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• 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: September 14, 2021

• EPA adds Billings PCE site in Yellowstone County, Mont. to Superfund List

  EPA News Release: EPA adds Billings PCE site in Yellowstone County, Mont. to Superfund List

  • Release Date: September 8, 2021

• EPA announces $500,000 to Great Northern Development Corporation to advance cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated Brownfield sites

  Award part of $11.6 million in supplemental funding for Brownfield projects nationwide

  EPA News Release: EPA announces $500,000 to Great Northern Development Corporation to advance cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated Brownfield sites

  • Release Date: June 16, 2021

• EPA announces $500,000 to Snowy Mountain Development Corporation to advance cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated Brownfield sites

  Award part of $11.6 million in supplemental funding for Brownfield projects nationwide

  EPA News Release: EPA announces $500,000 to Snowy Mountain Development Corporation to advance cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated Brownfield sites

  • Release Date: June 16, 2021

• City of Mandan, N.D. to receive $300,000 to advance property cleanup and redevelopment

  EPA Brownfields grant will fund needed environmental assessments at priority sites

  EPA News Release: City of Mandan, N.D. to receive $300,000 to advance property cleanup and redevelopment

  • Release Date: May 11, 2021

• City of Missoula, Montana to receive $300,000 to advance the cleanup and redevelopment of properties

  EPA Brownfields grant will be used to assess and develop cleanup plans at former industrial sites and a gravel mine

  EPA News Release: City of Missoula, Montana to receive $300,000 to advance the cleanup and redevelopment of properties

  • Release Date: May 11, 2021

• Dakota College at Bottineau, N.D. to receive $358,500 for cleanup and renovation of campus buildings

  EPA Brownfields grant will remove lead and asbestos, create space for growing nursing program

  EPA News Release: Dakota College at Bottineau, N.D. to receive $358,500 for cleanup and renovation of campus buildings

  • Release Date: May 11, 2021

• Libby, Montana School District 4 to receive $388,000 for cleanup of Asa Wood Elementary School building

  EPA Brownfields grant will be used to clean up the former school for reuse as an assisted living center for seniors

  EPA News Release: Libby, Montana School District 4 to receive $388,000 for cleanup of Asa Wood Elementary School building

  • Release Date: May 11, 2021

• Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribe to receive $300,000 for cleanup and renovation of former sawmills and automotive businesses on the Flathead Reservation

  EPA Brownfields grant will be used to assess contamination and develop cleanup plans for properties in Hot Springs, Polson, Pablo and Ravalli

  EPA News Release: Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribe to receive $300,000 for cleanup and renovation of former sawmills and automotive businesses on the Flathead Reservation

  • Release Date: May 11, 2021

• Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians to receive $500,000 to clean up contamination at buildings in Dunseith, N.D.

  EPA Brownfields grant will fund cleanup of asbestos, metals, PCBs and other contaminants in vacant San Haven complex

  EPA News Release: Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians to receive $500,000 to clean up contamination at buildings in Dunseith, N.D.

  • Release Date: May 11, 2021

• EPA awards $500,000 to clean up 25 school buses in Region 8 states

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $500,000 to clean up 25 school buses in Region 8 states

  • Release Date: April 20, 2021

• Public invited to comment on institutional control plan for railroad corridors in the Libby Asbestos Superfund site

  BNSF and EPA plan available for public comment through April 9

  EPA News Release: Public invited to comment on institutional control plan for railroad corridors in the Libby Asbestos Superfund site

  • Release Date: March 9, 2021

• EPA Superfund site deletions in 2019 provide lasting benefit to communities in Region 8

  Deletions in Colorado, Montana, Utah and Wyoming contribute to largest national tally since 2001

  EPA News Release: EPA Superfund site deletions in 2019 provide lasting benefit to communities in Region 8

  • Release Date: October 29, 2019

• EPA awards North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality $3.8 million to improve water quality and watershed health

  EPA partners with the state and agriculture industry to protect and restore watersheds

  EPA News Release: EPA awards North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality $3.8 million to improve water quality and watershed health

  • Release Date: September 26, 2019

• EPA awards $500K to University of North Dakota to advance innovation and research on PFAS

  Grant among $6 million nationally to research potential environmental impacts of persistent chemical compounds in waste streams

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $500K to University of North Dakota to advance innovation and research on PFAS

  • Release Date: September 17, 2019