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• EPA issues first ever underground injection permits for carbon sequestration in California

  Carbon sequestration will be used at Kern County site to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and mitigate climate change

  EPA News Release: EPA issues first ever underground injection permits for carbon sequestration in California

  • Release Date: December 31, 2024

• EPA and Department of Energy announce $345M to reduce methane pollution from the oil and gas sector in Colorado and Wyoming 

  Colorado State University, Pioneer Energy Inc, and Blue Mountain Operations among awardees receiving $850M nationwide  

  EPA News Release: EPA and Department of Energy announce $345M to reduce methane pollution from the oil and gas sector in Colorado and Wyoming 

  • Release Date: December 23, 2024

• EPA Secures Commitment with Air Force to Protect Communities from PFAS Concerns in Tucson Drinking Water

  EPA News Release: EPA Secures Commitment with Air Force to Protect Communities from PFAS Concerns in Tucson Drinking Water

  • Release Date: October 22, 2024

• J.R. Simplot Company to Pay $363,700 Penalty for Safety and Environmental Violations at Lathrop, Calif. Facility

  EPA News Release: J.R. Simplot Company to Pay $363,700 Penalty for Safety and Environmental Violations at Lathrop, Calif. Facility

  • Release Date: October 1, 2024

• EPA Selects Nevada’s Desert Research Institute for Funding to Support Environmental Education

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects Nevada’s Desert Research Institute for Funding to Support Environmental Education

  • Release Date: July 8, 2024

• EPA Selects California Organizations Ignited and Sierra Streams Institute for Environmental Education Grants

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects California Organizations Ignited and Sierra Streams Institute for Environmental Education Grants

  • Release Date: July 8, 2024

• EPA Awards Funding to Two Educational Organizations for Environmental Projects in Pacific Islands

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Funding to Two Educational Organizations for Environmental Projects in Pacific Islands

  • Release Date: July 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

• Biden-Harris Administration Selects California-Based Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs, Inc. to Receive $50 Million to Fund Environmental Justice Projects

  As part of the Investing in America agenda, Grantmakers selected to reduce barriers to federal funds and issue thousands of environmental justice grants over the next three years

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Selects California-Based Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs, Inc. to Receive $50 Million to Fund Environmental Justice Projects

  • Release Date: December 20, 2023

• Regional Tribes receive over $4M in EPA Climate Pollution Reduction Grants

  Tribes in EPA Region 8 developing plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

  EPA News Release: Regional Tribes receive over $4M in EPA Climate Pollution Reduction Grants

  • Release Date: November 14, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Unveils $4.6 Billion in Grants to Cut Climate Pollution as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  Funds benefit states, tribes, and territories in Pacific Southwest region

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Unveils $4.6 Billion in Grants to Cut Climate Pollution as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: September 20, 2023

• EPA Region 8 announces March 8 Virtual Listening Session on Strategic Roadmap for PFAS contaminants

  Engagement session for communities in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming and 28 Tribal Nations

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 8 announces March 8 Virtual Listening Session on Strategic Roadmap for PFAS contaminants

  • Release Date: February 16, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration announces $18,914,000 in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to address Emerging Contaminants like PFAS in drinking water in Wyoming

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces $18,914,000 in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to address Emerging Contaminants like PFAS in drinking water in Wyoming

  • Release Date: February 13, 2023

• EPA Announces $500K Hawaii Investment, Supported by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, to Revitalize Communities

  Oahu Will Receive a Brownfields Assessment Grant Under Nationwide Effort to Build A Better America

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $500K Hawaii Investment, Supported by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, to Revitalize Communities

  • Release Date: May 12, 2022

• EPA Announces $1.9 Million Nevada Investment, Supported by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, to Revitalize Communities

  Nevada Communities Will Receive Brownfields Assessment Grants to Help Build A Better America While Advancing Environmental Justice

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $1.9 Million Nevada Investment, Supported by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, to Revitalize Communities

  • Release Date: May 12, 2022