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• Biden-Harris Administration announces $1 million for Environmental Justice project to address radon risks in North Dakota as part of Investing in America Agenda 

  Project part of largest investments through EPA’s Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem Solving Cooperative Agreement and Environmental Justice Government-to-Government grant programs funded by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act 

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces $1 million for Environmental Justice project to address radon risks in North Dakota as part of Investing in America Agenda 

  • Release Date: October 24, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Invests Over $550,000 in Nevada Recycling Infrastructure Through Investing in America Agenda

  EPA grants funded in part by largest recycling investment in 30 years under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Invests Over $550,000 in Nevada Recycling Infrastructure Through Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: September 13, 2023

• Nevada-Based Thatcher Agrees to Pay Penalty, Undertake Project for Fire Department to Settle Claims of Chemical Safety Violations

  Under the settlement, owner of Sparks facility will pay a penalty, purchase equipment for fire department

  EPA News Release: Nevada-Based Thatcher Agrees to Pay Penalty, Undertake Project for Fire Department to Settle Claims of Chemical Safety Violations

  • Release Date: September 5, 2023

• Educational Organization in Reno, Nevada Wins EPA Grant to Advance Environmental Efforts

  EPA News Release: Educational Organization in Reno, Nevada Wins EPA Grant to Advance Environmental Efforts

  • Release Date: August 15, 2023

• EPA offers North Dakota $248K for stormwater collection, sewer system upgrades

  Infrastructure funding available at no cost to small, financially distressed communities

  EPA News Release: EPA offers North Dakota $248K for stormwater collection, sewer system upgrades

  • Release Date: August 10, 2023

• North Dakota State University students awarded almost $25K to address landfill water pollution

  EPA News Release: North Dakota State University students awarded almost $25K to address landfill water pollution

  • Release Date: August 3, 2023

• EPA Awards $25,000 to University of Nevada-Las Vegas for Water Disinfection Research

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $25,000 to University of Nevada-Las Vegas for Water Disinfection Research

  • Release Date: August 1, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration announces $162,000 for North Dakota to reduce Lead in Schools and Childcare facilities through Investing in America Agenda

  President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law expanded the eligibility of WIIN funding to include remediating lead in water that children drink, in addition to testing and compliance monitoring

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces $162,000 for North Dakota to reduce Lead in Schools and Childcare facilities through Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: August 1, 2023

• Belle Fourche and Bridger Pipeline companies to pay $12.5 million in penalties and improve compliance after pipeline spills in Montana and North Dakota

  Agreement protects public health, safety, and the environment by requiring action to make future spills less likely

  EPA News Release: Belle Fourche and Bridger Pipeline companies to pay $12.5 million in penalties and improve compliance after pipeline spills in Montana and North Dakota

  • Release Date: July 31, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $552,000 for Nevada to Reduce Lead in Schools and Childcare Facilities Through Investing in America Agenda

  President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law expanded the eligibility of WIIN funding to include remediating lead in water that children drink, in addition to testing and compliance monitoring

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $552,000 for Nevada to Reduce Lead in Schools and Childcare Facilities Through Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: July 24, 2023

• EPA awards $1 million for cleanup and revitalization of abandoned hospital in the City of Dunseith, North Dakota 

  Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians to use Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to address contamination, redevelop critical San Haven property  

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $1 million for cleanup and revitalization of abandoned hospital in the City of Dunseith, North Dakota 

  • Release Date: May 25, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces over $4.5 Million to Nevada Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites

  EPA announces the largest investment ever in brownfields communities made by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces over $4.5 Million to Nevada Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites

  • Release Date: May 25, 2023

• EPA awards $500,000 for cleanup and revitalization of abandoned properties in Arnegard, Watford City and Alexander, North Dakota 

  McKenzie County to use Brownfields funds to address contamination and advance redevelopment opportunities at critical properties 

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $500,000 for cleanup and revitalization of abandoned properties in Arnegard, Watford City and Alexander, North Dakota 

  • Release Date: May 25, 2023

• New upcoming grant opportunity to enhance Environmental Justice in EPA Region 8 communities

  EPA previews new grant opportunity for technical assistance for organizations and communities in the Region 8 states of CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY and 28 Tribes

  EPA News Release: New upcoming grant opportunity to enhance Environmental Justice in EPA Region 8 communities

  • Release Date: May 23, 2023

• Settlements with three natural gas processors to reduce air pollution in Colorado, North Dakota, Wyoming, the Southern Ute Reservation, and the Uintah and Ouray Reservation

  Clean Air Act settlements for facilities operated by Williams Companies, Inc., MPLX LP, and WES DJ Gathering LLC will reduce ozone-forming pollutants and greenhouse gases in EPA Region 8 communities

  EPA News Release: Settlements with three natural gas processors to reduce air pollution in Colorado, North Dakota, Wyoming, the Southern Ute Reservation, and the Uintah and Ouray Reservation

  • Release Date: April 20, 2023