BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 17 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: Wall Street giant JPMorgan announced today they will be withdrawing from Climate Action 100+, a $68 trillion investor coalition focused on climate change. In 2023, Attorney General Raul Labrador and 20 other Attorneys General sent a letter of concern to more than 50 Wall Street asset managers, bringing attention to the legal obligations of asset managers to make sound fiscal deci  more

BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 16 -- The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news: The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) seeks comment on a notice of intent to terminate the coverage of McKinley Mine (IDR05J00C) under the 2021 Idaho Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (IPDES) Multi-Sector General Permit for Industrial Storm Water Discharges Associated with Industrial Activity (IDR050000) (MSGP). The facility is located approximately 10 miles north of Riggins in   more

BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 15 -- The Idaho Department of Education issued the following news release: Schools, districts and childcare organizations in Idaho will receive funding to implement innovative technology solutions through funds provided to the Idaho Department of Education through the USDA's FY 2021 Technology Improvement Grant (TIG). Under the grant, Idaho was awarded $518,028 to award Child Nutrition Program (CNP) sponsors in the form of mini-grants over the course of three years. This dis  more

LEWISTON, Idaho, Feb. 16 (TNSres) -- Lewis-Clark State College issued the following news release: Lewis-Clark State College biology professor Alex Bezzerides will hold a book talk and reception for his recently published book "Evolution Gone Wrong" on March 14 on campus. The event will begin at 6 p.m. in Sacajawea Hall, Room 115, and feature a talk by Bezzerides, hors d'oeuvres, and a reception afterward giving attendees a chance to visit with the author. The event is free and open to the pub  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The National American Indian Housing Council issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: The sole national association serving tribal housing programs in the United States appointed its new Executive Director today. Douglas Marconi Sr. will lead the National American Indian Housing Council (NAIHC) as its new Executive Director, beginning in March 2024. NAIHC, which is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year, is headquartered in DC near the nation's capital. Mr  more

MOSCOW, Idaho, Feb. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: A team including University of Idaho researchers is going to explore the physics of supermassive black hole mergers and galaxy collisions, unlocking secrets that could reshape science's understanding of one of the universe's most enigmatic processes. Using advanced computer models and supported by a $1.8 million NASA grant, U of I astrophysicists are joined by researchers from Johns Hopkins University  more

BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 15 -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2024: The challenges waste presents to local, state and regional communities will be the subject of University of Idaho's February Policy Pub 5-6 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 27, at Pengilly's, 513 W. Main St., Boise. The event is organized by U of I's James A. and Louise McClure Center for Public Policy Research. Panelists from local government and local business will share perspectives on agriculture and   more