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• 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

• EPA awards $150K to Butte Citizens Technical Environmental Committee to support Superfund activities

  Funding will allow CTEC to develop website, increase technical support for cleanup decisions

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $150K to Butte Citizens Technical Environmental Committee to support Superfund activities

  • Release Date: July 26, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Proposes to Improve Air Pollution Emissions Data

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Proposes to Improve Air Pollution Emissions Data

  • Release Date: July 25, 2023

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Energy Announce Intent to Fund Efforts to Reduce Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Sector

  Financial and technical assistance will support methane emissions leak reductions and monitoring in cooperation with states

  EPA News Release: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Energy Announce Intent to Fund Efforts to Reduce Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Sector

  • Release Date: July 24, 2023

• $10 million grant opportunity to support Environmental Justice in Mountains and Plains communities 

   EPA seeks applicants to provide EJ technical assistance for organizations and communities in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming and 28 Tribes 

  EPA News Release: $10 million grant opportunity to support Environmental Justice in Mountains and Plains communities 

  • Release Date: July 13, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Takes Latest Step in National Phasedown of Climate-damaging Hydrofluorocarbons

  Final rule will implement 40% reduction starting in 2024 while advancing U.S. manufacturing and innovation

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Takes Latest Step in National Phasedown of Climate-damaging Hydrofluorocarbons

  • Release Date: July 11, 2023

• Butte’s Superfund Site in Focus: EPA leadership meets with key stakeholders to tackle Butte Superfund challenges

  Stakeholders focus on improving community engagement   

  EPA News Release: Butte’s Superfund Site in Focus: EPA leadership meets with key stakeholders to tackle Butte Superfund challenges

  • Release Date: July 7, 2023

• EPA Proposes Updates to Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Requirements for the Oil and Gas Sector

  Revisions to EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program required by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act would improve accuracy of the sector’s reported methane emissions, one of the major drivers of climate change

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Updates to Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Requirements for the Oil and Gas Sector

  • Release Date: July 6, 2023