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• EPA requires Calumet Montana Refining to correct chemical risk management violations at Great Falls facility

  Company pays fine, addresses Clean Air Act deficiencies

  EPA News Release: EPA requires Calumet Montana Refining to correct chemical risk management violations at Great Falls facility

  • Release Date: December 12, 2023

• EPA awards $3,995,000 for new recycling and materials recovery facility in Chaffee County, Colorado

  New waste operations serving residents and businesses funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $3,995,000 for new recycling and materials recovery facility in Chaffee County, Colorado

  • Release Date: September 13, 2023

• EPA awards $4 million for new Green Waste facilities in Logan City, Utah

  New recycling and composting services funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $4 million for new Green Waste facilities in Logan City, Utah

  • Release Date: September 13, 2023

• EPA awards $1,605,660 for recycling and composting program in Bozeman, Montana

  Funding provided through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $1,605,660 for recycling and composting program in Bozeman, Montana

  • Release Date: September 13, 2023

• EPA objects to Colorado’s Suncor refinery air permit after evaluating petitions

  Objection and order for Clean Air Act permit for Plant 2 requires state revisions 

  EPA News Release: EPA objects to Colorado’s Suncor refinery air permit after evaluating petitions

  • Release Date: August 1, 2023

• Informe de la EPA encuentra que la refinería Suncor tiene más incidentes de contaminación del aire en comparación con otras refinerías

  El departamento de salud del estado de Colorado solicitó la revisión para ayudar a identificar las causas y reducir la contaminación del aire de Suncor

  EPA News Release: Informe de la EPA encuentra que la refinería Suncor tiene más incidentes de contaminación del aire en comparación con otras refinerías

  • Release Date: June 9, 2023

• EPA report finds Suncor refinery having more air pollution incidents compared to other refineries

  Colorado state health department requested the review to help identify causes and reduce air pollution from Suncor

  EPA News Release: EPA report finds Suncor refinery having more air pollution incidents compared to other refineries

  • Release Date: June 9, 2023

• EPA Region 8 encourages the public to comment on proposals to cut ethylene oxide emissions from commercial sterilizers and healthcare facilities 

  Proposals would limit emissions of harmful chemical at facilities across EPA Region 8 states of Colo., Mont., N.D., S.D., Utah, and Wyo. 

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 8 encourages the public to comment on proposals to cut ethylene oxide emissions from commercial sterilizers and healthcare facilities 

  • Release Date: May 19, 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 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

• 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