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Santee Sioux Nation Remains Under Manganese Drinking Water Advisory
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release:

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Santee Sioux Nation Remains Under Manganese Drinking Water Advisory

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LENEXA, KAN. (OCT. 10, 2025) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 would like to clarify the following information after receiving community feedback on the status of the Santee Sioux Nation's drinking water advisory for manganese.

EPA's Oct. 2, 2025, press release does not change the status of the previously issued drinking water advisory for manganese, and the Santee Sioux Nation remains under a drinking ... Show Full Article

SBA Relief Still Available to the Crow Tribe of Montana Private Nonprofits Affected by May Storm
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release:

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SBA Relief Still Available to the Crow Tribe of Montana Private Nonprofits Affected by May Storm

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Special announcement

Senate Democrats voted to block a clean federal funding bill (H.R. 5371), leading to a government shutdown that is preventing the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) from serving America's 36 million small businesses.

Every day that Senate Democrats continue to oppose a clean funding bill, they are stopping an estimated 320 small businesses ... Show Full Article

SBA Relief Still Available to Texas Businesses, Nonprofits and Residents Affected by July Adverse Weather
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release:

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SBA Relief Still Available to Texas Businesses, Nonprofits and Residents Affected by July Adverse Weather

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Special announcement

Senate Democrats voted to block a clean federal funding bill (H.R. 5371), leading to a government shutdown that is preventing the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) from serving America's 36 million small businesses.

Every day that Senate Democrats continue to oppose a clean funding bill, they are stopping an estimated 320 small ... Show Full Article

SBA Relief Still Available to Kansas Private Nonprofits Affected by June Storms
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release:

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SBA Relief Still Available to Kansas Private Nonprofits Affected by June Storms

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Special announcement

Senate Democrats voted to block a clean federal funding bill (H.R. 5371), leading to a government shutdown that is preventing the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) from serving America's 36 million small businesses.

Every day that Senate Democrats continue to oppose a clean funding bill, they are stopping an estimated 320 small businesses from accessing ... Show Full Article

SBA Deadline Approaching to Apply for Physical Disaster Loans for Private Nonprofits in North Carolina
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release:

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SBA Deadline Approaching to Apply for Physical Disaster Loans for Private Nonprofits in North Carolina

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Special announcement

Senate Democrats voted to block a clean federal funding bill (H.R. 5371), leading to a government shutdown that is preventing the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) from serving America's 36 million small businesses.

Every day that Senate Democrats continue to oppose a clean funding bill, they are stopping an estimated 320 small ... Show Full Article

Daily Update: EPA Cleanup Continues in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release:

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Daily Update: EPA Cleanup Continues in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

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DALLAS, TEXAS (Oct. 10, 2025) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to lead the cleanup of the impacted area in Roseland, Louisiana, following a fire at the Smitty's Supply facility on August 24.

Response by the Numbers:

-10,276,203 gallons of liquid wastes recovered

-6,360,375 gallons of liquid wastes removed for disposal

-22,400 feet of containment boom laid

-4,873 bales of sorbent material

-Over ... Show Full Article

"Water's Edge: The Art of Truman Lowe" Opens Oct. 24 at the National Museum of the American Indian
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The Smithsonian Institution National Museum of the American Indian issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2025:

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"Water's Edge: The Art of Truman Lowe" Opens Oct. 24 at the National Museum of the American Indian

The Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian will open "Water's Edge: The Art of Truman Lowe," the first major retrospective of the acclaimed Hoocak (Ho-Chunk) artist, at its museum in Washington, D.C. The exhibition opens to the public Oct. 24 and closes in January 2027.

This landmark exhibition brings together for the first time many ... Show Full Article