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Federal Tipoffs Involving Idaho Newsletter for Sunday March 01, 2020 ( 8 items )  

BLM Issues Decision for Wild Horse Gather at Four Mile Herd Management Area
BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management's Idaho State Office issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Four Rivers Field Office signed a Decision Record for an upcoming wild horse helicopter and bait/water trap gather in the Four Mile Herd Management Area (HMA). This decision authorizes the removal of excess wild horses from the HMA to reach the Appropriate Management Level (AML), the number of wild horses and burros  more

BLS Issues Fatal Work Injuries in Idaho for 2018
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following news release: Fatal work injuries totaled 45 in 2018 for Idaho, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Richard Holden noted that the number of work-related fatalities in Idaho was up eight from the previous year. Fatal occupational injuries in the state have ranged from a high of 62 in 199  more

Final Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed Expansion of Smoky Canyon Mine Available for Review
SODA SPRINGS, Idaho, Feb. 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management's Idaho State Office issued the following news release: * * * - Analysis shows proposal would bolster high-paying jobs, minimize environmental footprint * * * The Bureau of Land Management Idaho Falls District and Caribou-Targhee National Forest today released a Final Environmental Impact Statement analyzing different alternatives for expanding the phosphate mine at Smoky Canyon, east of Soda Spri  more

Idaho National Laboratory: An AHA! Moment for Energy Resilience Education
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release on Feb. 25: Energy resilience is the mantra of a new generation of policy and research. How do we protect our infrastructure, industrial economy, and communities from disruptors? As American culture and industry move toward increasingly higher standards for energy security and reliability, it is becoming clear that no one solution will solve this problem for all industries   more

Idaho National Laboratory: Bringing High-power Charging to Heavy-duty EVs
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Feb. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news on Feb. 27: At Idaho National Laboratory, buses are almost as much a part of employee culture as energy research. For 69 years, the lab has used buses to ferry employees from their hometowns in eastern Idaho to their jobs at the Department of Energy's INL Site. Employees travel to job locations ranging from 35 minutes to an hour and a half west of Idaho Falls. Today, INL's fleet  more

Mountain Home Air Force Base: Jet 87-173: Innovation Keeps Air Force Legend in the Fight
MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Air Force (366th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: "If only fighter jets could talk, the stories they could tell," said Brig. Gen. Mark Slocum, 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing Commander, and a renowned fighter pilot. Many jets become legends for their heroic feats in battle, but they are unable to tell their stories as they experienced them. Fortunately, legends never tell their own stories. This is the story of F-15E Strike Eagle,   more

Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests Welcomes Marty Mitzkus as Acting Deputy Forest Supervisor
KAMIAH, Idaho, Feb. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service unit - Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests - issued the following news release: Marty Mitzkus of Helena, Mont. has accepted the position as Acting Deputy Forest Supervisor on the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests, effective early March. Mitzkus will spend approximately four months working on the forest and takes the position following the promotion of Kurt Steele as the Forest Supervisor on the Flathead Nat  more

USDA Expands Market for U.S. Wheat: Adds Idaho, Oregon, and Washington to List of States That Can Export Wheat to Kenya
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced that, effective immediately, U.S. wheat may now be shipped to Kenya regardless of state of origin or port of export. This important step will allow U.S. wheat from Idaho, Oregon, and Washington to be added to the list of states that can ship wheat to Kenya. "American farmers in the Pacific Northwest now have full access to the Kenyan wheat market," s  more