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The U.S. Department of Energy on Thursday named two nuclear scientists to lead a research center at an eastern Idaho nuclear laboratory as part of an effort to revamp and increase the nation’s use of nuclear power.

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Scientists say the amount of heat coming from Yellowstone Lake appears to be much higher than previously thought.

A geothermal energy company operating on private land in south-central Idaho is seeking permission from the U.S. Department of Energy to inject cold water underground to create a series of tiny earthquakes to improve well productivity. The Times-News reports that U...