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• EPA Region 8 hosting public listening session March 1 on the Draft Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities

  Members of the public can register now to attend and/or provide verbal comment

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 8 hosting public listening session March 1 on the Draft Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities

  • Release Date: January 19, 2022

• Purple Martins Thrive Again in New York’s Niagara River Area of Concern

  EPA and New York State’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative project helps restore habitat at Buckhorn Island State Park

  EPA News Release: Purple Martins Thrive Again in New York’s Niagara River Area of Concern

  • Release Date: January 6, 2022

• EPA announces finalists for GLRI grants to address nutrients in the Great Lakes

  Projects to receive $11.5 million in funding, including $2 million for water-quality trading projects

  EPA News Release: EPA announces finalists for GLRI grants to address nutrients in the Great Lakes

  • Release Date: December 19, 2019

• EPA announces grant to enhance mussel populations in New York’s lower Grasse River

  Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe receives $160,000 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant

  EPA News Release: EPA announces grant to enhance mussel populations in New York’s lower Grasse River

  • Release Date: December 18, 2019

• EPA requests applications for $2 million in funding for Great Lakes trash-free water projects

  For the first time, GLRI grants available to keep trash out of the Great Lakes

  EPA News Release: EPA requests applications for $2 million in funding for Great Lakes trash-free water projects

  • Release Date: December 16, 2019

• EPA announces grant to restore habitat in Indiana’s Grand Calumet River Area of Concern

  Indiana Department of Natural Resources receives a $100,000 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant

  EPA News Release: EPA announces grant to restore habitat in Indiana’s Grand Calumet River Area of Concern

  • Release Date: December 10, 2019

• EPA Recognizes the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District for Excellence and Innovation in Clean Water Infrastructure

  EPA News Release: EPA Recognizes the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District for Excellence and Innovation in Clean Water Infrastructure

  • Release Date: November 18, 2019

• EPA Recognizes Ashland, Wis., for Excellence and Innovation in Clean Water and Drinking Water Infrastructure

  EPA News Release: EPA Recognizes Ashland, Wis., for Excellence and Innovation in Clean Water and Drinking Water Infrastructure

  • Release Date: November 18, 2019

• EPA Recognizes the Indianapolis Airport Authority for Excellence and Innovation in Clean Water Infrastructure

  EPA News Release: EPA Recognizes the Indianapolis Airport Authority for Excellence and Innovation in Clean Water Infrastructure

  • Release Date: November 18, 2019

• EPA recognizes South Dakota projects for excellence and innovation in clean water and drinking water infrastructure

  City of Dell Rapids and Rapid City receive recognition for sustainability and protection of public health

  EPA News Release: EPA recognizes South Dakota projects for excellence and innovation in clean water and drinking water infrastructure

  • Release Date: November 18, 2019

• Salt Lake City invited to apply for EPA water infrastructure project funding that will reduce nutrient pollution

  EPA Invites 38 new projects to apply for loans that will provide water infrastructure upgrades for 24 million Americans and create up to 190,000 jobs

  EPA News Release: Salt Lake City invited to apply for EPA water infrastructure project funding that will reduce nutrient pollution

  • Release Date: October 22, 2019

• Fargo, N.D. invited to apply for EPA water infrastructure financing for project that will help manage stormwater flooding

  EPA Invites 38 New Projects to apply for loans that will provide water infrastructure upgrades for 24 million Americans and create up to 190,000 jobs

  EPA News Release: Fargo, N.D. invited to apply for EPA water infrastructure financing for project that will help manage stormwater flooding

  • Release Date: October 22, 2019

• EPA awards Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment $1,170,000 to improve water quality in the Lower Arkansas and Lower Gunnison River basins

  EPA and the state partner with the agriculture industry to restore watersheds

  EPA News Release: EPA awards Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment $1,170,000 to improve water quality in the Lower Arkansas and Lower Gunnison River basins

  • Release Date: October 17, 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 and partners release data and findings from Kootenai River sampling effort

  Water quality and fish tissue results show elevated levels of selenium and nitrates associated with upstream sources

  EPA News Release: EPA and partners release data and findings from Kootenai River sampling effort

  • Release Date: September 23, 2019