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• EPA penalizes Oregon company over $148,000 for installing ‘defeat devices’

  EPA News Release: EPA penalizes Oregon company over $148,000 for installing ‘defeat devices’

  • Release Date: July 21, 2023

• EPA penalizes Fairbanks company $117,000 for installing ‘defeat devices’

  EPA News Release: EPA penalizes Fairbanks company $117,000 for installing ‘defeat devices’

  • Release Date: July 21, 2023

• City of Sandy must pay $500,000 in penalties, limit sewer hookups under new agreement with EPA, USDOJ, DEQ

  EPA News Release: City of Sandy must pay $500,000 in penalties, limit sewer hookups under new agreement with EPA, USDOJ, DEQ

  • Release Date: July 18, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Takes Latest Step in National Phasedown of Climate-damaging Hydrofluorocarbons

  Final rule will implement 40% reduction starting in 2024 while advancing U.S. manufacturing and innovation

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Takes Latest Step in National Phasedown of Climate-damaging Hydrofluorocarbons

  • Release Date: July 11, 2023

• EPA and DEQ Invite Eugene Community to Attend July 12 Public Meeting to Discuss JH Baxter Facility Cleanup and Investigation

  EPA News Release: EPA and DEQ Invite Eugene Community to Attend July 12 Public Meeting to Discuss JH Baxter Facility Cleanup and Investigation

  • Release Date: July 10, 2023

• EPA Proposes Updates to Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Requirements for the Oil and Gas Sector

  Revisions to EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program required by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act would improve accuracy of the sector’s reported methane emissions, one of the major drivers of climate change

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Updates to Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting Requirements for the Oil and Gas Sector

  • Release Date: July 6, 2023

• EPA grants $5.6 million to Alaska to inventory drinking water service lines for lead in nearly 270 tribal and small disadvantaged communities  

  EPA News Release: EPA grants $5.6 million to Alaska to inventory drinking water service lines for lead in nearly 270 tribal and small disadvantaged communities  

  • Release Date: July 6, 2023

• EPA announces nearly $4 million for water systems in underserved communities across PNW and Alaska

  Nearly $4 million in grant funds will go to disadvantaged communities in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington to support access to clean and safe drinking water.

  • Release Date: June 30, 2023

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Energy Announce Partnership to Provide More than $1 Billion to Reduce Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Sector

  New federal agency collaboration leverages investments made possible by President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to protect communities from harmful pollution

  EPA News Release: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Energy Announce Partnership to Provide More than $1 Billion to Reduce Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Sector

  • Release Date: June 30, 2023

• EPA announces $278 million to improve water infrastructure for tribes and Alaska Native Villages

  EPA News Release: EPA announces $278 million to improve water infrastructure for tribes and Alaska Native Villages

  • Release Date: June 29, 2023

• EPA Finalizes New Renewable Fuel Standards to Strengthen U.S. Energy Security, Support U.S. Rural Economy, and Expand Production of Low-Carbon Fuels

  Final rule sets balanced biofuels growth from 2023 to 2025, reducing reliance on up to 140,000 barrels of foreign oil imports per day

  EPA News Release: EPA Finalizes New Renewable Fuel Standards to Strengthen U.S. Energy Security, Support U.S. Rural Economy, and Expand Production of Low-Carbon Fuels

  • Release Date: June 21, 2023

• Hecla Mining Company penalized $143,000 for hazardous waste management violations at Greens Creek Silver Mine in Southeast Alaska

  EPA News Release: Hecla Mining Company penalized $143,000 for hazardous waste management violations at Greens Creek Silver Mine in Southeast Alaska

  • Release Date: June 14, 2023

• EPA Statement on Wildfire Smoke

  EPA News Release: EPA Statement on Wildfire Smoke

  • Release Date: June 8, 2023

• EPA to award over $800,000 in grants to support water quality monitoring at Pacific Northwest and Alaska beaches to protect public health

  EPA News Release: EPA to award over $800,000 in grants to support water quality monitoring at Pacific Northwest and Alaska beaches to protect public health

  • Release Date: May 30, 2023

• EPA Encourages Sun Safety on ‘Don’t Fry Day’ as America Heads Into Holiday Weekend

  Learn more about a few simple steps to protect your skin and eye health while outdoors this summer

  EPA News Release: EPA Encourages Sun Safety on ‘Don’t Fry Day’ as America Heads Into Holiday Weekend

  • Release Date: May 26, 2023