WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: Today as part of Climate Week, the Department of the Interior announced a nearly $92 million investment from President Biden's Investing in America agenda for 19 projects to restore and protect aquatic ecosystems. This funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and annual appropriations implemented by the Bureau of Reclamation will be awarded to projects in California, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, O  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: Today as part of Climate Week, the Department of the Interior announced a nearly $92 million investment from President Biden's Investing in America agenda for 19 projects to restore and protect aquatic ecosystems. This funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and annual appropriations implemented by the Bureau of Reclamation will be awarded to projects in California, Idah  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 24, 2024, entitled "Idaho Job Openings and Labor Turnover - July 2024": * * * Idaho had 45,000 job openings in July 2024, compared to 47,000 openings in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the job openings rate in Idaho was 4.9 per  more

BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Seattle Division issued the following news release: A large-scale Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation has resulted in the federal indictments of ten Magic Valley defendants on drug trafficking charges. An additional ten defendants have been charged in Idaho state courts for their actions connected to the conspiracy. "DEA stands with our partners in the Idaho State Police  more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Sept. 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2024: As 17 students from three states headed back to school this fall, they took with them a broad array of knowledge they picked up this summer at Idaho National Laboratory's Clean Energy Camp. The camp, which ran from June 24 to June 27, offered high school students interested in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) subjects an introduc  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2024: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the 2024 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards for new and innovative green chemistry technologies. This year's winners have developed chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the generation and use of hazardous substances, use less energy, and are more sustainable. PhoSul LLC, of Sugar City, Idaho, received the Gr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2024: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it has charged Danielle Nourse, Joy Nourse, Zidec, LLC, and Decoy RV Park LLC, managers and owner of a 42 lot RV Park in Caldwell, Idaho, with discriminating against a tenant based on disability by refusing to allow her assistance animal to reside with her at the RV Park. Read HUD's Charge her  more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Sept. 17 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: GOLDEN, Colo. - Over 40 clean energy scientists and engineers from Idaho National Laboratory (INL) traveled to Golden, Colorado, on Sept. 3 for a two-day exploration of innovations in science and technology with students and faculty of the Colorado School of Mines (Mines). Under an agreement signed last fall, the collaboration aims to bridge the gap between stud  more

BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho issued the following new release: A large-scale Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation has resulted in the federal indictments of ten Magic Valley defendants on drug trafficking charges, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today. An additional ten defendants have been charged in Idaho state courts for their actions connected to the conspiracy. "This investigation is the result of  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The Interior Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 2023-CGD-006) on September 9, 2024, entitled "Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Grants Awarded to the State of Idaho by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service." Here are excerpts: * * * Memorandum To: Martha Williams, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service From: Colleen Kotzmoyer, Director, Contract and Grant Audit Division Subject: Final Audit Report - Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Grants A  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's Resident Inspector in Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following weekly report for the week ending on Sept. 6, 2024: * * * TO: Timothy J. Dwyer, Technical Director FROM: E. Freeman and D. Gutowski, Resident Inspectors SUBJECT: Los Alamos Activity Report for the Week Ending September 6, 2024 Plutonium Facility-Safety Basis: On Thursday, personnel from the NNSA Office of Environment, Safety, and Health walked down   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news on Sept. 23, 2024: * * * Learn more about Kelley's Canyon Orchard and how NRCS can help orchards improve their irrigation systems. * * * By Carly Hamilton The rush of the Snake River cascades through the canyon where, tucked back on a country road at the bottom of the Snake River Canyon, sits Kelley's Canyon Orchard near Filer, Idaho. More than a century old, the orc  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: Today, Eric Smith, Director of National Programs, performing the duties for the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, at the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA), visited the Intermountain-West Nuclear Energy Corridor (INEC), a Tech Hub that serves Idaho and Wyoming. The Biden-Harris Administration, through the EDA, designated INEC,  more