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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

• 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

• Nearing full implementation, EPA’s Lean Management System delivers results in EPA Region 8

  EPA News Release: Nearing full implementation, EPA’s Lean Management System delivers results in EPA Region 8

  • Release Date: November 10, 2020

• EPA announces selection of Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to receive $120,000 for environmental emergency planning

  Standing Rock Sioux Tribe one of 18 organizations selected nationwide for Collaborative Problem-Solving Agreements

  EPA News Release: EPA announces selection of Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to receive $120,000 for environmental emergency planning

  • Release Date: October 8, 2020

• EPA Region 8 continues to aggressively address PFAS

  Building on assistance provided to Colorado, South Dakota and Wyoming, Trump Administration continues to address PFAS affecting water and drinking water resources

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 8 continues to aggressively address PFAS

  • Release Date: July 30, 2020

• EPA Region 8 actions protect public from coronavirus and other pathogens

  17 Advisory Letters and 14 Notice of Refusal of Admission Orders issued to companies selling and importing mislabeled and unregistered pesticide products

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 8 actions protect public from coronavirus and other pathogens

  • Release Date: July 30, 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

• EPA Administrator Wheeler Appoints New Members to the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee

  EPA News Release: EPA Administrator Wheeler Appoints New Members to the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee

  • Release Date: June 17, 2020

• City of Aberdeen (S.D.) receives $300,000 to assess and revitalize properties

  Funds to identify cleanup needs and redevelopment opportunities at several locations, including Washington School and Northwestern Railroad site

  EPA News Release: City of Aberdeen (S.D.) receives $300,000 to assess and revitalize properties

  • Release Date: May 6, 2020

• North Dakota Tribes receive $810,000 to clean up and revitalize properties

  Spirit Lake Tribe and Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians receive funds to clean up contaminated properties

  EPA News Release: North Dakota Tribes receive $810,000 to clean up and revitalize properties

  • Release Date: May 6, 2020

• Roscoe, South Dakota teacher Spencer Cody among winners of the President’s Innovation Award for Environmental Educators

  EPA News Release: Roscoe, South Dakota teacher Spencer Cody among winners of the President’s Innovation Award for Environmental Educators

  • Release Date: April 22, 2020

• U.S. EPA Honors 2020 ENERGY STAR® Partners of the Year in South Dakota and Colorado

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA Honors 2020 ENERGY STAR® Partners of the Year in South Dakota and Colorado

  • Release Date: March 30, 2020

• EPA meets with Colorado Chamber of Commerce to highlight Toxics Release Inventory report and analysis

  New TRI data for 2018 show decline in Regional and Colorado releases, increased recycling of chemical waste

  EPA News Release: EPA meets with Colorado Chamber of Commerce to highlight Toxics Release Inventory report and analysis

  • Release Date: February 25, 2020

• EPA and DOJ settlement upholds integrity of Clean Air Act

  EPA News Release: EPA and DOJ settlement upholds integrity of Clean Air Act

  • Release Date: February 18, 2020

• EPA Region 8 releases 2019 Year in Review highlighting accomplishments and environmental progress under President Trump & Administrator Andrew Wheeler

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 8 releases 2019 Year in Review highlighting accomplishments and environmental progress under President Trump & Administrator Andrew Wheeler

  • Release Date: February 6, 2020