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• EPA announces $27.5 million in funding for Puget Sound

  National Estuary Program provides funds for state, local, tribal, and federal projects.

  EPA News Release: EPA announces $27.5 million in funding for Puget Sound

  • Release Date: October 31, 2019

• EPA offers first-ever grants to reduce toxics in Columbia River

  EPA News Release: EPA offers first-ever grants to reduce toxics in Columbia River

  • Release Date: October 31, 2019

• EPA Issues Final Rule on Stationary Compression Ignition Engines to Provide Affordable, Reliable Energy to Remote Alaskan Communities with Support of Alaska Delegation

  Amendments expected to reduce particulate matter emissions by 80%

  EPA News Release: EPA Issues Final Rule on Stationary Compression Ignition Engines to Provide Affordable, Reliable Energy to Remote Alaskan Communities with Support of Alaska Delegation

  • Release Date: October 30, 2019

• EPA selects Zender Environmental Health and Research Group and the Alaska Forum, Inc. for $400,000 in Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grants

  Agency: Brownfields Job Training Grants Provide Skilled Workers for Alaska Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA selects Zender Environmental Health and Research Group and the Alaska Forum, Inc. for $400,000 in Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grants

  • Release Date: October 24, 2019

• EPA invites Tacoma and Seattle to apply for $115 million in loans for wastewater projects

  $98 million Lake Washington Ship Canal, $17 million Tacoma wastewater projects are eligible

  EPA News Release: EPA invites Tacoma and Seattle to apply for $115 million in loans for wastewater projects

  • Release Date: October 24, 2019

• EPA invites Portland and Beaverton to apply for $600 million in water loans

  Bull Run, Beaverton projects focus on critical reliability upgrades to protect public health

  EPA News Release: EPA invites Portland and Beaverton to apply for $600 million in water loans

  • Release Date: October 22, 2019

• EPA and East Valley Cattle, LLC, settle federal wetland violations near Burley, Idaho

  Landowner paid penalty, will restore damaged bed and banks of Raft River

  EPA News Release: EPA and East Valley Cattle, LLC, settle federal wetland violations near Burley, Idaho

  • Release Date: October 22, 2019

• State of Alaska and Fairbanks North Star Borough Receive $5 Million EPA Grant to Improve Air Quality in Fairbanks

  EPA News Release: State of Alaska and Fairbanks North Star Borough Receive $5 Million EPA Grant to Improve Air Quality in Fairbanks

  • Release Date: October 17, 2019

• EPA Issues Supplemental Proposal for Renewable Fuels Volumes

  EPA News Release: EPA Issues Supplemental Proposal for Renewable Fuels Volumes

  • Release Date: October 15, 2019

• Lane Regional Air Protection Agency awarded EPA grant for nearly $5 million to improve air quality in Oakridge, OR

  Five-year investment expected to net long-term benefits for area residents

  EPA News Release: Lane Regional Air Protection Agency awarded EPA grant for nearly $5 million to improve air quality in Oakridge, OR

  • Release Date: October 9, 2019

• EPA commemorates $640 million in water infrastructure loans to Tualatin Valley Water District and the city of Hillsboro

  EPA News Release: EPA commemorates $640 million in water infrastructure loans to Tualatin Valley Water District and the city of Hillsboro

  • Release Date: October 9, 2019

• EPA’s environmental education grants help Northwest communities spur ecological awareness and local stewardship

  EPA News Release: EPA’s environmental education grants help Northwest communities spur ecological awareness and local stewardship

  • Release Date: October 7, 2019

• Leading Shippers, Carriers and Logistics Firms Earn EPA Distinction for Efficiency

  EPA News Release: Leading Shippers, Carriers and Logistics Firms Earn EPA Distinction for Efficiency

  • Release Date: October 7, 2019

• President Trump Delivers on a Key Promise to American Farmers as EPA, USDA Announce Agreement on Promoting Biofuels

  EPA News Release: President Trump Delivers on a Key Promise to American Farmers as EPA, USDA Announce Agreement on Promoting Biofuels

  • Release Date: October 4, 2019

• What They Are Saying: President Trump Delivers on a Key Promise to American Farmers as EPA, USDA Announce Agreement on Promoting Biofuels

  EPA News Release: What They Are Saying: President Trump Delivers on a Key Promise to American Farmers as EPA, USDA Announce Agreement on Promoting Biofuels

  • Release Date: October 4, 2019