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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Residents in west-central Idaho near the town of Riggins have been told to flee due to a wildfire that expanded to 40 square miles. Nearly 600 firefighters are working to protect structures, put in fire lines and use burnouts along U.S. Highway 95 and the Salmon River. There are 21 large fires burning in Idaho.
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Two government lab researchers are in the process of licensing technology that could improve disposing of and tracking radioactive waste. The Post Register reports an Idaho National Laboratory physicist and a software engineer started developing the system last year when they realized similar INL-produced technology that tracks nuclear waste could be tailored to apply to the oil and gas drilling industry. The device is intended to reduce waste that disappears or is taken to the wrong site.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge has blocked a new rule that would give the federal government jurisdiction over some state waters. The rule gives the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers authority to protect some streams, tributaries and wetlands under the Clean Water Act. Thirteen states including Idaho asked the judge to suspend guidelines they say are unnecessary and infringe on state sovereignty.
ISLAND PARK, Idaho (AP) — A nearly toothless, 25-year-old male grizzly bear that repeatedly broke into buildings in eastern Idaho has been euthanized. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game says the grizzly was killed because it had become habituated to human-related foods.
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