WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2024: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has a cooperative agreement with Idaho under the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI). Through this agreement, USDA and Idaho are working together to offer over $5.5 million in competitive grant funding for projects designed to build resili  more

SEATTLE, Washington, Jan. 20 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2024: Today, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice for America's more than 33 million small businesses in President Biden's Cabinet, issued the following statement praising President Biden's appointment of Beto Yarce as Regional Administrator of Region 10 of the SBA, overseeing the agenc  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho--The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Coeur d'Alene Field Office seeks public input by January 26, 2024, on a Recreational Vehicle Fund Grant application from the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation. Requested funds would be used to replace the field office's current off-road motor vehicle, and to purchase two off-road motorcycles. Off-road motor veh  more

BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Seattle Division issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2024: Peter Timothy Eromenok, 34, of Idaho Falls, was sentenced to nearly 12 years in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today. According to court records, Eromenok was interviewed by investigators on May 9, 2022, about suspected fentanyl left behind at an Airbnb. Du  more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Jan. 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: Idaho National Laboratory has added three esteemed experts to its National and Homeland Security Strategic Advisory Committee. The newest members are Sue Gordon, John Kelly and Chris Stewart, who have had extensive and notable roles in safeguarding United States national security. They join a committee that includes experts in the fields of defense policy, energy   more

BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho issued the following new release: AmeriHealth and its owners, Ryan and Alban Hatch, consented to a $2 million judgment against them in U.S. District Court after admitting to violations of the False Claims Act, announced U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit today. The fraud scheme involved using vulnerable or inexperienced medical staff to submit or cause to be submitted false claims to federal health care programs like Medi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2024: The Justice Department and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that Swinerton Builders has agreed to pay a $2.3 million penalty - divided between the United States, Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) and State of Illinois - to resolve allegations that it violated the Clean Water Act and related state laws during th  more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Jan. 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: Perhaps one of the most ubiquitous and powerful images of the ongoing pollution crisis is that of plastic floating in the ocean or littered across once-paradisiacal sandy beaches. The plastic has grown the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, and microplastics found in fish lead to significant health problems and earlier deaths for impacted marine life. These ocean plasti  more