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• 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 Awards nearly $1.4 Million Grant to Improve and Protect Nevada’s Water Quality

  Approval of Nevada’s Nonpoint Source Management Plan leverages local partnerships

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards nearly $1.4 Million Grant to Improve and Protect Nevada’s Water Quality

  • Release Date: December 1, 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

• EPA’s Pacific Southwest Region Delivers Results by Reducing Permit Backlog, Identifying Formerly Contaminated Properties for Reuse

  EPA News Release: EPA’s Pacific Southwest Region Delivers Results by Reducing Permit Backlog, Identifying Formerly Contaminated Properties for Reuse

  • Release Date: November 12, 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 Announces $160,000 Grant to Nevada’s greenUP! to Support Green Manufacturing, Pollution Prevention

  $1.16 million awarded for pollution source reduction nationwide

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $160,000 Grant to Nevada’s greenUP! to Support Green Manufacturing, Pollution Prevention

  • Release Date: November 5, 2020

• EPA Awards $20.5 Million for Infrastructure to Protect Surface Waters and Drinking Water in Nevada

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $20.5 Million for Infrastructure to Protect Surface Waters and Drinking Water in Nevada

  • Release Date: October 26, 2020

• EPA Awards $346.8 Million for Infrastructure to Protect Surface Waters and Drinking Water in the Pacific Southwest Region

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $346.8 Million for Infrastructure to Protect Surface Waters and Drinking Water in the Pacific Southwest Region

  • Release Date: October 26, 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 and Clark County reach agreement over unpermitted Laughlin Lagoon Dredging Project

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA and Clark County reach agreement over unpermitted Laughlin Lagoon Dredging Project

  • Release Date: September 28, 2020

• U.S. EPA Selects Organizations in the Pacific Southwest to Receive Pollution Prevention Grants

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA Selects Organizations in the Pacific Southwest to Receive Pollution Prevention Grants

  • Release Date: September 23, 2020

• U.S. EPA awards nearly $100,000 to address microplastic pollution in Lake Tahoe

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA awards nearly $100,000 to address microplastic pollution in Lake Tahoe

  • Release Date: August 25, 2020

• EPA Awards Nearly $800,000 to University of Nevada Reno to Advance Research for Evaluating Chemical Toxicokinetics

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Nearly $800,000 to University of Nevada Reno to Advance Research for Evaluating Chemical Toxicokinetics

  • Release Date: August 5, 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