HAILEY, Idaho, March 8 (TNSrpt) -- The Western Watersheds Project posted the following news release: A new status report released by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) determined that only five of 71 populations of Lahontan cutthroat trout are considered resilient and less than half are likely to be resilient into the future. Eight populations are at risk of blinking out completely. The species, first listed as 'Endangered' under the Endangered Species Act in 1970 and subsequently downl  more

BOISE, Idaho, March 10 (TNStalk) -- The Human Rights Campaign issued the following statement on March 8, 2023: * * * The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) -- the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization -- condemned today's vote in the Idaho Senate on S. 1071, a bill that prohibits sexual education - including any discussion of sexual orientation or gender identity - for public school students through fifth grade. * * * Human Rights Campaign  more

BOISE, Idaho, March 11 (TNStalk) -- The Human Rights Campaign issued the following statement on March 9, 2023: * * * The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) -- the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization -- slammed today's vote in the Idaho Senate to pass S. 1100, legislation that prohibits transgender public school students from using bathrooms consistent with their gender identity. * * * Human Rights State Legislative Director and Senior Co  more

NEW YORK, March 8 (TNSgov) -- PEN America issued the following news release: Lydia Nobles' As I Sit Waiting series was scheduled for exhibition at Lewis-Clark State College in Idaho this month, but the artist received notice last week that her art would no longer be shown. Days before the exhibition was set to open, she was told her work violated the No Public Funds for Abortion Act, a state law that prohibits the use of any government funding to "promote" abortion. "Lewis-Clark State College'  more