WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that it expects to award up to four discretionary grants for all-hazards emergency preparedness in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $19,862,548. The funding is open to state or territorial governments; state administrative agencies; or the state emergency management agencies. The agency description of the grant states:   more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Feb. 21 -- The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a rule, published in the Federal Register on Feb. 20, entitled: "Air Plan Approval; ID: Idaho Portion of the Logan UT-ID 2006 24-Hour PM2.5". The rule was issued by Chris Hladick, Regional Administrator, Region 10. * * * The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action to approve revisions to the Idaho State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted on July 31, 2018. The submission includes Reasonable F  more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Feb. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news: They've stayed in the same spot for more than a decade, but their work has traveled to Pluto and beyond, and landed on the surface of Mars. Bob Gomez, Courtney Swassing and Jon Bradley have spent most of their Idaho National Laboratory (INL) careers in the Space and Security Power Systems group, which assembles and tests Radioisotope Power Systems such as Multi-Mission Radioisoto  more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news on Feb. 19: With a Ruger .45 caliber revolver glued to her hip like a fifth limb, Debbie Sioux stands at the firing line ready to draw. Her trigger hand circles her gun like a hunter surrounds its prey -- skulking and calculating its every move. But her quarry isn't a rabbit or deer. It's the mantle of the Eagle Rock Outlaws' fastest gun. "Shooters on the line. Shooters... SET!"   more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: Idaho National Laboratory announced it will provide Oklo Inc. with access to recovered spent nuclear fuel to aid the company in its efforts to develop and demonstrate the Oklo Aurora - a small advanced fission technology that can be used in remote or off-grid locations to generate power. The California-based company applied for access to the material through a competitive  more

OROFINO, Idaho, Feb. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service unit - Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests - issued the following news release: A proposed U.S. Forest Service project to improve forest health damaged by insects, provide resources to the local economy, and reduce hazardous fuels and wildfire risks will be open to the public for commenting. The Green Horse Project, located in Idaho County on the Moose Creek Ranger District near Elk City, has been affected by  more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Feb. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release on Feb. 18: Idaho National Laboratory will have a chance to shine online Feb. 18 with the premiere of a "Virtual Field Trip" produced by Discovery Education and the American Nuclear Society. The 23-minute video will go live on the NavigatingNuclear.com website and have a local showing at Compass Academy in Idaho Falls. If you've ever wondered what goes on at INL -- or even  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration issued the following news release: U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation will award $5.2 million in airport safety and infrastructure grants to 13 airports in Idaho. This investment in Idaho's airports is part of a $520.5 millionnational investment in America's airports that was announced by Secretary Chao. "This $520.5 million in federal  more