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• BNSF agreement to ensure long-term protectiveness within railroad corridors for Libby Asbestos Superfund site finalized

  BNSF to implement institutional controls and maintain remedy for corridors

  EPA News Release: BNSF agreement to ensure long-term protectiveness within railroad corridors for Libby Asbestos Superfund site finalized

  • Release Date: December 8, 2020

• EPA awards $2.5 million to the Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs for farmworker pesticide training

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $2.5 million to the Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs for farmworker pesticide training

  • Release Date: November 18, 2020

• EPA, DOJ, MDEQ and Atlantic Richfield announce 2020 Partial Consent Decree for the Anaconda Smelter NPL site

  EPA News Release: EPA, DOJ, MDEQ and Atlantic Richfield announce 2020 Partial Consent Decree for the Anaconda Smelter NPL site

  • Release Date: October 23, 2020

• Partial deletion of Anaconda Superfund site represents major cleanup milestone

  EPA’s renewed focus on Superfund program securing healthier communities in Montana

  EPA News Release: Partial deletion of Anaconda Superfund site represents major cleanup milestone

  • Release Date: October 13, 2020

• BNSF agrees to future operation and maintenance of remedy within railroad corridors for Libby Asbestos Superfund site

  Consent Decree now available for public comment

  EPA News Release: BNSF agrees to future operation and maintenance of remedy within railroad corridors for Libby Asbestos Superfund site

  • Release Date: September 1, 2020

• EPA proposes Billings PCE site for Superfund cleanup

  Proposed addition to the National Priorities List is subject to a 60-day public comment period

  EPA News Release: EPA proposes Billings PCE site for Superfund cleanup

  • Release Date: September 1, 2020

• Montana DEQ to assume Operation and Maintenance responsibilities for Libby Superfund Site Operable Units 4 and 7

  A milestone as residential and commercial areas are deemed complete

  EPA News Release: Montana DEQ to assume Operation and Maintenance responsibilities for Libby Superfund Site Operable Units 4 and 7

  • Release Date: June 29, 2020

• EPA Administrator Wheeler Appoints New Members to the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee

  EPA News Release: EPA Administrator Wheeler Appoints New Members to the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee

  • Release Date: June 17, 2020

• EPA announces FY 2019 Superfund Accomplishments Report

  Highlights key Trump Administration accomplishments, focuses on future

  EPA News Release: EPA announces FY 2019 Superfund Accomplishments Report

  • Release Date: June 12, 2020

• Snowy Mountain Development Corporation receives $300K to advance the cleanup and reuse of properties in communities throughout central Montana

  Award part of $6.9 million in supplemental funding for Brownfields projects across the nation

  EPA News Release: Snowy Mountain Development Corporation receives $300K to advance the cleanup and reuse of properties in communities throughout central Montana

  • Release Date: June 11, 2020

• United States and Montana Lodge $150 Million Settlement with Atlantic Richfield Requiring Cleanup of Mining Contamination in Butte, Montana

  EPA News Release: United States and Montana Lodge $150 Million Settlement with Atlantic Richfield Requiring Cleanup of Mining Contamination in Butte, Montana

  • Release Date: June 8, 2020

• EPA deletes portion of Libby, Montana Superfund site from National Priorities List

  Deletion reflects continued cleanup progress at site

  EPA News Release: EPA deletes portion of Libby, Montana Superfund site from National Priorities List

  • Release Date: May 26, 2020

• Northern Cheyenne Tribe receives $364,500 to cleanup and revitalize properties

  Funds to clean up contaminants at six vacant buildings in Lame Deer

  EPA News Release: Northern Cheyenne Tribe receives $364,500 to cleanup and revitalize properties

  • Release Date: May 6, 2020

• City of Missoula (Mont.) receives $1.1 million to clean up and revitalize properties

  Funds to support environmental cleanup projects in Westside and along rail corridors

  EPA News Release: City of Missoula (Mont.) receives $1.1 million to clean up and revitalize properties

  • Release Date: May 6, 2020

• Great Falls Development Authority (Mont.) receives $300K to assess and revitalize properties

  Funds to identify cleanup needs and redevelopment opportunities in north central Great Falls and rural communities along the Missouri River and highway corridors

  EPA News Release: Great Falls Development Authority (Mont.) receives $300K to assess and revitalize properties

  • Release Date: May 6, 2020