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• EPA removes lead-contaminated soil at nine properties near Northport, WA to protect children and women of childbearing age

  EPA News Release: EPA removes lead-contaminated soil at nine properties near Northport, WA to protect children and women of childbearing age

  • Release Date: November 1, 2024

• Gebbers Farms pays $17,000 penalty for failing to protect workers from pesticides

  EPA News Release: Gebbers Farms pays $17,000 penalty for failing to protect workers from pesticides

  • Release Date: August 14, 2024

• EPA proposes PCBs cleanup plan for Spokane River

  Public can comment on plan until July 15

  EPA News Release: EPA proposes PCBs cleanup plan for Spokane River

  • Release Date: May 15, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Reports Significant Progress Toward Protecting Children from Lead Poisoning

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Reports Significant Progress Toward Protecting Children from Lead Poisoning

  • Release Date: May 9, 2024

• EPA issues Toxics Release Inventory 2021 report on chemical releases and waste management in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest

  EPA News Release: EPA issues Toxics Release Inventory 2021 report on chemical releases and waste management in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest

  • Release Date: March 16, 2023

• EPA Region 10 Announces Virtual Listening Session on PFAS Strategic Roadmap

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 10 Announces Virtual Listening Session on PFAS Strategic Roadmap

  • Release Date: February 22, 2023

• Valley Agronomics pays $144,400 EPA penalty for unsafe storage of pesticides

  Company cited for Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act violations

  EPA News Release: Valley Agronomics pays $144,400 EPA penalty for unsafe storage of pesticides

  • Release Date: December 6, 2022

• La EPA lanza la primera estrategia de toda la agencia para reducir la exposición al plomo y las disparidades en las comunidades de los Estados Unidos

  La estrategia para reducir los impactos de la exposición al plomo en comunidades de alto riesgo, se basa en inversiones históricas de la Ley Bipartidista de Infraestructura del Presidente Biden

  Comunicado de prensa de la EPA: La EPA lanza la primera estrategia de toda la agencia para reducir la exposición al plomo y las disparidades en las comunidades de los Estados Unidos.

  • Release Date: October 27, 2022

• EPA fines 22 home renovators and contractors for lead-based paint safety violations in Idaho and Washington

  EPA News Release: EPA fines 22 home renovators and contractors for lead-based paint safety violations in Idaho and Washington

  • Release Date: October 24, 2022

• New EPA Toxics Release Inventory report shows decline in chemical releases in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska

  EPA News Release: New EPA Toxics Release Inventory report shows decline in chemical releases in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska

  • Release Date: March 3, 2022

• EPA penalizes SGL Composites for failing to report releases of dangerous chemical

  EPA News Release: EPA penalizes SGL Composites for failing to report releases of dangerous chemical

  • Release Date: February 17, 2022

• EPA Announces Public Listening Session on the Draft Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities

  Pacific Northwest and Alaska regional listening session on Feb. 8

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Public Listening Session on the Draft Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities

  • Release Date: January 20, 2022

• EPA Wraps Up A Year of Significant Accomplishments

  Agency actions address the climate crisis, advance environmental justice, protect the health of communities, and restore the role of science

  EPA News Release: EPA Wraps Up A Year of Significant Accomplishments

  • Release Date: December 28, 2021

• EPA awards Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium $184,000 to test for lead in drinking water at schools, childcare centers

  EPA News Release: EPA awards Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium $184,000 to test for lead in drinking water at schools, childcare centers

  • Release Date: November 23, 2021

• EPA awards Portland Area Indian Health Board $445,000 to test for lead in drinking water at schools and childcare centers

  EPA News Release: EPA awards Portland Area Indian Health Board $445,000 to test for lead in drinking water at schools and childcare centers

  • Release Date: November 23, 2021