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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

• EPA Begins Sediment Impacts Investigation in Grand Calumet River Area of Concern in Gary, Indiana

  EPA News Release: EPA Begins Sediment Impacts Investigation in Grand Calumet River Area of Concern in Gary, Indiana

  • Release Date: May 30, 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 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

• EPA Approves Permits to Begin Construction of Wabash Carbon Services Underground Injection Wells in Indiana’s Vermillion and Vigo Counties

  EPA News Release: EPA Approves Permits to Begin Construction of Wabash Carbon Services Underground Injection Wells in Indiana’s Vermillion and Vigo Counties

  • Release Date: January 24, 2024

• EPA extends public comment period on draft underground injection permits for Wabash Carbon Services in Indiana’s Vigo and Vermillion Counties until Monday, August 21

  EPA News Release: EPA extends public comment period on draft underground injection permits for Wabash Carbon Services in Indiana’s Vigo and Vermillion Counties until Monday, August 21

  • Release Date: August 11, 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

• EPA Recognizes West Lafayette Students with 2022 President’s Environmental Award

  EPA News Release: EPA Recognizes West Lafayette Students with 2022 President’s Environmental Award

  • Release Date: July 7, 2022

• EPA Extends Comment Period on Cleanup Plan for Amphenol/Franklin Power Products Site in Franklin, Indiana

  The public comment period has been extended through July 31; community members are invited to share comments online and via email, direct mail or phone.

  EPA News Release: EPA Extends Comment Period on Cleanup Plan for Amphenol/Franklin Power Products Site in Franklin, Indiana

  • Release Date: July 5, 2022

• EPA Announces $60 Million from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for Nutrient Pollution Reduction in the Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Watershed

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $60 Million from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for Nutrient Pollution Reduction in the Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Watershed

  • Release Date: June 10, 2022

• EPA Announces $206,000 Grant to Support Water Quality Monitoring for Safe Summer Beach Recreation in Indiana

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $206,000 Grant to Support Water Quality Monitoring for Safe Summer Beach Recreation in Indiana

  • Release Date: May 31, 2022

• EPA recognizes Colorado, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming manufacturing plants among most energy-efficient of 2021

  Seven plants among 93 nationwide receive ENERGY STAR certification

  EPA News Release: EPA recognizes Colorado, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming manufacturing plants among most energy-efficient of 2021

  • Release Date: March 15, 2022

• EPA issues permits for Dewey-Burdock uranium recovery project near Edgemont, South Dakota

  Permits to Powertech USA ensure groundwater protection, reflect multi-year review and comment process

  EPA News Release: EPA issues permits for Dewey-Burdock uranium recovery project near Edgemont, South Dakota

  • Release Date: November 24, 2020

• EPA Regional Administrator Visits Indiana, Highlights $3.8 Million to Improve Water Quality and Protect Watersheds

  EPA News Release: EPA Regional Administrator Visits Indiana, Highlights $3.8 Million to Improve Water Quality and Protect Watersheds

  • Release Date: September 3, 2020

• EPA Awards $3.2 Million to Purdue and Indiana Universities for Research on Managing PFAS in Agriculture and Rural Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $3.2 Million to Purdue and Indiana Universities for Research on Managing PFAS in Agriculture and Rural Communities

  • Release Date: August 20, 2020