SEATTLE, Washington, May 11 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Seattle District issued the following news release: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' water managers, along with federal, tribal, and state fishery biologists determined spring run-off conditions in the Kootenai River and its tributaries warrant starting the required flow augmentation at Libby Dam, Montana, for endangered Kootenai River white sturgeon downstream in Idaho and British Columbia. The flow augmentation operation entails in  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 10 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 9, 2024, entitled "Business Employment Dynamics in Idaho - Third Quarter 2023": * * * From June 2023 to September 2023, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Idaho were 57,935, while gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 51,518, the U.S. Bu  more

SEATTLE, Washington, May 7 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 6, 2024: * * * EPA announces latest round of funding toward President Biden's commitment to replace every lead pipe in the nation, protecting public health and helping to deliver safe drinking water * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $28,650,000 from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to help Idaho identify and replace lead service lines, prevent  more

NAMPA, Idaho, May 10 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: Today, Environmental Protection Agency Deputy Administrator Janet McCabe announced a Columbia River Basin Restoration Program Toxics Reduction Lead Grant for $3.5 million to the City of Nampa, a project funded by President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The grant is for a stormwater treatment project to improve water quality, reduce toxics and protect salmon. "Funding from P  more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, May 10 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is seeking a hydropower utility to collaborate on a case study, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO), to understand how small hydroelectric plants operating at 10 megawatts or less can be upgraded to provide emergency power to critical loads (e.g., hospitals and emergency service providers)  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, May 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho issued the following new release: Larry James Little, 58, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced to 126 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today. According to court records, in August 2022, BADGES Task Force officers received reliable information that Little and his co-defendant, Adrianne Anderson, 44, also of Phoenix, were distributing f  more

BOISE, Idaho, May 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho issued the following new release: The former owner of contractor companies that provided fuel truck services to the U.S. Forest Service's wildfire fighters pleaded guilty today to conspiring to monopolize, rigging bids and allocating territories in violation of Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act. The plea follows a judicially authorized wiretap investigation that led to the indictment of two executives i  more

BOISE, Idaho, May 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news on May 7, 2024: The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Idaho has released the May Water Supply Outlook Report. The tale of two snowpacks is winding down as the melt season has gotten under way. The snowpack in the Panhandle and Clearwater basins peaked well below normal, which will likely impact the recreational and ecological sectors in those are  more