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• Settlements with three natural gas processors to reduce air pollution in Colorado, North Dakota, Wyoming, the Southern Ute Reservation, and the Uintah and Ouray Reservation

  Clean Air Act settlements for facilities operated by Williams Companies, Inc., MPLX LP, and WES DJ Gathering LLC will reduce ozone-forming pollutants and greenhouse gases in EPA Region 8 communities

  EPA News Release: Settlements with three natural gas processors to reduce air pollution in Colorado, North Dakota, Wyoming, the Southern Ute Reservation, and the Uintah and Ouray Reservation

  • Release Date: April 20, 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

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $500,000 for Community Air Pollution Monitoring Project in Mississippi

  Largest investment for community air monitoring in EPA history funded by President Biden’s Climate and Economic Plans

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $500,000 for Community Air Pollution Monitoring Project in Mississippi

  • Release Date: November 3, 2022

• Biden-Harris Administration announces more than $2.9 million for seven community air pollution monitoring projects in Colorado

  Largest investment for community air monitoring in EPA history funded by President Biden’s Climate and Economic Plans

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces more than $2.9 million for seven community air pollution monitoring projects in Colorado

  • Release Date: November 3, 2022

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces over $36 million from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Mississippi School Districts

  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 over $36 million from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Mississippi School Districts

  • Release Date: October 27, 2022

• Biden-Harris Administration announces $2,890,000 from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Colorado School Districts

  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 $2,890,000 from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Colorado School Districts

  • Release Date: October 26, 2022

• EPA community meeting to present update on ethylene oxide risk in Lakewood, Colorado: September 22

  Agency will present information on national EtO efforts and the results of recent risk modeling in the immediate vicinity of the Terumo BCT sterilization facility

  EPA News Release: EPA community meeting to present update on ethylene oxide risk in Lakewood, Colorado: September 22

  • Release Date: September 6, 2022

• EPA meets with partners in Aurora to usher in next generation of clean, zero- and low-emission school buses in Colorado

  EPA Deputy Administrator Janet McCabe joined by Governor Jared Polis, Aurora Public Schools Chief of Staff Mark Seglem and other partners to highlight $500 million in available funding for clean school buses

  EPA News Release: EPA meets with partners in Aurora to usher in next generation of clean, zero- and low-emission school buses in Colorado

  • Release Date: August 10, 2022

• Media Advisory: EPA to highlight clean school bus grant funding to protect children’s health

  EPA News Release: Media Advisory: EPA to highlight clean school bus grant funding to protect children’s health

  • Release Date: August 8, 2022

• EPA, Justice Department, and State of Colorado settlement with DCP Operating Company LP Resolves Clean Air Act Violations at natural gas plants in Colorado

  Agreement reflects joint efforts to reduce harmful air pollution in Colorado communities

  EPA News Release: EPA, Justice Department, and State of Colorado settlement with DCP Operating Company LP Resolves Clean Air Act Violations at natural gas plants in Colorado

  • Release Date: July 25, 2022

• EPA Announces $1.13 Million in Regional Source Reduction Assistance Grant Opportunities

  Priorities include reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, environmental justice

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $1.13 Million in Regional Source Reduction Assistance Grant Opportunities

  • Release Date: May 27, 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 Awards Rebates Totaling $17 Million to Fund School Buses that Reduce Diesel Emissions and Protect Children’s Health

  More than $40,000 for Diesel Emissions Reduction Projects in Mississippi

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Rebates Totaling $17 Million to Fund School Buses that Reduce Diesel Emissions and Protect Children’s Health

  • Release Date: March 10, 2022

• EPA awards $992,464 to Colorado State University for research to protect public health during wildfires

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $992,464 to Colorado State University for research to protect public health during wildfires

  • Release Date: March 8, 2022

• EPA awards $540,000 to Colorado schools for clean buses that reduce diesel emissions and protect children’s health

  Rebates to reduce emissions from buses in Adams, Boulder and Weld Counties, all in non-attainment area for Clean Air Act ozone standards

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $540,000 to Colorado schools for clean buses that reduce diesel emissions and protect children’s health

  • Release Date: March 7, 2022