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• EPA penalizes Idaho property owner $88,000 for asbestos violations

  EPA News Release: EPA penalizes Idaho property owner $88,000 for asbestos violations

  • Release Date: August 31, 2023

• EPA Issues Fuel Waiver to Address Fuel Supply Disruptions in Florida Caused by Hurricane Idalia

  EPA News Release: EPA Issues Fuel Waiver to Address Fuel Supply Disruptions in Florida Caused by Hurricane Idalia

  • Release Date: August 30, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $350 Million in Grants to States to Cut Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Sector

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $350 Million in Grants to States to Cut Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Sector

  • Release Date: August 30, 2023

• EPA penalizes Yakima companies $194,000 for violating federal rules aimed at preventing accidental chemical releases

  EPA News Release: EPA penalizes Yakima companies $194,000 for violating federal rules aimed at preventing accidental chemical releases

  • Release Date: August 28, 2023

• EPA awards Portland State University over $640,000 for research

  EPA News Release: EPA awards Portland State University over $640,000 for research

  • Release Date: August 24, 2023

• DEQ and EPA lead cleanup of wood preservative release in Sheridan

  EPA News Release: DEQ and EPA lead cleanup of wood preservative release in Sheridan

  • Release Date: August 24, 2023

• EPA Initiates New Review of the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards to Reflect the Latest Science

  EPA News Release: EPA Initiates New Review of the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards to Reflect the Latest Science

  • Release Date: August 21, 2023

• Tribunal ordena a empresa de Washington que cumpla con las reglamentaciones y pague USD 850 000 por almacenar de forma ilegal sustancias químicas peligrosas e infringir las leyes ambientales federales

  EPA News Release: Tribunal ordena a empresa de Washington que cumpla con las reglamentaciones y pague USD 850 000 por almacenar de forma ilegal sustancias químicas peligrosas e infringir las leyes ambientales federales

  • Release Date: August 18, 2023

• Court orders Washington company to comply with regulations, pay $850k for illegally storing hazardous chemicals and violating federal environmental laws

  EPA News Release: Court orders Washington company to comply with regulations, pay $850k for illegally storing hazardous chemicals and violating federal environmental laws

  • Release Date: August 17, 2023

• EPA approves Washington’s Smoke Management Plan to allow strategic use of prescribed fires to manage forest health and protect air quality

  Updated plan provides more flexibility for managing prescribed burning while continuing to minimize air quality impacts from smoke.

  EPA News Release: EPA approves Washington’s Smoke Management Plan to allow strategic use of prescribed fires to manage forest health and protect air quality

  • Release Date: August 10, 2023

• EPA penalizes Alaska homebuilder $107,000 for violations of Clean Water Act

  EPA News Release: EPA penalizes Alaska homebuilder $107,000 for violations of Clean Water Act

  • Release Date: August 3, 2023

• EPA: Brock Maslonka to pay $50,000 penalty & fix damage from illegal dam

  EPA News Release: EPA: Brock Maslonka to pay $50,000 penalty & fix damage from illegal dam

  • Release Date: August 3, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $115 Million in Grants to Cut Harmful Diesel Engine Emissions

  Grant funding prioritized for areas already overburdened by air pollution

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $115 Million in Grants to Cut Harmful Diesel Engine Emissions

  • Release Date: August 2, 2023