WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Crapo, Hickenlooper, Lujan, Risch Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Invest in America's Forests and Watersheds * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and James Risch (R-Idaho) introduced the Headwaters Protection Act to invest in America's forests and watersheds by expanding two key U.S. Forest  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management is asking for comments on adjustments to the Proposed Resource Management Plan Amendment (RMPA) for Greater Sage-grouse Rangewide Planning. This action outlines modifications to the proposed plans for Idaho, Montana/Dakotas, Nevada/California, Utah, and Wyoming. These changes come after feedback from protest periods and Governors' consistency reviews, as well as internal policy discussions. The propose  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The BlueRibbon Coalition Inc., Boise, Idaho, has submitted an administrative petition to the U.S. Department of the Interior calling for the reinstatement of Secretarial Order No. 3376, which had previously permitted the use of electric bicycles (e-bikes) on federal public lands. This request follows the order's rescission under the current administration, which, according to the coalition, has led to confusion and reduced recreational opportunities for the public. In the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The BlueRibbon Coalition, Boise, Idaho, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior expressing concerns regarding the implications of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) and its impact on public lands used for recreational purposes. The OBBBA, enacted in July 2025, is a significant legislative effort that terminates major federal subsidies for renewable energy, namely the Production Tax Credit and Investment Tax Credit, crucial for wind   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2025: * * * Chairman Risch Opening Statement at Nominations Hearing U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today gave the following opening remarks at a full committee nominations hearing. Witnesses included The Honorable Bill Bazzi to be ambassador to Tunisia, Ms. Melinda Hildebrand to be ambassador   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2025: * * * Crapo Announces Treasury, IRS Nominations Hearing U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) announced the Committee will hold a nomination hearing on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at 10:00 AM ET to consider Jonathan Greenstein to be a Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury, and Donald Korb to be Chief Counsel for the Internal R  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2025: * * * Crapo Statement at Executive Session to Consider USTR, HHS Nominations U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) delivered the following remarks at an executive session to consider the nominations of Bryan Switzer to be Deputy United States Trade Representative (USTR), Gustav Chiarello to be Assistant Secretary for Financial Res  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Statement at Hearing on the President's 2026 Health Care Agenda * Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) delivered the following remarks at a hearing on the President's 2026 health care agenda with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. "Today, we meet to hear from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (H  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2025: * * * Crapo Statement at Hearing on the President's 2026 Health Care Agenda U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) delivered the following remarks at a hearing on the President's 2026 health care agenda with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. "Today, we meet to hear from U.S. Departm  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Cassidy, Collins Blast Biden Admin Failure to Protect American Taxpayers from Unemployment Insurance Fraud, Losing $191 Billion U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chair Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chair Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-Louisiana) and Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins (R-Maine) blas  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Risch, Bennet, Hickenlooper, Lujan Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Invest in America's Forests and Watersheds * Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Michael Bennet (D-Colorado), John Hickenlooper (D-Colorado) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-New Mexico) introduced the Headwaters Protection Act to invest in America's forests and watersheds by expanding two key U.S. Forest S  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines, Warner, Crapo, Warnock Introduce Bill to Increase Economic Prosperity, Strengthen CDFI Fund * U.S. Senators Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) today introduced the bipartisan "CDFI Fund Transparency Act." The bill will ensure operations surrounding the CDFI fund are more transparent. "CDFIs play a critical role in helping hardwork  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Finance Committee Advances USTR, HHS Nominations * Washington, D.C.-- The U.S. Senate Finance Committee advanced the nomination of Bryan Switzer to be Deputy United States Trade Representative (USTR) by a vote of 15-12, and the nominations Gustav Chiarello to be Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Michael Stuart to be General Counsel at HH  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Finance Committee Advances USTR, HHS Nominations The U.S. Senate Finance Committee advanced the nomination of Bryan Switzer to be Deputy United States Trade Representative (USTR) by a vote of 15-12, and the nominations Gustav Chiarello to be Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Michael Stuart to be G  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Fulcher Votes to Advance Energy and Water Appropriations Bill * "U.S. national security, energy dominance, economic strength, robust infrastructure, and fiscal responsibility are the key components of the House's Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act," said Congressman Fulcher. "I voted yes on this legislation, which prioritizes domestic critical mining for materials and minerals, ensuring  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Fulcher: The Epstein Files Must Be Released * "The Epstein files must be released, and those who abused vulnerable young people must be held accountable. I fully support the actions being led by House Oversight Chairman James Comer to do just that. Just this week, 33,295 pages of Epstein-related records were made public, with more information to come soon. We have an obligation to the victims, and a r  more

BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho posted the following new release: * * * Government Contractor Agrees to Pay $3.1 Million to Resolve Alleged Violations of the False Claims Act Sanford Federal, Inc. and its owner, Joseph Mandour, agreed to pay fines and restitution to resolve allegations that they fraudulently acquired government contracts by misrepresenting identities and lying about the size of the company and its affiliates. * Sanford Fed  more

BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 5 -- The Idaho Democratic Party issued the statement by Chair Lauren Necochea on the Trump administration's immigration policies, specifically condemning the separation of children from their families: * * * Here is the text of the statement: At 1 a.m. on the Sunday of Labor Day weekend, 76 unaccompanied children were awakened without warning and loaded onto planes bound for Guatemala. No explanation. No due process. Just terrified kids taken in the dead of night. Why th  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- Avista Corp., Spokane, Washington, has received full approval from the Idaho Public Utilities Commission for a settlement agreement concerning its general rate cases for electric and natural gas services. The approval, which concludes a process that began with a filing on June 9, 2025, paves the way for new rates to take effect on Sept. 1, 2025, and again on Sept. 1, 2026. According to the company, the approved electric rates are designed to increase annual base electri  more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Idaho researchers make fuel cell/electrolysis cell more efficient and stable * At a nondescript laboratory in Idaho Falls, Idaho, Wei Tang, Wenjuan Bian and Dong Ding make highly sophisticated advanced energy materials literally from scratch. The researchers and their colleagues at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) are manufacturing an electrochemical energy con  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, Sept. 4 -- Idaho State University issued the following news: * * * University, laboratory dedicate Idaho Falls facility for critical materials research to secure domestic supply of critical materials for energy and defense An evolving partnership between Idaho State University (ISU) and the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is helping secure the nation's supply of critical materials used to make a wide range of important technologies, including nuclear fuels. INL and Departm  more

BILLINGS, Montana, Sept. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana posted the following news release on Sept. 3, 2025: * * * Idaho woman sentenced to 11 years in prison for trafficking drugs on the Flathead Indian Reservation MISSOULA - An Idaho woman who possessed methamphetamine and fentanyl with the intention of selling on the Flathead Indian Reservation was sentenced today to 132 months in prison to be followed by 7 years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt A  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, Sept. 3 -- Idaho State University issued the following news: * * * ISU College of Technology Receives Donation to Support Student Safety in Welding Program The Idaho State University College of Technology has received a transformative gift to its welding program that will enhance student safety and success. A longtime supporter of the program, who wishes to remain anonymous, has funded a personal air respirator protection (PAPR) hood for every student. This year's donation  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: * * * Low-level helicopter flights to image geology over NE Idaho and NW Montana * The flights are a collaborative effort between the U.S. Geological Survey's Earth Mapping Resources Initiative and the Idaho Geological Survey and the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, and are part of a national effort to modernize mapping of the nation's geology. "Partnership with state su  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Bennet, Crapo, Hickenlooper, Risch Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Invest in America's Forests and Watersheds * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), and James Risch (R-Idaho) introduced the Headwaters Protection Act to invest in America's forests and watersheds by expanding two key U.S. Forest S  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Bennet, Crapo, Hickenlooper, Risch Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Invest in America's Forests and Watersheds * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), and James Risch (R-Idaho) introduced the Headwaters Protection Act to invest in America's forests and watersheds by expanding two key U.S. Forest S  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Bennet, Crapo, Hickenlooper, Risch Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Invest in America's Forests and Watersheds * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), and James Risch (R-Idaho) introduced the Headwaters Protection Act to invest in America's forests and watersheds by expanding two key U.S. Forest S  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Simpson Advances Funding for Water Improvement Projects in American Falls, Bellevue, Fort Hall, and Rigby * WASHINGTON --Today, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson-Chairman of the House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee-highlighted the inclusion of $13,000,000 in funding for the State and Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG) for the cities of American Falls, Bellevue, Fort Hall, and Rigb  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2025: * * * Risch, Coons Statement on Executive Order Implementing Key Provisions of the Countering Wrongful Detention Act U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Chris Coons (D-Del.), today released the following statement on the recent Executive Order on the detention of American abroad that inc  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2025: * * * Risch, Shaheen Urge Lebanon to Disarm Hezbollah U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement regarding Lebanon's ongoing discussion on the disarmament of Hezbollah. "Lebanon deserves a free, prosperous, and se  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Idaho: Roadless Rule is Essential to Region's Economy and Wildlife * Boise, ID -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has opened a public comment period on its proposed repeal of the Roadless Rule, a critical conservation policy safeguarding nearly 60 million acres of undeveloped national forest lands across the country. The Idaho Sierra Club calls on community members, outdoo  more

LOGAN, Utah, Aug. 30 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Slow Hazard: USU Peak Undergrad Research Fellow Uses Data Science to Protect Life, Property Math, statistics and computer science major Hannah Fluckiger, guided by faculty mentor Brennan Bean, condenses reams of hourly wind data to construct an improved snow drifting prediction model to bolster building codes for the conterminous United States. By Mary-Ann Muffoletto In January 2017 in the tiny northern Idaho com  more