality Initiatives Program-WaterSMART Initiative (EQIP-WSI) is a collaborative effort to target EQIP funding for water quantity and related resource concerns in a way that complements Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) investments made through WaterSMART Programs. Through WaterSMART, BOR sup  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 12 -- The U.S. Trade and Development Agency issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: Today, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency awarded a technical assistance grant to South Africa's state-owned electric utility Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd (Eskom), to explore innovative technologies that can transform power delivery to millions of South Africans. The goal of the assistance is to increase the transmission grid's capacity to absorb new, renewable sources of energ  more