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• EPA Awards $50,000 to Student Teams in Illinois for Innovative Technology Projects

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $50,000 to Student Teams in Illinois for Innovative Technology Projects

  • Release Date: December 16, 2020

• EPA awards grants to student teams in Colorado, Montana, South Dakota and Utah for innovative technology projects

  Five teams in EPA Region 8 among 32 nationwide to receive $25,000 each

  EPA News Release: EPA awards grants to student teams in Colorado, Montana, South Dakota and Utah for innovative technology projects

  • Release Date: December 16, 2020

• EPA issues permits for Dewey-Burdock uranium recovery project near Edgemont, South Dakota

  Permits to Powertech USA ensure groundwater protection, reflect multi-year review and comment process

  EPA News Release: EPA issues permits for Dewey-Burdock uranium recovery project near Edgemont, South Dakota

  • Release Date: November 24, 2020

• Nearing full implementation, EPA’s Lean Management System delivers results in EPA Region 8

  EPA News Release: Nearing full implementation, EPA’s Lean Management System delivers results in EPA Region 8

  • Release Date: November 10, 2020

• EPA awards two University of Illinois System institutions nearly $200,000 to support innovative approaches to source reduction

  EPA News Release: EPA awards two University of Illinois System institutions nearly $200,000 to support innovative approaches to source reduction

  • Release Date: November 5, 2020

• University of Illinois at Chicago to receive $300,000 EPA grant for community project to reduce food waste

  EPA News Release: University of Illinois at Chicago to receive $300,000 EPA grant for community project to reduce food waste

  • Release Date: October 1, 2020

• Two Illinois companies win 2020 EPA Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award

  EPA News Release: Two Illinois companies win 2020 EPA Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award

  • Release Date: September 24, 2020

• EPA Awards Nearly $1 Million to University of Illinois to Research How to Control and Prevent Harmful Algal Blooms

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Nearly $1 Million to University of Illinois to Research How to Control and Prevent Harmful Algal Blooms

  • Release Date: September 17, 2020

• EPA Deletes DuPage County Landfill/Blackwell Forest Preserve from Superfund list

  EPA News Release: EPA Deletes DuPage County Landfill/Blackwell Forest Preserve from Superfund list

  • Release Date: September 9, 2020

• EPA Regional Administrator Visits Central Illinois, Highlights Over $6 Million for Clean Water Projects

  EPA News Release: EPA Regional Administrator Visits Central Illinois, Highlights Over $6 Million for Clean Water Projects

  • Release Date: August 27, 2020

• EPA Region 8 continues to aggressively address PFAS

  Building on assistance provided to Colorado, South Dakota and Wyoming, Trump Administration continues to address PFAS affecting water and drinking water resources

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 8 continues to aggressively address PFAS

  • Release Date: July 30, 2020

• EPA Region 8 actions protect public from coronavirus and other pathogens

  17 Advisory Letters and 14 Notice of Refusal of Admission Orders issued to companies selling and importing mislabeled and unregistered pesticide products

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 8 actions protect public from coronavirus and other pathogens

  • Release Date: July 30, 2020

• EPA Administrator Wheeler Appoints New Members to the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee

  EPA News Release: EPA Administrator Wheeler Appoints New Members to the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee

  • Release Date: June 17, 2020

• City of Aberdeen (S.D.) receives $300,000 to assess and revitalize properties

  Funds to identify cleanup needs and redevelopment opportunities at several locations, including Washington School and Northwestern Railroad site

  EPA News Release: City of Aberdeen (S.D.) receives $300,000 to assess and revitalize properties

  • Release Date: May 6, 2020

• Roscoe, South Dakota teacher Spencer Cody among winners of the President’s Innovation Award for Environmental Educators

  EPA News Release: Roscoe, South Dakota teacher Spencer Cody among winners of the President’s Innovation Award for Environmental Educators

  • Release Date: April 22, 2020