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• Teck Alaska pays $429K penalty for hazardous waste violations at Red Dog Mine

  EPA's settlement with Teck Alaska, Incorporated, for hazardous waste violations at Red Dog Mine near Kotzebue, Alaska.

  • Release Date: August 6, 2024

• EPA Celebrates Soldotna, Alaska high school students as 2024 Winners of the President’s Environmental Youth Award

  Students’ “Bucket Trees for Campfire Safety” will help reduce the risk of human-caused wildfires

  EPA News Release: EPA Celebrates Soldotna, Alaska high school students as 2024 Winners of the President’s Environmental Youth Award

  • Release Date: August 5, 2024

• Progress continues at Smurfit-Stone Mill Site in Frenchtown, Montana, as EPA plans further studies and sampling this year

  EPA News Release: Progress continues at Smurfit-Stone Mill Site in Frenchtown, Montana, as EPA plans further studies and sampling this year

  • Release Date: July 31, 2024

• EPA announces $38 million to cut climate pollution, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice in Alaska

  EPA News Release: EPA announces $38 million to cut climate pollution, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice in Alaska

  • Release Date: July 23, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces $49.7 million for community-driven solutions to cut climate pollution across Montana

  Funded by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, EPA announces selected applications through competitive Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program to tackle climate change, improve air quality and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces $49.7 million for community-driven solutions to cut climate pollution across Montana

  • Release Date: July 22, 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

• EPA awards $730k to support water quality monitoring and protect beachgoers in PNW, Alaska

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $730k to support water quality monitoring and protect beachgoers in PNW, Alaska

  • Release Date: June 13, 2024

• EPA Determines that Alaska’s Water Quality Standards Need to be Updated Based on More Accurate Fish Consumption Rates to Protect Communities from Toxic Pollution

  EPA News Release: EPA Determines that Alaska’s Water Quality Standards Need to be Updated Based on More Accurate Fish Consumption Rates to Protect Communities from Toxic Pollution

  • Release Date: June 6, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $5.49 million in Rebates for Clean School Buses Across Montana as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $5.49 million in Rebates for Clean School Buses Across Montana as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: May 29, 2024

• Ounalashka Corporation selected to receive $2M in Brownfield Grants Through Investing in America Agenda

  Funded by $1.5 billion investment into Brownfields sites from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address legacy pollution, advance environmental justice, and create healthier communities

  EPA News Release: Ounalashka Corporation selected to receive $2M in Brownfield Grants Through Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: May 20, 2024

• EPA awards $1 million for cleanup and redevelopment projects in Havre, Browning and rural Montana communities 

  Brownfields grant funding to rural Montana communities aimed to address property contamination and spur community and economic revitalization 

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $1 million for cleanup and redevelopment projects in Havre, Browning and rural Montana communities 

  • Release Date: May 20, 2024

• EPA Announces $28 Million for Alaska Lead Pipe Replacement to Advance Safe Drinking Water as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  EPA announces latest round of funding toward President Biden’s commitment to replace every lead pipe in the nation, protecting public health and helping to deliver safe drinking water

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $28 Million for Alaska Lead Pipe Replacement to Advance Safe Drinking Water as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: May 6, 2024

• EPA announces over $28.6M for Montana 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 Montana 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

• EPA Announces $124M to Deliver Residential Solar, Lowering Energy Costs and Advancing Environmental Justice Across Alaska

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

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $124M to Deliver Residential Solar, Lowering Energy Costs and Advancing Environmental Justice Across Alaska

  • Release Date: April 23, 2024