Wednesday - December 4, 2024
Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Idaho Newsletter for Sunday October 06, 2024 ( 4 items )  

ABS Launches Industry's First Comprehensive Rules for Floating Nuclear Power at Joint Forum With Idaho National Laboratory
HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 4 -- The American Bureau of Shipping issued the following news release: The industry's first comprehensive rules for floating nuclear power plants have been unveiled by American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) at a forum for nuclear industry leaders held jointly with Idaho National Laboratory (INL). Held at ABS' world headquarters in Texas, the event saw presentations on the latest reactor technologies from leading companies and publication of a detailed study from ABS and Herber  more

Government Goes After Flagstaff Wolf Family
HAILEY, Idaho, Oct. 4 -- The Western Watersheds Project issued the following news release: FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - The Arizona Game and Fish Department and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are currently trapping and planning to remove the Kendrick Peak family of wolves who have been living in the wilds west of Flagstaff since at least June of this year. The wolves, two of whom have been named "Hope" and "Mystery," have become locally-celebrated with many Flagstaff residents welcoming their return   more

Greens Sue BLM for Neglecting Livestock and Blaming Horses for Land Health Issues
HAILEY, Idaho, Oct. 3 -- The Western Watersheds Project issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2024: BURNS, Ore. - Yesterday, a coalition of organizations filed a formal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court against the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to stop the agency's controversial plan to gather and drastically reduce two herds of horses in southeast Oregon without first considering whether privately-owned livestock operations are to blame for degraded conditions. The lawsuit alleges th  more

Western Watersheds Project: Greens File Protest Plan for Massive Solar Development on Public Lands
HAILEY, Idaho, Oct. 1 -- The Western Watersheds Project issued the following news release: * * * Conservationists File Protest Against Plan for Massive Solar Development on Public Lands, Citing Neglect of the Old Spanish National Historic Trail * * * The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) must take steps to protect the integrity of the Old Spanish National Historic Trail as part of its updated Western Solar Plan, according to a formal protest filed by PEER, former National Park Superintendent J  more