WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news: * * * Bipartisan House bill would create task force to combat fraud * Reps. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa and Jim Himes, D-Ct., introduced a House version of the bipartisan Task Force for Recognizing and Averting Payment Scams (TRAPS) Act Tuesday. The bill would establish a Treasury task force to examine current trends and developments in payment scams. Sens. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, and Mark Warner, D-Va more PR

HAILEY, Idaho, Aug. 5 [Category: Environment] -- The Western Watersheds Project posted the following news release: * * * Court: Western wolves wrongly denied Endangered Species Act protections U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service violated Endangered Species Act in 2024 decision to deny federal protections to wolves in Western states * MISSOULA, Mont. -- Today, a federal district court in Missoula ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service violated the Endangered Species Act (ESA) when it dete more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Applauds U.S. Department of Interior Decision to Cancel Lava Ridge Wind Project * Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Interior's announcement on August 6, 2025, that it will move to cancel the Lava Ridge Wind Project, which was approved by the Biden Administration in December 2024. The project would have constructed 231  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Stands with President Trump in Strong Opposition to Debanking Practices * Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) applauds President Donald Trump's signing of an executive order "guaranteeing free and fair banking for all Americans," on August 7, 2025. As a long-time member and former Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Crapo has consistently worked  more PR

HAILEY, Idaho, Aug. 7 [Category: Environment] -- The Western Watersheds Project posted the following news release: * * * Despite CWD Outbreak, Forest Service Keeps Elk Feedgrounds Alive Short-term reauthorization ignores clear signal to end artificial feeding at Dell Creek and Forest Park * PINEDALE, WY -- Yesterday, the U.S. Forest Service issued a draft Record of Decision (ROD) reauthorizing Wyoming's controversial Dell Creek and Forest Park elk feedgrounds through 2028, ensuring the con more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Federal judge rules U.S Fish and Wildlife Service broke the law in denying protections for gray wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains * MISSOULA, MT -- A federal judge in Montana ruled today that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service broke the law last year when it denied a petition to protect gray wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains under the Endangered Species Act. The agency must now re more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Russ Fulcher, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Fulcher Statement on Interior Department's Move to Cancel Lava Ridge Wind Project * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Congressman Russ Fulcher (Idaho-01) issued the following statement after the Department of the Interior announced it will move to officially cancel the Lava Ridge Wind Project in southern Idaho. " The disastrous Lava Ridge Wind Project, greenlit by the Biden administration, has officially been more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH TEAMS WITH RISCH TO RESTORE FAIRNESS FOR FIREARMS SMALL BUSINESSES * Hyde-Smith Also Cosponsors Resolution Designating August as National Shooting Sports Month WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) last week teamed up with U.S. Senator James Risch (R-Idaho) to introduce legislation to stop the Small Business Administration (SBA) from using its loan programs t more PR

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 9 -- The Idaho Democratic Party issued the following statement on Aug. 8, 2025 by Chair Lauren Necochea: * * * A Message from the Chair: Idaho Democrats Stand with Texans to Defend Democracy Sixty years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law. It was a promise: no citizen would be denied the right to vote because of race or color. It dismantled generations of discrimination, intimidation, and bureaucracy built to block people from the ballot b more PR

POCATELLO, Idaho, Aug. 8 -- Idaho State University issued the following news: * * * David B. Jones Foundation Helps Launch the Idaho Museum of Natural History's Mobile Museum The Idaho Museum of Natural History (IMNH), located on the Pocatello campus, is the official natural history museum of the State of Idaho. Despite its statewide mission, the IMNH's in-person education programming has primarily served southeastern Idaho, until now. Thanks to the funding from David B. Jones Foundation, a  more PR

POCATELLO, Idaho, Aug. 8 (TNSjou) -- Idaho State University issued the following news: * * * Learn About Student-Athlete Food Security Challenges A team of ISU researchers presented the findings of the "Running on Empty Study" at the National Association of Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA) Conference held in Denver, CO this summer. The study investigates the phenomenon of food insecurity among collegiate student-athletes. Jenifer Reader, ABD, RDN, associate professo more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Interior Department Moves to Cancel Reckless Biden-era Approval of Lava Ridge Wind Project * WASHINGTON -- Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum is restoring common sense to American energy policy by reversing the Biden administration's misguided, last-minute push to approve the Lava Ridge Wind Project, an enormous and unpopular 1,000-megawatt wind facility in southern Idaho, during  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Ivy Minerals Inc. has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) strongly supporting the interim final rule aimed at reforming the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The company argues that the current NEPA process often leads to delays that hinder economic activity and limit access to natural resources. Established in 1978 and owning multiple mining claims across Idaho, Nevada, and Arizona, Ivy Minerals has experienced significan more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Madisonhealth, Rexburg, Idaho, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services opposing two proposals. The hospital voiced its strong opposition to a plan to accelerate the clawback of funds from an unlawful payment policy from 2018 to 2022, as well as a proposed drug acquisition cost survey for all hospitals paid under the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System. The organization st more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The Nez Perce Tribe, Lapwai, Idaho, has submitted a public comment letter to the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) expressing strong objections to the agency's proposed interim final rule to eliminate existing regulations under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The letter details the Tribe's concerns regarding the implications of such changes, emphasizing the importance of exiting NEPA frameworks for ensuring environmental protections within the Tribe's abo more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- The Nez Perce Tribe, Lapwai, Idaho, has submitted a public comment letter to the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), expressing strong opposition to the agency's proposed interim final rule to rescind existing regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The Tribe's letter, submitted electronically, outlines several key concerns regarding the potential impact of this action on environmental oversight and regulatory consistency. The Tribe argue more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Northern Rocky Mountain Wolves Get Another Shot at Protections * MISSOULA, Mont.-- A federal judge in Montana ruled today that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service broke the law last year when it denied a petition to protect gray wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains under the Endangered Species Act. The agency must now reconsider whether to grant protections to wolves living more PR

