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• Statement from EPA Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator on life and legacy of former Maryland State Sen. Bernie Fowler

  EPA News Release: Statement from EPA Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator on life and legacy of former Maryland State Sen. Bernie Fowler

  • Release Date: December 14, 2021

• EPA Invites Baltimore to apply for $36 million to help modernize city’s water infrastructure

  EPA News Release: EPA Invites Baltimore to apply for $36 million to help modernize city’s water infrastructure

  • Release Date: December 9, 2021

• EPA Awards Mid-Atlantic Regional Air Management Association Nearly $1.4 million for Diesel Emissions Reduction Project

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Mid-Atlantic Regional Air Management Association Nearly $1.4 million for Diesel Emissions Reduction Project

  • Release Date: December 9, 2021

• EPA Invites Idaho, Oregon, and Washington Projects to Apply for Water Infrastructure Loans

  Projects will help modernize water infrastructure, protect public health, and increase community resilience

  EPA News Release: EPA Invites Idaho, Oregon, and Washington Projects to Apply for Water Infrastructure Loans

  • Release Date: December 3, 2021

• Maryland to get $141.2 million in water infrastructure funding that prioritizes underserved communities

  EPA News Release: Maryland to get $141.2 million in water infrastructure funding that prioritizes underserved communities

  • Release Date: December 2, 2021

• EPA awards Portland Area Indian Health Board $445,000 to test for lead in drinking water at schools and childcare centers

  EPA News Release: EPA awards Portland Area Indian Health Board $445,000 to test for lead in drinking water at schools and childcare centers

  • Release Date: November 23, 2021

• EPA to help schools in Oregon and Washington become Community Cleaner Air and Cooling Centers

  Schools will receive technical assistance to create cleaner air and neighborhood cooling refuges in vulnerable communities impacted by wildfire smoke and extreme heat events

  EPA News Release: EPA to help schools in Oregon and Washington become Community Cleaner Air and Cooling Centers

  • Release Date: November 1, 2021

• Cowan Systems LLC Awarded Top Environmental Performers and Leaders for Freight Supply Chain Efficiency

  EPA News Release: Cowan Systems LLC Awarded Top Environmental Performers and Leaders for Freight Supply Chain Efficiency

  • Release Date: October 29, 2021

• EPA reaches settlements with 41 Idaho, Oregon, and Washington home renovators for lead-based paint violations

  Lead paint safety training for contractors, community education workshops offered this fall

  EPA News Release: EPA reaches settlements with 41 Idaho, Oregon, and Washington home renovators for lead-based paint violations

  • Release Date: October 25, 2021

• EPA awards $2.3 million to Maryland to control polluted runoff, restore water quality

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $2.3 million to Maryland to control polluted runoff, restore water quality

  • Release Date: October 5, 2021

• EPA settles with Riverbend Landfill in McMinnville over toxic air emissions

  Waste Management, Inc., agrees to pay $104k penalty and make immediate improvements

  EPA News Release: EPA settles with Riverbend Landfill in McMinnville over toxic air emissions

  • Release Date: September 30, 2021

• EPA fines Portland, Oregon glass company $39k for violating toxic chemical reporting rules

  Owens-Brockway Glass failed to report chromium used in glassmaking

  EPA News Release: EPA fines Portland, Oregon glass company $39k for violating toxic chemical reporting rules

  • Release Date: September 16, 2021

• EPA settles with Union Pacific Railroad for Clean Water Act Violations in Oregon

  Settlement resolves claims stemming from 2016 UPRR train derailment, spill, and fire

  EPA News Release: EPA settles with Union Pacific Railroad for Clean Water Act Violations in Oregon

  • Release Date: September 15, 2021

• EPA Proposes Bradford Island near Bonneville Dam in the Columbia River to the National Priorities or “Superfund” List

  EPA: Soil, Water, and Columbia River bottom near Army Corps facility are contaminated with PCBs, PAHs, heavy metals, and other contaminants.

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Bradford Island near Bonneville Dam in the Columbia River to the National Priorities or “Superfund” List

  • Release Date: September 8, 2021

• EPA Proposes Adding Bear Creek Sediments Site to Superfund List

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Adding Bear Creek Sediments Site to Superfund List

  • Release Date: September 8, 2021