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• EPA releases 2021 Toxic Release Inventory data for Region 8 states

  Releases remained below Pre-Pandemic levels, including a decrease of 12.7% in production-related waste since 2012

  EPA News Release: EPA releases 2021 Toxic Release Inventory data for Region 8 states

  • Release Date: March 16, 2023

• EPA aims to reduce lead exposure with free Lead-Safe Renovation Training for Pueblo, Colorado-area contractors on December 5

  Pueblo County a priority for lead-based paint rule compliance and exposure reduction efforts, with more than 32,000 homes built prior to 1978 ban on lead in paint

  EPA News Release: EPA aims to reduce lead exposure with free Lead-Safe Renovation Training for Pueblo, Colorado-area contractors on December 5

  • Release Date: November 29, 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 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 celebrates future and former environmental cleanup and redevelopment projects in Denver

  Regional Administrator KC Becker joined by Congresswoman DeGette and other partners to highlight new $500,000 grant funding to City and County of Denver

  EPA News Release: EPA celebrates future and former environmental cleanup and redevelopment projects in Denver

  • Release Date: May 26, 2022

• Media Advisory: EPA to highlight grant funding to boost redevelopment in Denver and Sheridan along Federal Boulevard

  EPA News Release: Media Advisory: EPA to highlight grant funding to boost redevelopment in Denver and Sheridan along Federal Boulevard

  • Release Date: May 24, 2022

• Southern Colorado communities to receive $1.5 million to advance environmental cleanups 

   Huerfano County, Lamar and La Junta among 265 communities nationwide to receive Brownfields Cleanup, Assessment and Revolving Loan Fund Grants to help build a better America while advancing environmental justice

  EPA News Release: Southern Colorado communities to receive $1.5 million to advance environmental cleanups 

  • Release Date: May 12, 2022

• City and County of Denver, Colorado to receive $500,000 to advance environmental cleanups along Federal Boulevard Corridor

  Denver among 265 communities nationwide to receive Brownfields Cleanup, Assessment and Revolving Loan Fund Grants to help build a better America while advancing environmental justice  

  EPA News Release: City and County of Denver, Colorado to receive $500,000 to advance environmental cleanups along Federal Boulevard Corridor

  • Release Date: May 12, 2022

• City of Evans, Colorado to receive $500,000 to advance environmental assessments and property cleanups along US85 corridor 

  City among 265 communities nationwide to receive Brownfields Cleanup, Assessment and Revolving Loan Fund Grants to help build a better America while advancing environmental justice 

  EPA News Release: City of Evans, Colorado to receive $500,000 to advance environmental assessments and property cleanups along US85 corridor 

  • Release Date: May 12, 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

• Federal Government and State of Colorado finalize settlement with Mining Companies at the Bonita Peak Mining District Superfund Site in Colorado

  EPA News Release: Federal Government and State of Colorado finalize settlement with Mining Companies at the Bonita Peak Mining District Superfund Site in Colorado

  • Release Date: April 29, 2022

• Federal Government and State of Colorado settlement with Mining Companies paves way for additional cleanup at Bonita Peak Mining District Superfund site

  EPA News Release: Federal Government and State of Colorado settlement with Mining Companies paves way for additional cleanup at Bonita Peak Mining District Superfund site

  • Release Date: January 21, 2022

• Colorado-based Bona US recognized as one of EPA’s 2021 Safer Choice Partners of the Year

  EPA News Release: Colorado-based Bona US recognized as one of EPA’s 2021 Safer Choice Partners of the Year

  • Release Date: September 22, 2021

• EPA deletes portion of Eagle Mine Superfund site from the National Priorities List

  Deletion reflects continued cleanup progress at site

  EPA News Release: EPA deletes portion of Eagle Mine Superfund site from the National Priorities List

  • Release Date: September 14, 2021

• EPA to start phase two to remove lead and arsenic-contaminated tailings near Telluride, Colorado

  EPA News Release: EPA to start phase two to remove lead and arsenic-contaminated tailings near Telluride, Colorado

  • Release Date: July 12, 2021