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• Biden-Harris Administration selects Denver-based JSI Research and Training Institute to receive $50M to fund Environmental Justice projects as part of Investing in America Agenda 

  Nonprofit to reduce barriers to federal funds and issue Environmental Justice grants across EPA Region 8 over the next three years  

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration selects Denver-based JSI Research and Training Institute to receive $50M to fund Environmental Justice projects as part of Investing in America Agenda 

  • Release Date: December 20, 2023

• 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

• Biden-Harris Administration announces $3 million for Environmental Justice projects in communities across Montana as part of Investing in America Agenda 

  Projects 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 $3 million for Environmental Justice projects in communities across Montana as part of Investing in America Agenda 

  • Release Date: October 24, 2023

• 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

• Biden-Harris Administration announces $1 million for Environmental Justice project to address radon risks in North Dakota as part of Investing in America Agenda 

  Project 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 $1 million for Environmental Justice project to address radon risks in North Dakota as part of Investing in America Agenda 

  • Release Date: October 24, 2023

• EPA, Salish Kootenai College partnership to strengthen career opportunities for Native American students

  EPA News Release: EPA, Salish Kootenai College partnership to strengthen career opportunities for Native American students

  • Release Date: October 6, 2023

• EPA Regional Administrator Statement on Montana Court Ruling in Favor of Youth and Their Constitutional Right to a Healthful Environment

  EPA News Release: EPA Regional Administrator Statement on Montana Court Ruling in Favor of Youth and Their Constitutional Right to a Healthful Environment

  • Release Date: August 14, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration announces $565,000 for Montana to reduce Lead in Schools and Childcare facilities through Investing in America Agenda

  President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law expanded the eligibility of WIIN funding to include remediating lead in water that children drink, in addition to testing and compliance monitoring

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces $565,000 for Montana to reduce Lead in Schools and Childcare facilities through Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: August 1, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration announces $162,000 for North Dakota to reduce Lead in Schools and Childcare facilities through Investing in America Agenda

  President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law expanded the eligibility of WIIN funding to include remediating lead in water that children drink, in addition to testing and compliance monitoring

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces $162,000 for North Dakota to reduce Lead in Schools and Childcare facilities through Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: August 1, 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

• 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

• 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

• 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