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• EPA, State and Local Partners Team up to Address PFAS in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska

  EPA Region 10 supports Pacific Northwest and Alaskan efforts to identify and reduce toxic threats

  EPA News Release: EPA, State and Local Partners Team up to Address PFAS in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska

  • Release Date: July 29, 2020

• EPA Releases Final Plan for Quendall Terminals Cleanup

  Creosote, coal tar have polluted land, Lake Washington sediments

  EPA News Release: EPA Releases Final Plan for Quendall Terminals Cleanup

  • Release Date: July 28, 2020

• EPA to begin time-critical removal work at Kaiser site in Mead, Washington

  Asbestos, PCBs at former aluminum smelter pose risks to people

  EPA News Release: EPA to begin time-critical removal work at Kaiser site in Mead, Washington

  • Release Date: July 23, 2020

• EPA proposes to remove all or part of three Washington Superfund sites from the National Priorities List

  Washington sites affected by today’s announcement: American Crossarm & Conduit (Chehalis), Northside Landfill (Spokane) and the soils portion of Queen City Farms (Maple Valley). Public is invited to comment.

  EPA News Release: EPA proposes to remove all or part of three Washington Superfund sites from the National Priorities List

  • Release Date: July 14, 2020

• Bogus Basin Recreational Association and EPA settle alleged stormwater violations at ski area near Boise, Idaho

  EPA News Release: Bogus Basin Recreational Association and EPA settle alleged stormwater violations at ski area near Boise, Idaho

  • Release Date: July 8, 2020

• Drinking water protection projects in Oregon and Washington get $400,000 boost from federal and state drinking water partnership grants

  Drinking Water Providers Partnership grants benefit clean water, people, salmon and trout

  EPA News Release: Drinking water protection projects in Oregon and Washington get $400,000 boost from federal and state drinking water partnership grants

  • Release Date: July 6, 2020

• EPA awards Idaho Department of Environmental Quality just over $2 million to protect water quality statewide

  EPA partners with Idaho to protect and restore watersheds, streams and groundwater

  EPA News Release: EPA awards Idaho Department of Environmental Quality just over $2 million to protect water quality statewide

  • Release Date: July 1, 2020

• EPA orders online marketplace to stop selling illegal pesticides

  Chalk, other illegal and mislabelled products pose serious risks to kids, elderly, pets

  EPA News Release: EPA orders online marketplace to stop selling illegal pesticides

  • Release Date: December 20, 2019

• EPA, BP settle hazardous waste violations at North Slope

  BP failed to maintain adequate insurance to protect third parties against damages from hazardous waste

  EPA News Release: EPA, BP settle hazardous waste violations at North Slope

  • Release Date: December 16, 2019

• 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

• EPA to provide Washington with $52.1 million for critical water projects

  State estimates plans will cost $120 million for wastewater, $22 million for drinking water projects

  EPA News Release: EPA to provide Washington with $52.1 million for critical water projects

  • Release Date: December 9, 2019

• EPA provides $20.5 million for Alaska plan to improve drinking water, wastewater infrastructure

  State estimates $56 million for wastewater, $28.7 million for drinking water projects

  EPA News Release: EPA provides $20.5 million for Alaska plan to improve drinking water, wastewater infrastructure

  • Release Date: December 5, 2019

• EPA provides $18.8 million for Idaho plan to improve drinking water, wastewater infrastructure

  State estimates $72 million for wastewater, $61 million for drinking water projects

  EPA News Release: EPA provides $18.8 million for Idaho plan to improve drinking water, wastewater infrastructure

  • Release Date: December 5, 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