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• EPA finalizes plan to reduce harmful air pollution from oil and gas sources on the Uintah and Ouray Reservation in northeast Utah

  EPA News Release: EPA finalizes plan to reduce harmful air pollution from oil and gas sources on the Uintah and Ouray Reservation in northeast Utah

  • Release Date: December 8, 2022

• Biden-Harris Administration announces $1,284,587 for three community air pollution monitoring projects in Utah

  Largest investment for community air monitoring in EPA history funded by President Biden’s Climate and Economic Plans

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces $1,284,587 for three community air pollution monitoring projects in Utah

  • Release Date: November 3, 2022

• Community Air Pollution Monitoring Projects in Idaho and Other States to Receive $500,000 in EPA Funding

  EPA News Release: Community Air Pollution Monitoring Projects in Idaho and Other States to Receive $500,000 in EPA Funding

  • Release Date: November 3, 2022

• Biden-Harris Administration announces $4,740,000 from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Utah School Districts

  Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces $4,740,000 from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Utah School Districts

  • Release Date: October 26, 2022

• Idaho School Districts receive $5 Million from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program

  Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleets

  EPA News Release: Idaho School Districts receive $5 Million from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program

  • Release Date: October 26, 2022

• EPA Region 8 acts to reduce childhood Lead-Based Paint exposure through compliance with the Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule  

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 8 acts to reduce childhood Lead-Based Paint exposure through compliance with the Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule  

  • Release Date: October 24, 2022

• EPA fines 22 home renovators and contractors for lead-based paint safety violations in Idaho and Washington

  EPA News Release: EPA fines 22 home renovators and contractors for lead-based paint safety violations in Idaho and Washington

  • Release Date: October 24, 2022

• EPA Awards $750,000 Pollution Prevention Grants to Oregon, Idaho and the Knik Tribal Council, Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $750,000 Pollution Prevention Grants to Oregon, Idaho and the Knik Tribal Council, Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  • Release Date: October 19, 2022

• EPA proposes revisions to Federal Air Rules for Reservations, seeks public comment

  EPA News Release: EPA proposes revisions to Federal Air Rules for Reservations, seeks public comment

  • Release Date: October 14, 2022

• EPA community meeting to present update on ethylene oxide risk in Sandy, Utah: October 20   

  Agency will present information on national EtO efforts and the results of recent risk modeling in the immediate vicinity of the BD Medical sterilization facility

  EPA News Release: EPA community meeting to present update on ethylene oxide risk in Sandy, Utah: October 20   

  • Release Date: October 12, 2022

• EPA celebrates recreational improvements along the Ogden and Weber Rivers to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Clean Water Act

  EPA News Release: EPA celebrates recreational improvements along the Ogden and Weber Rivers to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Clean Water Act

  • Release Date: September 19, 2022

• EPA announces $63 million in historic federal funding to Utah for clean watersheds and drinking water

  EPA News Release: EPA announces $63 million in historic federal funding to Utah for clean watersheds and drinking water

  • Release Date: September 16, 2022

• EPA Announces $79 Million Investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Protect and Restore the Columbia River Basin

  Up to $6.9 million in Clean Water Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding will be awarded to reduce toxics in fish and water, address climate impacts in communities throughout the Basin

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $79 Million Investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Protect and Restore the Columbia River Basin

  • Release Date: August 10, 2022

• Three Utah organizations to receive nearly $6 million to advance environmental cleanups 

  Utah DEQ, City of Green River and Salt Lake County among 265 nationwide to receive Brownfields Cleanup, Assessment and Revolving Loan Fund Grants to help build a better America while advancing environmental justice 

  EPA News Release: Three Utah organizations to receive nearly $6 million to advance environmental cleanups 

  • Release Date: May 12, 2022

• EPA recognizes Colorado, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming manufacturing plants among most energy-efficient of 2021

  Seven plants among 93 nationwide receive ENERGY STAR certification

  EPA News Release: EPA recognizes Colorado, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming manufacturing plants among most energy-efficient of 2021

  • Release Date: March 15, 2022