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News Releases from Region 8

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11/17/2009EPA announces major investment in healthy homes for Pueblo County
11/17/2009EPA selects Salt Lake City neighborhoods as Environmental Justice Showcase Community
11/10/2009Colorado helps EPA reach milestone of one million Energy Star homes
11/10/2009Utah helps EPA reach milestone of one million Energy Star homes
11/02/2009EPA adds U.S. Magnesium to Superfund site list
10/22/2009 Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe recognized for school chemical cleanout campaign
10/20/2009Latest summary of EPA actions to ensure safe drinking water in Montana
10/20/2009Latest summary of EPA actions to ensure safe drinking water in Utah
10/20/2009Latest summary of EPA actions to ensure safe drinking water in Wyoming
10/14/2009BYU students earn EPA grant to improve electricity generation from waste heat
10/14/2009SDSU students earn EPA grant for effort to improve biodiesel production technology
10/14/2009Utah man sentenced to 20 years in prison for environmental, other crimes
10/08/2009EPA finalizes nonattainment designations for Utah counties
10/08/2009Libby, Mont., meets federal air quality standard
10/02/2009EPA and BIA extend wait period for final Environmental Impact Statement for proposed clean fuels refinery
10/01/2009EPA files administrative enforcement action against Wyoming's Frontier Refining, Inc.
09/24/2009Last trainload of sediments leaves the Milltown Reservoir Sediments Superfund Site
09/22/2009Charleswood, Inc. to resolve Clean Water Act violations at West Fargo, N.D. residential development
09/16/2009EPA, BNSF to begin removal of contaminated sediments from the Whitefish River
09/09/2009EPA sues Parish Chemical for hazardous waste violations
09/04/2009Central Iron County Water Conservancy District recognized for drinking water achievements
09/04/2009Upper/Lower River Road Water and Sewer District in Great Falls recognized for safe drinking water achievements
09/04/2009City of Craig recognized for safe drinking water achievements
09/02/2009Town of Alpine, Wyo. recognized for wastewater achievements
08/28/2009EPA and BIA publish final Environmental Impact Statement for proposed clean fuels refinery on Fort Berthold Indian Reservation
08/25/2009City of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha Community Water Corporation recognized for wastewater and drinking water excellence
08/12/2009Public health and safety a priority during East Helena Smelter stack demolition on August 14
08/04/2009City of Missoula awarded $900,000 Recovery Act grant for contaminated land clean up and local job creation
08/04/2009Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, City of Aurora awarded $2.8 million in Recovery Act grants for contaminated land clean up and local job creation
07/24/2009EPA awards $2.8 million in Recovery Act funding in Colorado to reduce diesel emissions and create jobs
07/23/2009Colorado Interstate Gas agrees to resolve Clean Air Act violations in Utah
07/14/2009EPA announces more than $20 million in Recovery Act funds for Water Infrastructure projects in Utah to boost economy, create jobs and protect public health
07/14/2009EPA announces more than $27 million in Recovery Act funds for Water Infrastructure projects in Colorado to boost economy, create jobs and protect public health
07/09/2009EPA awards more than $7.9 million in Recovery Act funds to clean up underground petroleum leaks in Mountains and Plains states
07/08/2009$9.5 million in Recovery Act funds to bolster Tribal water services throughout the Mountains and Plains region
07/07/2009INREIT Properties and Goldmark Development penalized for Clean Water Act violations at Grand Forks, N.D. apartment complex
06/26/2009U.S. EPA awards more than $ 1.3 million in Recovery Act funding to Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality to reduce diesel emissions and create jobs
06/26/2009U.S. EPA awards $450,000 in Recovery Act funding to the Mid-Dakota Education Cooperative to reduce diesel emissions and create jobs
06/26/2009U.S. EPA awards $500,000 in Recovery Act funding to the Sioux Falls School District to reduce diesel emissions and create jobs
06/26/2009U.S. EPA awards $700,000 in Recovery Act Funding to Montana Department of Environmental Quality to reduce diesel emissions and create jobs
06/26/2009U.S. EPA awards $750,000 in Recovery Act Funding to Utah Department of Environmental Quality to reduce diesel emissions and create jobs
06/23/2009EPA Administrator joins Denver Mayor at Highlands’ Garden Village as part of President Obama’s “Clean Energy Week”
06/12/2009EPA Announces $25 Million in Recovery Act Funds for Wastewater Infrastructure Projects in Colorado to Boost Economy, Create Jobs and Protect the Environment
06/02/2009Zelmer, Inc. and Spencer Heights, LLC to resolve Clean Water Act violations at Lincoln County, S.D. residential development
05/28/2009EPA Orders Restoration of Little Knife River in Dunn County, North Dakota
05/27/2009EPA Announces More Than $19.2 Million in Recovery Act Funds for Wastewater Infrastructure Projects in North Dakota to Boost Economy, Create Jobs and Protect the Environment
05/20/2009Latest summary of EPA actions to ensure safe drinking water in Montana
05/20/2009Latest summary of EPA actions to ensure safe drinking water in Wyoming
05/20/2009Latest summary of EPA actions to ensure safe drinking water in Utah
05/20/2009Latest summary of EPA actions to ensure safe drinking water on Montana Tribal Lands
05/20/2009EPA Announces $19.7 million in Recovery Act Funds for Water Projects in North Dakota to Boost Economy, Create Jobs and Protect Public Health
05/20/2009Corroon Proclaims SunWise Day in Salt Lake County
05/19/2009EPA Announces More Than $38.9 Million in Recovery Act Funds for Water Projects in Wyoming to Boost Economy, Create Jobs and Protect Public Health
05/19/2009EPA Announces More Than $38.9 Million in Recovery Act Funds for Water Projects in South Dakota to Boost Economy, Create Jobs and Protect Public Health
05/19/2009EPA Announces More Than $38.9 Million in Recovery Act Funds for Water Projects in Montana to Boost Economy, Create Jobs and Protect Public Health
05/18/2009EPA Announces $19.5 Million in Recovery Act Funds for Water Infrastructure Projects in Utah to Boost Economy, Create Jobs and Protect Public Health
05/13/2009OUTRAGEd students in Utah win President’s Environmental Youth Award

