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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 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

• 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

• EPA finalizes cleanup plan for Ballard Mine

  EPA News Release: EPA finalizes cleanup plan for Ballard Mine

  • Release Date: October 1, 2019

• Oregon Chemical Company settles with EPA for federal chemical reporting violations

  Company agrees to install emissions reduction equipment as part of settlement

  EPA News Release: Oregon Chemical Company settles with EPA for federal chemical reporting violations

  • Release Date: September 18, 2019

• National Estuaries Week kick-off: EPA awards $1.2 million for two Pacific Northwest estuaries

  EPA: “Tillamook and Lower Columbia estuaries are natural wonders and vital to local economies”

  EPA News Release: National Estuaries Week kick-off: EPA awards $1.2 million for two Pacific Northwest estuaries

  • Release Date: September 12, 2019

• EPA releases proposed plans for Quendall Terminals cleanup

  Public comment period runs September 9 to October 9

  EPA News Release: EPA releases proposed plans for Quendall Terminals cleanup

  • Release Date: September 9, 2019

• EPA, Delta Western, reach settlement over federal Clean Air Act violations at Juneau fuel terminal

  EPA: New pollution control equipment required by settlement will lower emissions, reduce risks.

  EPA News Release: EPA, Delta Western, reach settlement over federal Clean Air Act violations at Juneau fuel terminal

  • Release Date: September 5, 2019