Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) posted a list on its website stating it will be terminating the leases of three Idaho Falls government offices, among about 740 others across the country.

Details about the recent mass firings of federal workers stewarding public lands across Idaho remained hidden as of press time Tuesday, even as a nationwide federal worker purge engineered by

Aurora chasers are on high alert for possible geomagnetic storm conditions from March 4 to March 5. Northern lights possible at mid-latitudes.

A geomagnetic storm triggered by a coronal mass ejection (CME) could illuminate the skies as far south as New York and Idaho tonight. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued an aurora alert,

Minor geomagnetic storms could cause a brighter-than-usual northern lights display across the northern United States on Tuesday night.

Current and former agency officials and lawmakers said the cuts could have major impacts on Americans and the economy, compromising important functions.

On the flip side, there is a 40-50% chance that temperatures will be colder throughout the northern-most parts of Washington, Idaho and Montana, NOAA reports. The west coast and almost all of the Midwest may expect normal temperatures this spring.

The northern lights may be visible as far south as New York and other parts of the northeast such as Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.