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• EPA Administrator Regan and National Tribal Caucus Chair Wagner Co-Chair 2021 National Tribal Operations Committee Meeting

  EPA News Release: EPA Administrator Regan and National Tribal Caucus Chair Wagner Co-Chair 2021 National Tribal Operations Committee Meeting

  • Release Date: September 30, 2021

• EPA settles with Riverbend Landfill in McMinnville over toxic air emissions

  Waste Management, Inc., agrees to pay $104k penalty and make immediate improvements

  EPA News Release: EPA settles with Riverbend Landfill in McMinnville over toxic air emissions

  • Release Date: September 30, 2021

• EPA awards 15 Northwest tribes nearly $2 million for water quality improvement and wetland program development

  EPA News Release: EPA awards 15 Northwest tribes nearly $2 million for water quality improvement and wetland program development

  • Release Date: September 30, 2021

• EPA Announces 2021 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award Winners in the Pacific Northwest

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces 2021 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award Winners in the Pacific Northwest

  • Release Date: September 21, 2021

• EPA fines Portland, Oregon glass company $39k for violating toxic chemical reporting rules

  Owens-Brockway Glass failed to report chromium used in glassmaking

  EPA News Release: EPA fines Portland, Oregon glass company $39k for violating toxic chemical reporting rules

  • Release Date: September 16, 2021

• EPA settles with Union Pacific Railroad for Clean Water Act Violations in Oregon

  Settlement resolves claims stemming from 2016 UPRR train derailment, spill, and fire

  EPA News Release: EPA settles with Union Pacific Railroad for Clean Water Act Violations in Oregon

  • Release Date: September 15, 2021

• Commission for Environmental Cooperation Launches EJ4Climate, $2 Million Environmental Justice and Climate Resilience Grant Program

  New North American grant program will address environmental inequality and promote community-level innovation and climate adaptation.

  EPA News Release: Commission for Environmental Cooperation Launches EJ4Climate, $2 Million Environmental Justice and Climate Resilience Grant Program

  • Release Date: September 14, 2021

• Administrator Regan Discusses Climate Change and Environmental Justice with Mexico and Canada at CEC Council Session

  EPA News Release: Administrator Regan Discusses Climate Change and Environmental Justice with Mexico and Canada at CEC Council Session

  • Release Date: September 10, 2021

• U.S. EPA and UNEP Partner to Protect Human Health and the Environment

  Activities will contribute to the success of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA and UNEP Partner to Protect Human Health and the Environment

  • Release Date: September 8, 2021

• EPA Proposes Bradford Island near Bonneville Dam in the Columbia River to the National Priorities or “Superfund” List

  EPA: Soil, Water, and Columbia River bottom near Army Corps facility are contaminated with PCBs, PAHs, heavy metals, and other contaminants.

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Bradford Island near Bonneville Dam in the Columbia River to the National Priorities or “Superfund” List

  • Release Date: September 8, 2021