WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: BOISE, Idaho -- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is holding an open-house meeting in Boise on February 6, 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Boise State University to provide information on the Department of the Interior's ongoing efforts to support appropriate renewable energy development on our nation's public lands through an updated Western Solar Plan. The public meeting will preview th  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 27 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2024: Associate Administrator Francisco Sanchez of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience today reminded small nonfarm businesses in five Wyoming counties and neighboring counties in Idaho and Montana of the Feb. 26, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-interest loans are to offset economi  more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Jan. 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: For the first time in two decades, Idaho National Laboratory, the nation's nuclear energy laboratory, has received a shipment of used next-generation light water reactor fuel from a commercial nuclear power plant to support research and testing. In December, INL received 25 experimental fuel rods irradiated in the reactor core of a commercial reactor. The fuel ro  more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Jan. 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: Idaho National Laboratory researchers love seeing their technologies at work in the marketplace, bolstering the nation's economy, energy industry and communities. "It's a win for America because these technologies provide much-needed solutions to enhance our everyday lives and keep us ahead of the global competition," said Jason Stolworthy, INL Technology Transit  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2024: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that Michael Gagliano agreed to pay a penalty of $8,000 for violating the Clean Water Act when he discharged fill material into the South Fork of the Coeur d'Alene River at his property in Pinehurst, Idaho. Beginning in September 2022, Gagliano discharged large rocks below the ordinary high-water mark of the South Fork of the Co  more

BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho issued the following new release: U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today that the office's Financial Litigation Program, which is part of the Asset Recovery Division, collected over $3.5 million in criminal monetary penalties, which includes restitution, fines, and assessments, and in civil debts for the fiscal year that ended September 30, 2023. In some cases, the U.S. Attorney's Office worked in conjunction   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: Rebecca "Becky" LaTour began her new position as a management and program analyst for the National Park Service (NPS) Division of Fire and Aviation in mid-January 2024. She most recently had served in a long-term detail as the executive assistant for the state director of the Bureau of Land Management, Idaho. She began her federal career with the USDA Forest Service (USFS) in 1  more