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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

• 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 approves Utah’s regional haze plan

  Approval of state plan for power plant emissions based on evaluation of air quality benefits, public comment process

  EPA News Release: EPA approves Utah’s regional haze plan

  • Release Date: October 28, 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 to award up to $3.5 million for Clean Diesel projects in Colorado and Utah

  EPA News Release: EPA to award up to $3.5 million for Clean Diesel projects in Colorado and Utah

  • Release Date: September 30, 2020

• EPA provides $328,459 for ethylene oxide air quality monitoring and risk assessment in Utah

  Utah Division of Air Quality among 11 Community-Scale Air Toxics Monitoring grant awardees nationwide

  EPA News Release: EPA provides $328,459 for ethylene oxide air quality monitoring and risk assessment in Utah

  • Release Date: September 28, 2020

• EPA Announces $348.6 Million Water Infrastructure Loan to Salt Lake City

  Nationally, EPA’s 28 WIFIA loans are helping finance more than $13 billion in water infrastructure projects

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $348.6 Million Water Infrastructure Loan to Salt Lake City

  • Release Date: September 17, 2020

• EPA issues summary of recent Safe Drinking Water Act orders to protect public health in Wyoming and Region 8 Indian Country

  Seven Administrative Orders issued to water systems since April 2020

  EPA News Release: EPA issues summary of recent Safe Drinking Water Act orders to protect public health in Wyoming and Region 8 Indian Country

  • Release Date: August 3, 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

• EPA and Utah DEQ establish procedures and policies for administration of State's self-audit law

  EPA News Release: EPA and Utah DEQ establish procedures and policies for administration of State's self-audit law

  • Release Date: July 28, 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

• 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

• 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