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• Biden-Harris Administration requires replacement of lead pipes within 10 years, announces over $168M in funding to EPA Region 8 states 

  EPA announces new final regulations and funding under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda for clean drinking water 

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration requires replacement of lead pipes within 10 years, announces over $168M in funding to EPA Region 8 states 

  • Release Date: October 8, 2024

• 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 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

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $50,000 in Rebates for Clean School Buses in Wyoming as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $50,000 in Rebates for Clean School Buses in Wyoming as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: May 29, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $365,000 in Rebates for Clean School Bus in South Dakota as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $365,000 in Rebates for Clean School Bus in South Dakota as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: May 29, 2024

• EPA awards $3 million for cleanup and redevelopment projects in Sioux Falls, Lead and rural South Dakota communities 

  Brownfields grants to SDDANR and SDSTA to spur community and economic revitalization Sioux Falls, Lead, Box Elder and Lake City 

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $3 million for cleanup and redevelopment projects in Sioux Falls, Lead and rural South Dakota communities 

  • Release Date: May 20, 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

• EPA announces over $28.6M for Wyoming 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 Wyoming lead pipe replacement to ensure safe drinking water 

  • Release Date: May 2, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $1 Billion in Grants to Invest in America’s Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicle Transition

  EPA announces new grant program to fund zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles, infrastructure, and workforce development to tackle climate change, reduce air pollution, and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $1 Billion in Grants to Invest in America’s Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicle Transition

  • Release Date: April 24, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces Bonneville Environmental Foundation to receive $30.2 million to deliver residential solar in Wyoming, lowering energy costs and advancing Environmental Justice

   Selectees under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged communities through the President’s Investing in America agenda 

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces Bonneville Environmental Foundation to receive $30.2 million to deliver residential solar in Wyoming, lowering energy costs and advancing Environmental Justice

  • Release Date: April 22, 2024

• EPA Region 8 announces the 2024 Pollution Prevention Recognition Program

  Applications and nominations citing exemplary P2 efforts from Tribal, nonprofit, and for-profit organizations will be accepted through May 24, 2024

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 8 announces the 2024 Pollution Prevention Recognition Program

  • 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

• 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

• Biden-Harris Administration announces over $42M for Wyoming 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 Wyoming water infrastructure upgrades

  • Release Date: February 20, 2024