Inmates at a prison near Boise were frequently housed in so-called "dry cells" without running water or mattresses except for a handful of days when a court-appointed examiner visited the facility, according to documents. The AP reports that the records detailing the use of the…
The Idaho Transportation Department, in a statement today about its second $50,000-plus fine in a year for demolishing an asbestos-laden building without taking any of the required precautions, said, “We share the EPA’s concern regarding workers, supervisors and public at large in terms of health…
The Idaho Transportation Department has agreed to pay a $52,000 fine after demolishing an asbestos-containing building in northern Idaho and potentially exposing the public to the cancer-causing fibers. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the agreement Thursday involving the November demolition...
Idaho has another new state senator, as Gov. Butch Otter today appointed Soda Springs rancher Mark Harris to the Senate to replace former Sen. John Tippets, R-Montpelier, who is now head of the state Department of Environmental Quality. Otter picked Harris from a list of...
Idaho needs a coordinated push to get more students to choose careers in science, technology, engineering and math and become well-prepared job-seekers, the board of Idaho’s new STEM Action Center agreed as they held their first meeting on Wednesday. Idaho lawmakers approved setting aside nearly…
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