WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management announced that it expects to award up to two cooperative agreements for cultural and paleontological resource management in Wyoming. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $200,000 with a ceiling of $40,000 for each award in the program. The agency said the grant was associated with natural resources. The funding is open to state, county, city, township and special district governments; i  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $55,716 cooperative agreement to the Groundwork USA of Yonkers, New York, for the improvement of public access to the frontcountry or backcountry areas of Yellowstone National Park in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. The agency description of the grant states: "Projects will be selected from a long list of NPS priorities for summer 2019. Participating in the project will provide me  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $177,434 cooperative agreement to the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology for controlled ground water monitoring at the Yellowstone National Park in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. The funding opportunity number is P19AS00285 (CFDA 15.954). For more information, contact Tina Holland, 307/344-2082, Tina_Holland@nps.gov.  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $50,000 cooperative agreement to the Montana Conservation Corps for the rehabilitation of primary trails at the Yellowstone National Park in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. The funding opportunity number is P19AS00284 (CFDA 15.931). For more information, contact Tina Holland, 307/344-2082, Tina_Holland@nps.gov.  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $171,548 cooperative agreement to the Montana State University for the production of a historic resource study for Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming. The agency description of the grant states: "Devils Tower National Monument supports the enhancement of numerous interpretive and public/visitor facilities and activities. This project fulfills a public purpose by providi  more

DENVER, Colorado, June 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * - Agreement resolves violations of 2008 agreement to reduce pollutant emissions * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Justice, and the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) today announced that Sinclair Wyoming Refining Company (Sinclair) will pay $1.6 million in penalties and install additional pollution controls to resolve violations o  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $31,150 cooperative agreement to the University of Montana for National Register of Historic Places eligibility testing at archaeological sites in Wyoming. The agency description of the grant states: "The project facilitates the Secretary of the Interior's priority of modernizing our infrastructure though completion of National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) eligibility te  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $62,854 cooperative agreement to the University of Montana for inventory and evaluation of archaeological resources at the Yellowstone National Park in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. The funding opportunity number is P19AS00292 (CFDA 15.945). For more information, contact Tina Holland, 307/344-2082, Tina_Holland@nps.gov.  more