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• State of Washington, federal agencies finalize agreement on future of tank waste cleanup at Hanford Site

  Amendments to cleanup agreements finalized following public input process

  EPA News Release: State of Washington, federal agencies finalize agreement on future of tank waste cleanup at Hanford Site

  • Release Date: January 10, 2025

• State and federal agencies respond to public comments, move forward on plans for cleaning up tank waste at Hanford Site

  EPA News Release: State and federal agencies respond to public comments, move forward on plans for cleaning up tank waste at Hanford Site

  • Release Date: December 19, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $400,000 in Brownfields Job Training Grant to Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University under Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $400,000 in Brownfields Job Training Grant to Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University under Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: December 18, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $500,000 Brownfields Job Training Grant to the Center for Nonprofit Advancement in Washington D.C. under Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $500,000 Brownfields Job Training Grant to the Center for Nonprofit Advancement in Washington D.C. under Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: December 18, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $500,000 in Brownfields Job Training Grant to Groundwork Richmond under Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $500,000 in Brownfields Job Training Grant to Groundwork Richmond under Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: December 18, 2024

• EPA adds Upper Columbia River site to the Superfund National Priorities List to protect public health from metals contamination

  EPA News Release: EPA adds Upper Columbia River site to the Superfund National Priorities List to protect public health from metals contamination

  • Release Date: December 13, 2024

• EPA selects three Alaska Native organizations for $3.8M to assess and clean up legacy contamination

  EPA News Release: EPA selects three Alaska Native organizations for $3.8M to assess and clean up legacy contamination

  • Release Date: December 9, 2024

• EPA and Unified Command partners host community meeting to discuss progress at Fairmont Brine Site

  EPA News Release: EPA and Unified Command partners host community meeting to discuss progress at Fairmont Brine Site

  • Release Date: November 14, 2024

• 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

• EPA begins next phase of cleanup at Bainbridge Island Wyckoff Superfund site

  $80 million from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds next 3 years of work

  EPA News Release: EPA begins next phase of cleanup at Bainbridge Island Wyckoff Superfund site

  • Release Date: September 5, 2024

• EPA proposes adding JH Baxter site in West Eugene to Superfund cleanup list

  EPA News Release: EPA proposes adding JH Baxter site in West Eugene to Superfund cleanup list

  • Release Date: September 4, 2024

• EPA begins cleanup work at JH Baxter facility in Eugene, Oregon

  EPA will begin cleanup, also known as a time-critical removal action, at the J.H. Baxter facility in West Eugene, Oregon.

  • Release Date: August 5, 2024

• EPA Issues Cleanup Plan for Shaffer Equipment Superfund Site in Minden, West Virginia

  Major milestone since site added to the National Priorities List in 2019

  EPA News Release: EPA Issues Cleanup Plan for Shaffer Equipment Superfund Site in Minden, West Virginia

  • Release Date: July 9, 2024

• EPA visits Erie to celebrate, highlight historic investment of $5.5 million in Brownfields grants to be used throughout the county

  EPA News Release: EPA visits Erie to celebrate, highlight historic investment of $5.5 million in Brownfields grants to be used throughout the county

  • Release Date: May 30, 2024

• EPA issues Superfund cleanup plan for East Waterway

  Aggressive plan would cleanup over 120 acres of contaminated sediment

  EPA News Release: EPA issues Superfund cleanup plan for East Waterway

  • Release Date: May 29, 2024