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 7 -- The Idaho Democratic Party issued the following statement by Chair Lauren Necochea: * * * On 60th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, Idaho Democrats Stand with Texas to Protect the Vote On the 60th Anniversary of the creation of the Voting Rights Act, Idaho Democratic Party Chair Lauren Necochea released the following statement: "Sixty years ago, the Voting Rights Act tore down the walls that kept millions from the ballot box. As we mark this anniversary, Texas Dem more PR

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 6 -- The Idaho Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * On First Day of August Recess, Idaho Democrats Launch Online Tool to Help Voters Demand GOP Town Halls On the first day of the August recess, the Idaho Democratic Party launched a new online action tool to help Idahoans demand in-person town halls from their members of Congress. Instead of facing constituents and defending their actions, Idaho's Republican delegation is hiding away. That's why the Idaho Democ more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2025: * * * The One Big Beautiful Bill Enacts Commonsense Medicaid Reforms Medicaid was created to help pregnant women, children, seniors and Americans with disabilities. Targeting waste, fraud and abuse in the program ensures that it stays financially viable for the populations who need it most. The problem: * Democrats have incentivized Medicaid to enroll  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Simpson Advances Funding to Build New Elementary School at Mountain Home Air Force Base * WASHINGTON-- Today, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson highlighted the inclusion of $6,409,000 funding for the Stephensen Elementary School Build Project in Mountain Home, Idaho, at his request through Community Project Funding (CPF) in the Fiscal Year 2026 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Relat more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Simpson Applauds DOI's Decision to Cancel Biden-era Approval of Lava Ridge Wind Project * WASHINGTON -- Today, the Department of the Interior announced its decision to cancel the right-of-way for the Lava Ridge wind project. This decision follows language authored by Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson to the fiscal year 2024 enacted spending bill to require the agency to re-evaluate the decision by th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- A new report from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) details the use of paleomagnetic data to create a subsurface map of basalt flows beneath the Idaho National Laboratory (INL). The document, 'Paleomagnetic Correlation of Surface and Subsurface Basalt Flows in the Central and Southwestern Part of the Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho,' was issued as Scientific Investigations Report 2025-5020 and was prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Risch Celebrates Trump Admin Determination that Lava Ridge is Legally Flawed * BOISE, Idaho - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) released the following statement applauding the Interior Department's completed review to fulfill President Trump's executive order, coauthored by Senator Risch, to end the Lava Ridge Wind Energy Project. "Once again, our public lands have been saved. "Today, President Trump more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- The Rocky Mountain Tribal Leaders Council (RMTLC), representing several Tribal Nations in Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) expressing strong opposition to the agency's interim final rule aimed at revising National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations. The organization, founded in 1968, emphasizes its commitment to protect the sovereignty, resources, and cultural lifeways of Tribal Nations  more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * The One Big Beautiful Bill Encourages Economic Development The One Big Beautiful Bill drives economic development by offering tax credits for investors to develop projects and build housing in low-income communities in Idaho and around the country. Low income housing tax credits: * Permanently expands the low-income housing tax credit, encouraging the developmen more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray, Patient Storytellers, and Providers from WA and Idaho Discuss Recent Republican Attacks on Abortion and Access to Health Care, Efforts to Reverse Cuts * Republicans just passed $1 trillion in health care cuts and are kicking roughly 15 million people off their health care; Republican bill bans Planned Parenthood from receiving federal Medicaid reimbursement funding--threatening to  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), announced the completion of two new monitor wells at the Naval Reactors Facility (NRF) within the Idaho National Laboratory (INL). The findings are documented in a report titled 'Completion Summary for Monitor Wells NRF-17 and NRF-18 at the Naval Reactors Facility, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho,' a Scientific Investigations Report, number 2025-5049. The authors are Brian more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Designates Four Idaho Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas * This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs includ more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Designates Twelve Idaho Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas * Contiguous counties eligible for assistance This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans c more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Lower Boise Watershed Council have published a report titled 'Spatial Patterns and Temporal Trends in Water Quality in Idaho's Lower Boise River and its Tributaries, 1994-2023'. Authored by Austin K. Baldwin and Tyler V. King, the report is identified as Scientific Investigations Report 2025-5033. It assesses water quality in the lower Boise River and its tributaries, revealing that while improvements have been made in red more PR