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• EPA to provide Oregon with $32.3 million for critical water projects

  State estimates plans will cost $190 million for wastewater, $35 million for drinking water projects

  EPA News Release: EPA to provide Oregon with $32.3 million for critical water projects

  • Release Date: December 9, 2019

• Recent EPA enforcement cases throughout the Pacific Northwest

  Actions finalized in July and August

  EPA News Release: Recent EPA enforcement cases throughout the Pacific Northwest

  • Release Date: December 3, 2019

• EPA awards $5.6 million in grants to reduce diesel pollution

  Diesel pollution reduction projects in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska get a big boost

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $5.6 million in grants to reduce diesel pollution

  • Release Date: November 21, 2019

• EPA awards environmental justice grants to communities and tribes in Alaska, Oregon and Washington

  Funding aims to empower underserved communities working on solutions to local environmental and public health issues

  EPA News Release: EPA awards environmental justice grants to communities and tribes in Alaska, Oregon and Washington

  • Release Date: November 5, 2019

• EPA Grant of More Than $388,000 Will Help Manage Hazardous Waste in Arkansas

  EPA News Release: EPA Grant of More Than $388,000 Will Help Manage Hazardous Waste in Arkansas

  • Release Date: November 5, 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 reminds citizens to take additional steps if handling mercury; children are particularly sensitive

  EPA News Release: EPA reminds citizens to take additional steps if handling mercury; children are particularly sensitive

  • Release Date: October 31, 2019

• EPA approves Arkansas Clean-air plan for transport of sulfur dioxide

  EPA News Release: EPA approves Arkansas Clean-air plan for transport of sulfur dioxide

  • Release Date: October 18, 2019

• EPA provides regulatory certainty in Arkansas; clears state backlog of clean-air plans

  EPA News Release: EPA provides regulatory certainty in Arkansas; clears state backlog of clean-air plans

  • Release Date: October 17, 2019

• EPA and Arkansas protect future generations by reducing diesel emissions

  EPA News Release: EPA and Arkansas protect future generations by reducing diesel emissions

  • Release Date: October 16, 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

• 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

• EPA, U.S. Army Repeal 2015 Rule Defining “Waters of the United States” Ending Regulatory Patchwork

  EPA News Release: EPA, U.S. Army Repeal 2015 Rule Defining “Waters of the United States” Ending Regulatory Patchwork

  • Release Date: September 12, 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