Space & STEM Inspiration: Former NASA director Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman in space, brought her NASA story to an Idaho Falls crowd, emphasizing how visible role models can steer students toward STEM. Idaho Tech & Water: A guest commentary highlights Meta’s Kuna data center as a major local tech investment, including a closed-loop cooling approach aimed at cutting water use. Surveillance Backlash: Flock Safety’s voluntary separation offer signals trouble for the license-plate reader company as communities question privacy and misuse. Nuclear & Critical Minerals: Perpetua and partners opened an antimony pilot plant at INL in Idaho Falls to strengthen domestic supply chains for defense and industry. Mining Progress: Liberty Gold filed a feasibility-study technical report for its Black Pine oxide gold project, moving it deeper into engineering and permitting. Wildlife & Climate: Yellowstone crews removed record hydrothermal-area litter—over 20,100 pieces of trash and 280 hats so far this year—while St. Mary’s Glacier in Colorado fully melted for the first time on record. Health & Community: Kaniksu Community Health earned top national HRSA quality badges, including diabetes and heart-health leadership. Education & Policy: Idaho’s Religious Freedom Summit drew legal and faith leaders to discuss how to protect religious liberty in a diverse state.