AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 minutes agoDrinking Water Funding: The EPA announced $1.6 million in grants for drinking-water upgrades across Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming, targeting PFAS, lead removal, and small/rural system needs. Local Water Grants: North Dakota and Minnesota also received federal SmaRT Drinking Water Assistance Program funding—$205,000 for ND and $378,000 for MN—to help communities tackle infrastructure and contaminant risks. Plastics Fight: Seventeen Republican attorneys general, including North Dakota’s Marty Jackley, sued California over its single-use plastics packaging law, arguing it will raise costs nationwide. Pipeline Protest Settlement: North Dakota is set to recover nearly $38 million from the federal government tied to the 2016-17 Dakota Access Pipeline protest costs. Wildlife & Outdoors: Park officials in Williams County are urging “clean camping” habits as summer use climbs, warning that trash left behind harms wildlife and other visitors. Weather Watch: Forecasts warn of elevated severe weather risk across the Northern Plains, including damaging winds, large hail, and tornado potential.
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