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• 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

• EPA Announces $79 Million Investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Protect and Restore the Columbia River Basin

  Up to $6.9 million in Clean Water Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding will be awarded to reduce toxics in fish and water, address climate impacts in communities throughout the Basin

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $79 Million Investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Protect and Restore the Columbia River Basin

  • Release Date: August 10, 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 issues report on health of Salish Sea

  EPA News Release: EPA issues report on health of Salish Sea

  • Release Date: July 14, 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 awards $2 million in grants to reduce toxics throughout Columbia River Basin

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $2 million in grants to reduce toxics throughout Columbia River Basin

  • Release Date: September 16, 2020

• EPA Awards Grant to University of Montana to Support Fish Advisory and Consumption Awareness

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Grant to University of Montana to Support Fish Advisory and Consumption Awareness

  • Release Date: September 16, 2020

• EPA takes action to address drinking water violations at the Indian Health Service Blackfeet Community Hospital Public Water System in Browning, Montana

  EPA News Release: EPA takes action to address drinking water violations at the Indian Health Service Blackfeet Community Hospital Public Water System in Browning, Montana

  • Release Date: September 15, 2020

• EPA Region 8 continues to aggressively address PFAS

  Building on assistance provided to Colorado, South Dakota and Wyoming, Trump Administration continues to address PFAS affecting water and drinking water resources

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 8 continues to aggressively address PFAS

  • Release Date: July 30, 2020

• EPA settles Clean Water Act case with Fisher Sand & Gravel Co. in Glendive, Montana

  EPA News Release: EPA settles Clean Water Act case with Fisher Sand & Gravel Co. in Glendive, Montana

  • Release Date: June 10, 2020

• Capital High School students in Helena, Montana, recognized during online ceremony as Grand Prize winner of EPA ‘See a Bloom, Give it Room’ high school video challenge

  Students receive $6,000 for video raising awareness about harmful algal blooms.

  EPA News Release: Capital High School students in Helena, Montana, recognized during online ceremony as Grand Prize winner of EPA ‘See a Bloom, Give it Room’ high school video challenge

  • Release Date: April 28, 2020

• EPA offers first-ever grants to reduce toxics in Columbia River

  EPA News Release: EPA offers first-ever grants to reduce toxics in Columbia River

  • Release Date: October 31, 2019

• EPA and partners release data and findings from Kootenai River sampling effort

  Water quality and fish tissue results show elevated levels of selenium and nitrates associated with upstream sources

  EPA News Release: EPA and partners release data and findings from Kootenai River sampling effort

  • Release Date: September 23, 2019

• EPA awards Montana Department of Environmental Quality $1,041,000 to protect water quality

  EPA partners with the state to protect and restore watersheds, streams and groundwater

  EPA News Release: EPA awards Montana Department of Environmental Quality $1,041,000 to protect water quality

  • Release Date: August 15, 2019