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• EPA awards $25,000 to CU Boulder to develop drinking water risk assessment tool

  CU Boulder one of 16 student teams nationwide to be awarded funding to develop innovative solutions to environmental challenges

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $25,000 to CU Boulder to develop drinking water risk assessment tool

  • Release Date: June 28, 2022

• EPA Regional Administrator KC Becker urges eligible school districts in EPA Region 8 states to apply for $500 million in available funding for clean school buses

  President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law creates new EPA program to protect children’s health, reduce pollution, and boost American manufacturing

  EPA News Release: EPA Regional Administrator KC Becker urges eligible school districts in EPA Region 8 states to apply for $500 million in available funding for clean school buses

  • Release Date: May 20, 2022

• EPA settlements with Crescent Point Energy and EP Energy resolve Clean Air Act violations in Utah

  Agreements reflect efforts to secure compliance with clean air requirements in Ozone Nonattainment Area 

  EPA News Release: EPA settlements with Crescent Point Energy and EP Energy resolve Clean Air Act violations in Utah

  • Release Date: March 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 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

• 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

• Colorado and Utah projects among $77 million in grants for diesel emissions reductions nationwide

  EPA grants will result in cleaner vehicles, reduced emissions in air quality non-attainment areas

  EPA News Release: Colorado and Utah projects among $77 million in grants for diesel emissions reductions nationwide

  • Release Date: November 18, 2021

• Firestone Polymers Agrees to Settle Multiple Environmental Claims at its Sulphur, La., Rubber Manufacturing Plant

  EPA News Release: Firestone Polymers Agrees to Settle Multiple Environmental Claims at its Sulphur, La., Rubber Manufacturing Plant

  • Release Date: September 30, 2021

• EPA Urges Communities in Tropical Storm Nicholas’ Path to Avoid Indoor Air Dangers, Use Generators Safely

  EPA News Release: EPA Urges Communities in Tropical Storm Nicholas’ Path to Avoid Indoor Air Dangers, Use Generators Safely

  • Release Date: September 14, 2021

• EPA Expands Air Monitoring Efforts in Communities Impacted by Hurricane Ida

  EPA News Release: EPA Expands Air Monitoring Efforts in Communities Impacted by Hurricane Ida

  • Release Date: September 9, 2021

• University of Colorado Boulder researchers awarded $1.1 million for projects to reduce exposure to wildland fire smoke at school and at home

  University among nine grant recipients receiving $7 million to address health impacts associated with smoke

  EPA News Release: University of Colorado Boulder researchers awarded $1.1 million for projects to reduce exposure to wildland fire smoke at school and at home

  • Release Date: August 23, 2021

• EPA, New Mexico collaborate with Sceye on air quality monitoring initiative

  Five-year study will provide data critical to understanding air quality issues

  EPA News Release: EPA, New Mexico collaborate with Sceye on air quality monitoring initiative

  • Release Date: August 13, 2021

• EPA awards over $300,000 to University of Colorado Boulder to develop biotechnology software tools

  University one of five institutions nationwide receiving funding towards research to assess health and environmental impacts of biotechnology products

  EPA News Release: EPA awards over $300,000 to University of Colorado Boulder to develop biotechnology software tools

  • Release Date: July 27, 2021

• EPA announces $200,000 to City of Fort Collins, Colorado to support Healthy Homes program

  Funding part of $50 million for Environmental Justice initiatives under the American Rescue Plan

  EPA News Release: EPA announces $200,000 to City of Fort Collins, Colorado to support Healthy Homes program

  • Release Date: July 13, 2021