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• EPA settlement with Hi-Noon Petroleum resolves gasoline spill to creek in Yellowstone NP 

  EPA News Release: EPA settlement with Hi-Noon Petroleum resolves gasoline spill to creek in Yellowstone NP 

  • Release Date: July 16, 2024

• EPA and Justice Department announce $241.5M settlement with Marathon Oil to reduce climate- and health-harming emissions in North Dakota

  Settlement includes largest ever Clean Air Act stationary source penalty and will result in over 2.3M tons worth of pollution reduction

  EPA News Release: EPA and Justice Department announce $241.5M settlement with Marathon Oil to reduce climate- and health-harming emissions in North Dakota

  • Release Date: July 11, 2024

• D.R. Horton to pay civil penalties complete a Supplemental Environmental Project and implement Stormwater Compliance Measures across the Southeast for Clean Water Act Noncompliance

  EPA News Release: D.R. Horton to pay civil penalties complete a Supplemental Environmental Project and implement Stormwater Compliance Measures across the Southeast for Clean Water Act Noncompliance

  • 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 requires Dyno Nobel, Inc. to correct Clean Air Act violations at Cheyenne plant

  ​​​​​​​Company pays fine, addresses Risk Management Program deficiencies

  EPA News Release: EPA requires Dyno Nobel, Inc. to correct Clean Air Act violations at Cheyenne plant

  • Release Date: March 12, 2024

• Belle Fourche and Bridger Pipeline companies to pay $12.5 million in penalties and improve compliance after pipeline spills in Montana and North Dakota

  Agreement protects public health, safety, and the environment by requiring action to make future spills less likely

  EPA News Release: Belle Fourche and Bridger Pipeline companies to pay $12.5 million in penalties and improve compliance after pipeline spills in Montana and North Dakota

  • Release Date: July 31, 2023

• Settlements with three natural gas processors to reduce air pollution in Colorado, North Dakota, Wyoming, the Southern Ute Reservation, and the Uintah and Ouray Reservation

  Clean Air Act settlements for facilities operated by Williams Companies, Inc., MPLX LP, and WES DJ Gathering LLC will reduce ozone-forming pollutants and greenhouse gases in EPA Region 8 communities

  EPA News Release: Settlements with three natural gas processors to reduce air pollution in Colorado, North Dakota, Wyoming, the Southern Ute Reservation, and the Uintah and Ouray Reservation

  • Release Date: April 20, 2023

• Dyno Nobel, Inc. resolves chemical emergency release notification violations at Cheyenne, Wyo. facility

  Company to pay $20,352 penalty for failure to submit Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act release notifications

  EPA News Release: Dyno Nobel, Inc. resolves chemical emergency release notification violations at Cheyenne, Wyo. facility

  • Release Date: January 18, 2023

• EPA Region 8 acts to reduce childhood Lead-Based Paint exposure through compliance with the Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule  

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 8 acts to reduce childhood Lead-Based Paint exposure through compliance with the Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule  

  • Release Date: October 24, 2022

• North Dakota Pipeline Company to Pay $35 Million in Criminal Fines and Civil Penalties for Largest-Ever Inland Spill of Produced Water from Oil Drilling

  Pipeline Rupture Caused 29 Million Gallon Spill Over 143 Days Before Discovery

  EPA News Release: North Dakota Pipeline Company to Pay $35 Million in Criminal Fines and Civil Penalties for Largest-Ever Inland Spill of Produced Water from Oil Drilling

  • Release Date: August 6, 2021

• EPA proposed settlement with Phoenix Petroleum resolves Clean Water Act violations at North Dakota oil production facilities

  Company agrees to penalty associated with an inadequate spill prevention plan and field implementation of the plan at two tank batteries

  EPA News Release: EPA proposed settlement with Phoenix Petroleum resolves Clean Water Act violations at North Dakota oil production facilities

  • Release Date: June 17, 2021

• EPA proposes settlement with Arrow Midstream to resolve produced water releases on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota

  Proposed penalty addresses the discharge of contaminants from the Moccasin Creek and Two Shields Butte pipelines

  EPA News Release: EPA proposes settlement with Arrow Midstream to resolve produced water releases on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota

  • Release Date: April 12, 2021

• EPA proposes settlement with BNSF to resolve North Platte River oil spill in Wyoming

  Clean Water Act violations associated with 2019 train derailment near Guernsey

  EPA News Release: EPA proposes settlement with BNSF to resolve North Platte River oil spill in Wyoming

  • Release Date: April 5, 2021

• Settlement with Merit Energy resolves violations of oil pollution prevention regulations in Wyoming

  Agreement with Texas-based company resolves findings of non-compliance at Hot Springs County oil production facility

  EPA News Release: Settlement with Merit Energy resolves violations of oil pollution prevention regulations in Wyoming

  • Release Date: March 24, 2021

• EPA settlement with Hess Corporation for Clean Water Act violations at North Dakota gas plant

  Company agrees to penalty associated with inadequate spill prevention and response plans at Tioga facility

  EPA News Release: EPA settlement with Hess Corporation for Clean Water Act violations at North Dakota gas plant

  • Release Date: March 11, 2021