Troy Oppie

2 weeks ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Troy Oppie

The New York Times reported this week that the Trump Administration fired the entire staff of the low income Heating Energy Assistance Program, a more than four-decade old program within the Department of Health and Human Services that helps more than six million Americans afford their utility bills. In Idaho, 38,448 households used the program last fiscal year, according to the state Department of Health and Welfare, with $17.7 million provided to participants for heating and cooling bills.

3 weeks ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Troy Oppie

The private company behind efforts to capture and clean landfill emissions into natural gas at the Ada County Landfill says it is weeks away from delivering fuel to Intermountain Gas customers. Boise State Public Radio first reported on the project in January, now a group of citizens is questioning the safety of that gas. “For a long time, people thought mostly about PFAS leaving landfills in what's known as the leachate, the liquid that percolates through a landfill.

1 month ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Troy Oppie

The Ada County Coroner’s Office is home to the only forensic pathologists in the state. Thirty counties south of the panhandle contract with Ada County to perform autopsies. But the county’s been a pathologist short for about a year, delaying results. Troy Oppie has more on why it’s not an easy fix.

1 month ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Troy Oppie

The Ada County Coroner’s office is home to the only forensic pathologists in the state. Thirty counties south of the panhandle pay to send autopsies here. But the coroner’s usual team of three pathologists conducting autopsies has been just two for about a year. “During that time, one of them took a paternity leave,” Ada County Coroner Rich Riffle said. Autopsies aren’t just for criminal investigations.

1 month ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Troy Oppie

Boise Mayor Lauren McLean says cities across Idaho are still evaluating what programs are affected and what could happen next. We also talked to the mayor about state lawmakers targeting a city code requirement for electric vehicle parking spots in new construction or commercial renovation projects, and the changes coming to city code after the Idaho Supreme Court nullified the city council's approval of the new Interfaith Sanctuary location.