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• Rosebud Sioux Tribe selected to receive $7,879,394 for new electric vehicles and charging stations

  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: Rosebud Sioux Tribe selected to receive $7,879,394 for new electric vehicles and charging stations

  • Release Date: September 5, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $365,000 in Rebates for Clean School Bus in South Dakota as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $365,000 in Rebates for Clean School Bus in South Dakota as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: May 29, 2024

• EPA awards $3 million for cleanup and redevelopment projects in Sioux Falls, Lead and rural South Dakota communities 

  Brownfields grants to SDDANR and SDSTA to spur community and economic revitalization Sioux Falls, Lead, Box Elder and Lake City 

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $3 million for cleanup and redevelopment projects in Sioux Falls, Lead and rural South Dakota communities 

  • Release Date: May 20, 2024

• EPA announces over $28.6M for South 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 South 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

• EPA Region 8 announces the 2024 Pollution Prevention Recognition Program

  Applications and nominations citing exemplary P2 efforts from Tribal, nonprofit, and for-profit organizations will be accepted through May 24, 2024

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 8 announces the 2024 Pollution Prevention Recognition Program

  • Release Date: April 8, 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

• EPA announces Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds for cleanup at US Finishing/Cone Mills site in Greenville, S.C.

  EPA News Release: EPA announces Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds for cleanup at US Finishing/Cone Mills site in Greenville, S.C.

  • Release Date: March 5, 2024

• EPA Region 8 requests applications for pollution prevention source reduction projects

  Funding opportunity for projects to reduce pollution and waste through changes in the use of natural resources and materials

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 8 requests applications for pollution prevention source reduction projects

  • Release Date: February 22, 2024

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

  • Release Date: February 20, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Strengthens Safeguards to Protect Families and Children from Lead in Contaminated Soil at Residential Sites

  Utilizing updated, best available science, EPA lowers screening levels for the first time in 30 years

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Strengthens Safeguards to Protect Families and Children from Lead in Contaminated Soil at Residential Sites

  • Release Date: January 17, 2024

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

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

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

  • Release Date: August 10, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration announces $426,000 for South 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 $426,000 for South Dakota to reduce Lead in Schools and Childcare facilities through Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: August 1, 2023

• EPA and Congressional officials encourage grant applications for zero emission school buses

  EPA News Release: EPA and Congressional officials encourage grant applications for zero emission school buses

  • Release Date: June 5, 2023