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• 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

• 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

• 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

• New EPA Toxics Release Inventory data show continued reductions in toxic chemical releases in Region 8

  2020 analysis includes new features to make data more accessible to communities

  EPA News Release: New EPA Toxics Release Inventory data show continued reductions in toxic chemical releases in Region 8

  • Release Date: March 3, 2022

• La Región 8 de la EPA ofrece una sesión pública de escucha el 1 de marzo sobre la Estrategia preliminar para reducir la exposición al plomo y las disparidades en las comunidades estadounidenses

  El público puede inscribirse ahora para asistir y/o aportar comentarios verbales

  EPA News Release: La Región 8 de la EPA ofrece una sesión pública de escucha el 1 de marzo sobre la Estrategia preliminar para reducir la exposición al plomo y las disparidades en las comunidades estadounidenses

  • Release Date: January 25, 2022

• EPA Region 8 hosting public listening session March 1 on the Draft Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities

  Members of the public can register now to attend and/or provide verbal comment

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 8 hosting public listening session March 1 on the Draft Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities

  • Release Date: January 19, 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 Superfund site deletions in 2019 provide lasting benefit to communities in Region 8

  Deletions in Colorado, Montana, Utah and Wyoming contribute to largest national tally since 2001

  EPA News Release: EPA Superfund site deletions in 2019 provide lasting benefit to communities in Region 8

  • Release Date: October 29, 2019

• EPA deletes Utah and Wyoming sites from Superfund list

  Deletion of sites from National Priorities List reflect new emphasis on Superfund program progress

  EPA News Release: EPA deletes Utah and Wyoming sites from Superfund list

  • Release Date: September 24, 2019

• EPA Launches ‘See a Bloom, Give It Room’ High School Video Challenge

  Students invited to submit videos that raise awareness about harmful algal blooms

  EPA News Release: EPA Launches ‘See a Bloom, Give It Room’ High School Video Challenge

  • Release Date: September 19, 2019

• EPA proposes updates to air regulations for oil and gas to remove redundant requirements and reduce burden

  EPA News Release: EPA proposes updates to air regulations for oil and gas to remove redundant requirements and reduce burden

  • Release Date: August 29, 2019

• EPA awards Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality $859,000 grant to protect water quality

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

  EPA News Release: EPA awards Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality $859,000 grant to protect water quality

  • Release Date: July 24, 2019

• EPA and HUD announce new lead dust standards to protect children’s health

  EPA News Release: EPA and HUD announce new lead dust standards to protect children’s health

  • Release Date: June 21, 2019

• Sinclair Oil to pay $1.6 million penalty and install additional pollution controls at Sinclair, Wyoming Refinery

  Agreement resolves violations of 2008 agreement to reduce pollutant emissions

  EPA News Release: Sinclair Oil to pay $1.6 million penalty and install additional pollution controls at Sinclair, Wyoming Refinery

  • Release Date: June 20, 2019