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• EPA awards grants to student teams in Colorado, Montana, South Dakota and Utah for innovative technology projects

  Five teams in EPA Region 8 among 32 nationwide to receive $25,000 each

  EPA News Release: EPA awards grants to student teams in Colorado, Montana, South Dakota and Utah for innovative technology projects

  • Release Date: December 16, 2020

• 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, 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

• EPA selects Montana State University to receive $299,881 in funding to initiate anaerobic digestion pilot study

  Montana State University one of 12 organizations nationwide to receive funding to support anaerobic digestion in communities

  EPA News Release: EPA selects Montana State University to receive $299,881 in funding to initiate anaerobic digestion pilot study

  • Release Date: October 1, 2020

• EPA Awards Grant to University of Montana to Support Fish Advisory and Consumption Awareness

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Grant to University of Montana to Support Fish Advisory and Consumption Awareness

  • Release Date: September 16, 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

• EPA Releases Proposed Plan for Site Wide Repository at the Bonita Peak Mining District Superfund Site in San Juan County, Colorado

  EPA News Release: EPA Releases Proposed Plan for Site Wide Repository at the Bonita Peak Mining District Superfund Site in San Juan County, Colorado

  • Release Date: July 29, 2020

• Cleanup complete at former Sitting Bull College in Fort Yates, North Dakota

  EPA funds used by Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to eliminate contamination at Brownfields property

  EPA News Release: Cleanup complete at former Sitting Bull College in Fort Yates, North Dakota

  • Release Date: July 7, 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 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