BOISE, Idaho, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management's Idaho State Office issued the following news release: Idaho Governor Brad Little recently designated May as -Wildfire Awareness Month- and asks everyone to be extra vigilant this fire season. Preventable wildfires threaten lives, property and precious resources every year. Firefighters and emergency responders are needed more than ever to keep Idahoans safe, so please do your part to prevent human-caused wi  more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: Early this year as coronavirus was having a profound impact in China and a few other Asian countries, there were people in Idaho Falls paying close attention. "We started watching in January, talking with family and relatives in China," said Chenlin Li, a distinguished research scientist at Idaho National Laboratory. WHAT IS THE IF CHINESE COMMUNITY? Li is a member of a l  more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, April 28 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: In response to President Trump's declaration that the COVID-19 pandemic has become a national emergency, Idaho National Laboratory's Technology Deployment organization has launched the Rapid Technology Deployment Program. This program supports national relief efforts by transitioning INL innovations to industry as expeditiously as possible and removing possible delays or  more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: Using the right construction material is important. Just ask the third of the three little pigs. That star of the children's tale would say selecting the proper material was the key to success. The same principle holds in the real world. So, to help engineers and others pick the right material, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) publishes the "Boiler and  more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, April 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: Looking back over the last 45 years, life has offered Jack Montgomery interesting choices that he has rarely failed to embrace with enthusiasm. A calibration technician in Idaho National Laboratory's Health Physics Instrumentation Laboratory (HPIL), Montgomery has literally been to every corner of the Site since he started work at the Naval Reactors Facility in 1976. In   more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Idaho office issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced a $15 million investment to help support the adoption of innovative conservation approaches on agricultural lands. USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is accepting proposals through June 29, 2020, for national Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG). CIG projects inspire creative   more

BOISE, Idaho, April 28 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Idaho office issued the following news release: The next deadline for Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) applications to be considered for funding this year is June 5. Through CSP, USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) helps farmers, livestock producers and forest landowners earn payments for expanding conservation activities while maintaining agricultural production on their  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation issued the following news: Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) Chairman Aimee Jorjani welcomed Meridian, Idaho, Mayor Robert E. Simison as the ACHP's new Mayor Member. Mayor Simison was appointed by President Donald J. Trump and was sworn in for a four-year term. Born and raised in Idaho, Simison graduated from Whitman College where he majored in history. He has served as Meridian mayor since January 2020 and pr  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1 million grant to the East-Central Idaho Planning & Development Association (ECIPDA) of Rexburg, Idaho, to establish a Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) to assist the growth of small businesses in Butte, Clark, Custer, Fremont, Jefferson, Lemhi, Mad  more