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• EPA issues summary of recent Safe Drinking Water Act orders to protect public health in Wyoming and Region 8 Indian Country

  Nine Administrative Orders issued to water systems since July 2020

  EPA News Release: EPA issues summary of recent Safe Drinking Water Act orders to protect public health in Wyoming and Region 8 Indian Country

  • Release Date: October 29, 2020

• U.S. EPA approves tribes’ authority to develop water quality standards, issue air permits

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA approves tribes’ authority to develop water quality standards, issue air permits

  • Release Date: October 22, 2020

• U.S. EPA Awards Navajo Nation $120,000 to support community effort to address environmental and health challenges

  Navajo Nation EPA one of 18 organizations selected nationwide for Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Agreements

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA Awards Navajo Nation $120,000 to support community effort to address environmental and health challenges

  • Release Date: October 21, 2020

• U.S. EPA awards over $45 million for environmental improvements on tribal lands in America’s Pacific Southwest as 28th Annual EPA Tribal Conference ends

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA awards over $45 million for environmental improvements on tribal lands in America’s Pacific Southwest as 28th Annual EPA Tribal Conference ends

  • Release Date: October 21, 2020

• EPA announces selection of Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to receive $120,000 for environmental emergency planning

  Standing Rock Sioux Tribe one of 18 organizations selected nationwide for Collaborative Problem-Solving Agreements

  EPA News Release: EPA announces selection of Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to receive $120,000 for environmental emergency planning

  • Release Date: October 8, 2020

• EPA Selects Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians to Receive $200,000 for Trash-Free Waters Grant

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians to Receive $200,000 for Trash-Free Waters Grant

  • Release Date: October 8, 2020

• EPA Lifts Burn Bans for Four Oregon Tribal Reservations

  Bans lifted for the Coquille, Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw reservations, ban remains in effect on the Warm Springs, Cow Creek Umpqua and Klamath reservations

  EPA News Release: EPA Lifts Burn Bans for Four Oregon Tribal Reservations

  • Release Date: October 7, 2020

• EPA Announces $4.3 Million for Tribes to Reduce Lead in Drinking Water in Schools

  New grant program continues implementation of Trump Administration’s Federal Action Plan to Reduce Childhood Lead Exposure

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $4.3 Million for Tribes to Reduce Lead in Drinking Water in Schools

  • Release Date: July 30, 2020

• EPA Supports 2020 Tribal Lands and Environment Forum; Registration Closes August 3

  EPA News Release: EPA Supports 2020 Tribal Lands and Environment Forum; Registration Closes August 3

  • Release Date: July 28, 2020

• Cleanup complete at former Sitting Bull College in Fort Yates, North Dakota

  EPA funds used by Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to eliminate contamination at Brownfields property

  EPA News Release: Cleanup complete at former Sitting Bull College in Fort Yates, North Dakota

  • Release Date: July 7, 2020