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• 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

• EPA proposes Clean Water Act settlement on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Montana

  Proposed penalty addresses violations at the Browning Lagoon Wastewater Treatment Facility and Two Medicine Water Treatment Plant

  EPA News Release: EPA proposes Clean Water Act settlement on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Montana

  • Release Date: December 20, 2022

• Biden-Harris Administration announces $452,871 for community air pollution monitoring project in Montana

  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 $452,871 for community air pollution monitoring project in Montana

  • Release Date: November 3, 2022

• Biden-Harris Administration announces $3,950,000 from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Montana 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 $3,950,000 from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Montana School Districts

  • Release Date: October 26, 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 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 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 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 and Justice Department reach settlement with Northern Cheyenne Utilities Commission to address Clean Water Act violations in Montana

  Settlement reflects joint federal and tribal efforts to protect public health, improve water quality and support tribal utility operations on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation

  EPA News Release: EPA and Justice Department reach settlement with Northern Cheyenne Utilities Commission to address Clean Water Act violations in Montana

  • Release Date: August 31, 2021

• EPA awards $500,000 to clean up 25 school buses in Region 8 states

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $500,000 to clean up 25 school buses in Region 8 states

  • Release Date: April 20, 2021

• EPA proposes settlement with BNSF to resolve North Platte River oil spill in Wyoming

  Clean Water Act violations associated with 2019 train derailment near Guernsey

  EPA News Release: EPA proposes settlement with BNSF to resolve North Platte River oil spill in Wyoming

  • Release Date: April 5, 2021

• Settlement with Merit Energy resolves violations of oil pollution prevention regulations in Wyoming

  Agreement with Texas-based company resolves findings of non-compliance at Hot Springs County oil production facility

  EPA News Release: Settlement with Merit Energy resolves violations of oil pollution prevention regulations in Wyoming

  • Release Date: March 24, 2021

• EPA issues summary of recent Safe Drinking Water Act compliance orders to protect public health in Region 8 Indian country

  Seven Administrative Compliance Orders issued to tribal water systems since December 2020

  EPA News Release: EPA issues summary of recent Safe Drinking Water Act compliance orders to protect public health in Region 8 Indian country

  • Release Date: March 2, 2021

• EPA settlement with Fleur de Lis resolves oil spills affecting surface waters in Wyoming

  Agreement resolves spills and lack of adequate spill prevention and response plans at facilities in Natrona and Johnson Counties

  EPA News Release: EPA settlement with Fleur de Lis resolves oil spills affecting surface waters in Wyoming

  • Release Date: February 10, 2021

• EPA issues summary of recent Safe Drinking Water Act orders to protect public health in Wyoming and Region 8 Indian Country

  Nine Administrative Orders issued to water systems since July 2020

  EPA News Release: EPA issues summary of recent Safe Drinking Water Act orders to protect public health in Wyoming and Region 8 Indian Country

  • Release Date: October 29, 2020