POCATELLO, Idaho, March 2 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * Brothers Establish Scholarship Fund at Idaho State University Honoring Charles Trost * Two brothers are celebrating the legacy of their mentor and helping to give a boost to the next generation of Bengal biologists at Idaho State University. Recently, ISU alums Tim and Mark Reynolds established the Reynolds Brothers Biology Scholarship Fund in Honor of Dr. Charles H. Trost. Trost served as a Professor in t  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 [Category: Environment] -- Earthworks issued the following news release: * * * Conservation Groups: Stibnite Gold Mine Permit Violates Clean Water Act, Would Harm Salmon River, Threatened Bull Trout * March 2, 2026 Contacts: * Andrew Hawley, Western Environmental Law Center, 206-487-7250, hawley@westernlaw.org * Will Tiedemann, Idaho Conservation League, 208-345-6933 x 213, wtiedmann@idahoconservation.org * Sydney Anderson, Idaho Rivers United, 208-343-7481 x 2  more

EUGENE, Oregon, March 3 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on March 2, 2026: * * * Conservation groups: Stibnite gold mine permit violates Clean Water Act, would harm Salmon River, threatened bull trout Last Friday, conservation groups filed a petition for review with the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) challenging a permit the agency issued early this year to Perpetua Resources for the Stibnite Gold Project, a proposed mine 12 miles east  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 3 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release on March 2, 2026: * * * Host Locations Named for 2026 NAIA Women's Basketball Championship First & Second Round The 16 host locations for the 2026 NAIA Women's Basketball National Championship First & Second Round have been announced, marking the beginning of the 64-team tournament Friday and Saturday, March 13-14. The full field of qualifiers will be revealed Thursday, Ma  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 2 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: AFP's Heather Andrews Testifies in Favor of Property-Rights-Focused Idaho Bill * Mar 2, 2026 by AFP Boise, ID -Americans for Prosperity (AFP) Western Regional Director Heather Andrews testified before the Idaho Senate Commerce and Human Resources Committee in support of HB-583, a bill focused on preventing the overregulation of short-term rental properties. HB  more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, March 2 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * IDSAM Offers Suggestions to Strengthen Proposed State Legislation Regulating Kratom * On February 26, board members from the Idaho Society of Addiction Medicine (IDSAM) appeared before the Senate Committee on Agricultural Affairs. In their testimony and written letter, they offered suggestions to strengthen the kratom health and safety regulations found   more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The Independent Women's Voice, an organization that fights for policy solutions for women, posted the following news release on March 2, 2026: * * * Major Win for Independent Workers: Wyoming Poised to Become the Fourth State to Adopt Portable Benefits Legislation Legislature Passes SF 41 to Protect Independent Worker Freedom and Expand Access to Voluntary Benefits * CHEYENNE, WY -- Across the country, there is growing bipartisan recognition that independent workers d  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 (TNSFR) -- The Antitrust Division received notifications from the Defense Industrial Based Consortium disclosing updates to its membership with the addition of numerous parties and the withdrawal of one entity. These filings were submitted to the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission in accordance with section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. The purpose of these notifications is to invoke the provisions of the Act that limit   more

WASHINGTON, March 2 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Challenges Trump's Gutting of Greater Sage Grouse Protections in Nine Western States * GREAT FALLS, Mont.-Conservation groups sued the Bureau of Land Management today to challenge its final plans governing greater sage grouse management across 71 million acres of federal public lands in nine Western states. Today's lawsuit covers the dwindling species' habitat in   more

WASHINGTON, March 2 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Challenges Trump's Gutting of Greater Sage Grouse Protections in Nine Western States * GREAT FALLS, MONTANA -The Sierra Club has joined multiple conservation groups in suing the Bureau of Land Management to challenge its final plans governing greater sage grouse management across 71 million acres of federal public lands in nine Western states. The lawsuit covers the dwindling speci  more

HAILEY, Idaho, March 3 -- The Western Watersheds Project posted the following news release on March 2, 2026: * * * Lawsuit Challenges Trump's Gutting of Greater Sage Grouse Protections in Nine Western States GREAT FALLS, Mont.-- Conservation groups sued the Bureau of Land Management today to challenge its final plans governing greater sage grouse management across 71 million acres of federal public lands in nine Western states. Today's lawsuit covers the dwindling species' habitat in Montana  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, March 3 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release on March 2, 2026: * * * Lawsuit Challenges Trump's Gutting of Greater Sage Grouse Protections in Nine Western States This is the second time Trump has tried to undermine critical protections for greater sage grouse * GREAT FALLS, Mont.-- Conservation groups sued the Bureau of Land Management today to challenge its final plans governing greater sage grouse management across 71 million acres of federal publ  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation posted the following news release: * * * NFWF Announces $1.8 Million to Support Working Lands and Restore Wildlife Habitat in the Intermountain West * DENVER, CO (March 2, 2026) - The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced nearly $1.8 million in grants to restore, improve and conserve sagebrush, mesic wet meadow and big game migratory corridor habitats in Idaho, Utah and Wyoming. The grants will leverage $  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on March 2, 2026: * * * Risch Statement on Rwanda Sanctions U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the statement below regarding newly announced U.S. sanctions on Rwanda. "President Trump and Secretary Rubio have redefined U.S. engagement in Eastern Congo, replacing passive leadership with direct   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Risch Statement on Strikes on Iran BOISE, Idaho -- U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the statement below regarding President Trump's recent strikes on Iran. "Today, President Trump took decisive action to neutralize the threat that the Islamic Republic of Iran has posed to the United S  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on March 2, 2026: * * * Senators Coons, Young resolution to establish National FFA Week passes Senate WILMINGTON, Del. - The United States Senate unanimously passed a resolution introduced by U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) to establish February 21-28, 2026, as National FFA Week. The resolution highlights the important role of the National FFA Organization in developing the  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young Resolution Recognizing CTE Month Passes Senate * WASHINGTON - The United States Senate unanimously passed a resolution introduced by U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), co-chairs of the Senate Career and Technical Education (CTE) Caucus, recognizing February 2026 as CTE Month. The resolution highlights the role of CTE in ensuring  more