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• La EPA alienta a los residentes de las regiones de las Montañas Rocosas y las Grandes Llanuras a “probar su hogar” y reducir los niveles de radón en el hogar

  Colorado, Montana, Dakota del Norte, Dakota del Sur, Utah y Wyoming entre los estados de mayor riesgo de cáncer de pulmón por gas radón

  EPA News Release: La EPA alienta a los residentes de las regiones de las Montañas Rocosas y las Grandes Llanuras a “probar su hogar” y reducir los niveles de radón en el hogar

  • Release Date: January 25, 2023

• EPA encourages Rocky Mountain and Great Plains region residents to “Test Your Nest” and reduce home radon levels

  Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming among highest-risk states for lung cancer from radon gas

  EPA News Release: EPA encourages Rocky Mountain and Great Plains region residents to “Test Your Nest” and reduce home radon levels

  • Release Date: January 25, 2023

• Dyno Nobel, Inc. resolves chemical emergency release notification violations at Cheyenne, Wyo. facility

  Company to pay $20,352 penalty for failure to submit Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act release notifications

  EPA News Release: Dyno Nobel, Inc. resolves chemical emergency release notification violations at Cheyenne, Wyo. facility

  • Release Date: January 18, 2023

• EPA Lauds Recycling and Zero Waste Efforts by Pacific Islands Partners

  EPA News Release: EPA Lauds Recycling and Zero Waste Efforts by Pacific Islands Partners

  • Release Date: December 2, 2022

• Biden-Harris Administration announces $203,000 from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for the Teton School District in Jackson, Wyo.

  Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces $203,000 from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for the Teton School District in Jackson, Wyo.

  • Release Date: October 26, 2022

• EPA Region 8 acts to reduce childhood Lead-Based Paint exposure through compliance with the Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule  

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 8 acts to reduce childhood Lead-Based Paint exposure through compliance with the Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule  

  • Release Date: October 24, 2022

• EPA extends public comment period for preliminary Safe Drinking Water Act decisions related to Afton, Wyoming’s Periodic Spring 

  EPA News Release: EPA extends public comment period for preliminary Safe Drinking Water Act decisions related to Afton, Wyoming’s Periodic Spring 

  • Release Date: September 30, 2022

• EPA Announces over $1.7 million to Pacific Islands, Hawaii and California to Support Water Quality Monitoring for Safe Beach Recreation

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces over $1.7 million to Pacific Islands, Hawaii and California to Support Water Quality Monitoring for Safe Beach Recreation

  • Release Date: May 26, 2022

• Wyoming communities to receive over $3 million to advance environmental cleanups 

  Wyoming DEQ, City of Cheyenne, and Sheridan County Conservation District among 265 nationwide to receive Brownfields Cleanup, Assessment and Revolving Loan Fund Grants to help build a better America while advancing environmental justice 

  EPA News Release: Wyoming communities to receive over $3 million to advance environmental cleanups 

  • Release Date: May 12, 2022

• EPA recognizes Colorado, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming manufacturing plants among most energy-efficient of 2021

  Seven plants among 93 nationwide receive ENERGY STAR certification

  EPA News Release: EPA recognizes Colorado, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming manufacturing plants among most energy-efficient of 2021

  • Release Date: March 15, 2022

• EPA Publishes Resiliency and Natural Disaster Debris Report

  Report highlights actions needed to protect vulnerable communities and reduce disaster debris disposal, including in the Pacific Islands

  EPA News Release: EPA Publishes Resiliency and Natural Disaster Debris Report

  • Release Date: March 10, 2022

• EPA proposes to disapprove revisions to Wyoming’s 2014 regional haze plan as inconsistent with the Clean Air Act 

  Wyoming’s revised plan for Jim Bridger power plant does not justify reversal of current approved plan to reduce 3,000+ tons per year of emissions and protect regional air quality

  EPA News Release: EPA proposes to disapprove revisions to Wyoming’s 2014 regional haze plan as inconsistent with the Clean Air Act 

  • Release Date: January 12, 2022

• EPA Releases Bold National Strategy to Transform Recycling in America; CNMI stands at the forefront

  EPA celebrates CNMI’s work to integrate recycling into Typhoon Yutu recovery

  EPA News Release: EPA Releases Bold National Strategy to Transform Recycling in America; CNMI stands at the forefront

  • Release Date: November 23, 2021

• EPA Announces 13 Communities Across Nation’s Pacific Southwest to Receive $6.85 Million in Revitalization Funding

  Brownfields assessment and cleanup grants help underserved communities Build Back Better and address Environmental Justice concerns

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces 13 Communities Across Nation’s Pacific Southwest to Receive $6.85 Million in Revitalization Funding

  • Release Date: May 11, 2021

• EPA Announces $500,000 in Grants Available for U.S. Territories to Replace Diesel Equipment and Reduce Harmful Emissions

  Matching funds are not required for the first time under this grant

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $500,000 in Grants Available for U.S. Territories to Replace Diesel Equipment and Reduce Harmful Emissions

  • Release Date: April 30, 2021