Project to reduce second-hand smoke recognized at EPA ceremony
05/08/2009$200,000 in Recovery Act funding for Kit Carson cleanup project
05/08/2009$2.6 million for contaminated land cleanup, economic development in Montana
05/08/2009$200,000 in Recovery Act funding to the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Tribe
05/08/2009$600,000 for contaminated land cleanup, economic development in Utah
05/07/2009Anadarko Petroleum Co., agrees to pay penalty for oil spills in Wyoming
04/30/2009EPA orders Builder’s Aggregate and JJ Concrete to restore South Platte River near Fort Morgan
04/17/2009Utah natural gas producers agree to air emission reductions, conservation practices
04/15/2009Montana Receives Economic Recovery Funding from U.S. EPA to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Create Jobs
04/15/2009Recovery Act Funding to Accelerate Cleanup, Boost Economy, Create Jobs and Protect Human Health at Colorado’s Clear Creek/Central City Hazardous Waste Site
04/15/2009Recovery Act Funding to Accelerate Cleanup, Boost Economy, Create Jobs and Protect Human Health at Colorado’s Summitville Mine Hazardous Waste Site
04/15/2009Recovery Act Funding to Accelerate Cleanup, Boost Economy, Create Jobs and Protect Human Health at Utah’s Eureka Mills Hazardous Waste Site
04/15/2009Recovery Act Funding to Accelerate Cleanup, Boost Economy, Create Jobs and Protect Human Health at Utah’s Bountiful/Woods Cross Hazardous Waste Site
04/15/2009Recovery Act Funding to Accelerate Cleanup, Boost Economy, Create Jobs and Protect Human Health at North Dakota’s Arsenic Trioxide Hazardous Waste Site
04/15/2009Recovery Act Funding to Accelerate Cleanup, Boost Economy, Create Jobs and Protect Human Health at South Dakota’s Gilt Edge Mine Hazardous Waste Site
04/15/2009Recovery Act Funding to Accelerate Cleanup, Boost Economy, Create Jobs and Protect Human Health at Montana’s Upper Tenmile Hazardous Waste Site
04/08/2009North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming receive Recovery Act funding to reduce diesel emissions, create jobs
04/08/2009EPA proposes adding Flat Creek Iron Mountain Mine and Mill to list of Superfund sites
03/27/2009EPA Announces First of Nearly $100 Million in Recovery Act Funds to Create Jobs and Protect Colorado's Environment
03/25/2009EPA Orders Restoration of Slick Creek in Worland, Wyoming
03/24/2009Una Concesión de la EPA Faculta a una Comunidad en Colorado a ser mas Eficiente con la Energia
03/24/2009EPA Grant Empowers Denver Community to be Energy Efficient
03/24/2009EPA Grant Provides Capacity-Building Skills to Fort Collins Hardrock Mining Watershed Groups
03/24/2009EPA Grant Engages Southwest Colorado Communities in Environmental Decision-Making
03/24/2009Alamosa Citizens’ Water Supply Better Protected Due to EPA Grant
03/19/2009Colorado’s marquee sports and entertainment facilities join EPA “Greener Venues” partnership
03/19/2009EPA Issues Latest Information on Toxic Chemical Releases in Montana
03/19/2009EPA Issues Latest Information on Toxic Chemical Releases in North Dakota
03/19/2009EPA Issues Latest Information on Toxic Chemical Releases in Colorado
03/19/2009EPA Issues Latest Information on Toxic Chemical Releases in Wyoming
03/19/2009EPA Issues Latest Information on Toxic Chemical Releases in Utah
03/19/2009EPA Issues Latest Information on Toxic Chemical Releases in South Dakota
03/09/2009EPA Awards TDA Research, Inc. $225,000 for Development Process to Produce Low-Cost Biodiesel
03/03/2009Denver ranks seventh in nation in energy-efficient buildings
02/10/2009Wyoming and Kansas Refiners Agree to Settle Clean Air Act Violations
02/02/2009Industrial Builders to pay $8,690 for damages to Heart River near Mandan
01/12/2009Riverton, Wyo., sulfuric acid manufacturer agrees to reduce air pollution
01/08/2009Citation Oil and Gas pays penalty for spill to North Fork Powder River (Wyo.)
01/07/2009EPA orders restoration of Sage Creek near Cody
12/22/2008EPA finalizes air quality nonattainment designations for Utah counties
12/22/2008EPA finalizes air quality nonattainment designation for Libby, Mont.
12/18/2008Summary of enforcement actions to ensure safe drinking water in Montana, Utah and Wyoming
12/17/2008Grants promote community health and environmental justice in Colorado
12/15/2008EPA orders restoration of damaged section of Left Hand Creek in Longmont

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