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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 will review Butte health data to identify potential gaps; commits to increased transparency and community engagement  

  EPA to host public meeting in the coming weeks 

  EPA News Release: EPA will review Butte health data to identify potential gaps; commits to increased transparency and community engagement  

  • Release Date: March 14, 2023

• EPA announces additional $65 million for Superfund cleanup projects at Montana mining sites

  Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds to be used at three Superfund sites will ensure a safer, cleaner, and pollution-free future for local communities

  EPA News Release: EPA announces additional $65 million for Superfund cleanup projects at Montana mining sites

  • Release Date: March 7, 2023

• EPA awards $70,675 to Chippewa Cree Tribe in Montana for Solid Waste Management

  Improved solid waste management on the Rocky Boys Indian Reservation will increase recovery of valuable materials, educate the public, and decrease illegal dumping

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $70,675 to Chippewa Cree Tribe in Montana for Solid Waste Management

  • Release Date: March 3, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration announces $11,390,000 for Clean Water Infrastructure upgrades through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in Montana 

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces $11,390,000 for Clean Water Infrastructure upgrades through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in Montana 

  • Release Date: February 24, 2023

• Anaconda, Montana now thriving after more than three decades of clean-up efforts by EPA, State, businesses, and the community

  EPA News Release: Anaconda, Montana now thriving after more than three decades of clean-up efforts by EPA, State, businesses, and the community

  • Release Date: February 15, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration announces $18,914,000 in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to address Emerging Contaminants like PFAS in drinking water in Montana

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces $18,914,000 in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to address Emerging Contaminants like PFAS in drinking water in Montana

  • Release Date: February 13, 2023

• 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

• 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

• 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 aims to reduce lead exposure with free Lead-Safe Renovation Training for Billings-area contractors on October 17-18

  EPA News Release: EPA aims to reduce lead exposure with free Lead-Safe Renovation Training for Billings-area contractors on October 17-18

  • Release Date: October 7, 2022

• EPA announces $26 million in historic federal funding to Montana for clean watersheds and drinking water

  EPA News Release: EPA announces $26 million in historic federal funding to Montana for clean watersheds and drinking water

  • Release Date: September 16, 2022