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• Spirit Lake Tribe selected to receive $7,279,786 for projects to improve energy efficiency, develop solar and EV infrastructure and cut climate pollution

  Funded by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, Tribe among 34 Tribal and territory applications selected to receive Climate Pollution Reduction Grants

  EPA News Release: Spirit Lake Tribe selected to receive $7,279,786 for projects to improve energy efficiency, develop solar and EV infrastructure and cut climate pollution

  • Release Date: September 5, 2024

• EPA and Justice Department announce $241.5M settlement with Marathon Oil to reduce climate- and health-harming emissions in North Dakota

  Settlement includes largest ever Clean Air Act stationary source penalty and will result in over 2.3M tons worth of pollution reduction

  EPA News Release: EPA and Justice Department announce $241.5M settlement with Marathon Oil to reduce climate- and health-harming emissions in North Dakota

  • Release Date: July 11, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $3.47 million in Rebates for Clean School Buses Across North Dakota as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $3.47 million in Rebates for Clean School Buses Across North Dakota as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: May 29, 2024

• EPA announces over $28.6M for North Dakota lead pipe replacement to ensure safe drinking water 

  Latest round of funding advances President Biden’s commitment to replace every lead pipe in the nation 

  EPA News Release: EPA announces over $28.6M for North Dakota lead pipe replacement to ensure safe drinking water 

  • Release Date: May 2, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $1 Billion in Grants to Invest in America’s Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicle Transition

  EPA announces new grant program to fund zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles, infrastructure, and workforce development to tackle climate change, reduce air pollution, and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $1 Billion in Grants to Invest in America’s Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicle Transition

  • Release Date: April 24, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces $198 million to deliver residential solar in North Dakota, lowering energy costs and advancing Environmental Justice   

  Coalition for Green Capital and MHA Nation to receive Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grants to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged communities through the President’s Investing in America agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces $198 million to deliver residential solar in North Dakota, lowering energy costs and advancing Environmental Justice   

  • Release Date: April 22, 2024

• EPA report provides toxic chemical release information for your state or Tribe

  Updated 10-year report shows decreases in chemical releases nationally and regionally

  EPA News Release: EPA report provides toxic chemical release information for your state or Tribe

  • Release Date: March 21, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces over $42M for North Dakota water infrastructure upgrades  

  Unprecedented funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is transforming communities across the state 

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces over $42M for North Dakota water infrastructure upgrades  

  • Release Date: February 20, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces $500,000 for innovative solar energy project on the Pine Ridge Reservation as part of Investing in America Agenda 

  Project announced as part of largest investments through EPA’s Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem Solving Cooperative Agreement and Environmental Justice Government-to-Government grant programs funded by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act 

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces $500,000 for innovative solar energy project on the Pine Ridge Reservation as part of Investing in America Agenda 

  • Release Date: October 24, 2023

• EPA offers North Dakota $248K for stormwater collection, sewer system upgrades

  Infrastructure funding available at no cost to small, financially distressed communities

  EPA News Release: EPA offers North Dakota $248K for stormwater collection, sewer system upgrades

  • Release Date: August 10, 2023

• North Dakota State University students awarded almost $25K to address landfill water pollution

  EPA News Release: North Dakota State University students awarded almost $25K to address landfill water pollution

  • Release Date: August 3, 2023

• Belle Fourche and Bridger Pipeline companies to pay $12.5 million in penalties and improve compliance after pipeline spills in Montana and North Dakota

  Agreement protects public health, safety, and the environment by requiring action to make future spills less likely

  EPA News Release: Belle Fourche and Bridger Pipeline companies to pay $12.5 million in penalties and improve compliance after pipeline spills in Montana and North Dakota

  • Release Date: July 31, 2023

• New upcoming grant opportunity to enhance Environmental Justice in EPA Region 8 communities

  EPA previews new grant opportunity for technical assistance for organizations and communities in the Region 8 states of CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY and 28 Tribes

  EPA News Release: New upcoming grant opportunity to enhance Environmental Justice in EPA Region 8 communities

  • Release Date: May 23, 2023

• Settlements with three natural gas processors to reduce air pollution in Colorado, North Dakota, Wyoming, the Southern Ute Reservation, and the Uintah and Ouray Reservation

  Clean Air Act settlements for facilities operated by Williams Companies, Inc., MPLX LP, and WES DJ Gathering LLC will reduce ozone-forming pollutants and greenhouse gases in EPA Region 8 communities

  EPA News Release: Settlements with three natural gas processors to reduce air pollution in Colorado, North Dakota, Wyoming, the Southern Ute Reservation, and the Uintah and Ouray Reservation

  • Release Date: April 20, 2023

• EPA Region 8 announces the 2023 Regional Pollution Prevention Award Program

  Applications will be accepted through May 19

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 8 announces the 2023 Regional Pollution Prevention Award Program

  • Release Date: April 5, 2023