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Federal Tipoffs Involving Idaho Newsletter for Sunday October 20, 2024 ( 8 items )  

ACHP Makes Recommendations to Bureau of Land Management Director Regarding Lava Ridge Wind Project in Idaho
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation issued the following news on Oct. 18, 2024: The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) today made recommendations regarding the Lava Ridge Wind Project in Jerome, Lincoln, and Minidoka counties, Idaho, in a letter sent to Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Tracy Stone-Manning from ACHP Chair Sara C. Bronin. The ACHP submitted its formal comments on the project as part of the ACHP's responsibilities under the N  more

Agricultural Marketing Service: USDA and Idaho Award $5.5 Million to Projects That Strengthen Food Supply Chain Infrastructure
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has partnered with Idaho to award $5.5 million for 27 projects through the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI) to build resilience across the middle of the supply chain and strengthen local and regional food systems. "Projects funded thro  more

BLS - Western Region Issues Report Entitled 'Women's Earnings in Idaho - 2023'
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 17, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings in Idaho - 2023": * * * In 2023, Idaho women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $910, or 81.7 percent of the $1,114 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Comm  more

DOE Idaho National Laboratory: Electric Motor Coach Wins Department of Energy Sustainability Award
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Oct. 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2024: Most weekdays at exactly 6:02 a.m. Idaho National Laboratory (INL) communications specialist Amy Stafford boards a motor coach at an Idaho Falls park-n-ride for the roughly 50-minute journey to INL's Materials and Fuels Complex. "On my way to work, I'm not one of those cool people studying to be an interior designer on the side," Stafford said. "  more

EPA Announces $885,000 for Idaho to Upgrade Older Diesel Engines to Cleaner, Zero-Emission Solutions
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2024: (Seattle) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $885,158 to the American Lung Association in Idaho through the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act National Grants Program, which will incentivize and accelerate the upgrade or retirement of older diesel engines to cleaner and zero-emission solutions leading to significant emission reductions and air quality and public he  more

NTIA: Biden-Harris Administration Awards $6.3M to Idaho to Implement Digital Inclusion Efforts
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2024: The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today awarded more than $6.3 million to Idaho to implement its Digital Equity Plan. This funding comes from the $1.44 billion State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program, one of three Digital Equity Act grant programs created by the Bipar  more

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service: New Chief Named for National Wildlife Refuge System in Hawai'i, Idaho, Oregon, Washington and the Pacific Islands
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: PORTLAND, Oregon - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has announced Juliette Fernandez as the new chief of the National Wildlife Refuge System in Hawai'i, Idaho, Oregon, Washington and the Pacific Islands, including America Samoa, Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. "The Pacific Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is home to s  more

USDA and Idaho Award $5.5 Million to Projects That Strengthen Food Supply Chain Infrastructure
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has partnered with Idaho to award $5.5 million for 27 projects through the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI) * * * The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has partnered with Idaho to award $5.5 mi  more