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• EPA challenge seeks innovative solutions for reducing indoor air pollution from western wildfires

  EPA News Release: EPA challenge seeks innovative solutions for reducing indoor air pollution from western wildfires

  • Release Date: February 17, 2021

• EPA settles Boise asbestos case with “Wright Brothers, the Building Company” and “First Team Restoration”

  Companies will pay $36,300 penalty for renovation violations

  EPA News Release: EPA settles Boise asbestos case with “Wright Brothers, the Building Company” and “First Team Restoration”

  • Release Date: February 12, 2021

• EPA reaches major cleanup agreement for the Portland Harbor Superfund Site, 100 percent of site now in active engineering design phase

  Settlement with businesses, federal, state, and local agencies for remedial design of the Swan Island Basin area brings the last and largest area into active cleanup work

  EPA News Release: EPA reaches major cleanup agreement for the Portland Harbor Superfund Site, 100 percent of site now in active engineering design phase

  • Release Date: February 12, 2021

• EPA settles stormwater case with KAG West of Tacoma

  Company paid $133,225 for failures leading to pollution in Commencement Bay

  EPA News Release: EPA settles stormwater case with KAG West of Tacoma

  • Release Date: February 11, 2021

• EPA penalizes Shell for Anacortes refinery release

  Company pays $191,000 penalty for 2015 event that sickened locals

  EPA News Release: EPA penalizes Shell for Anacortes refinery release

  • Release Date: February 10, 2021

• EPA orders Amazon to halt illegal pesticides sales

  EPA News Release: EPA orders Amazon to halt illegal pesticides sales

  • Release Date: February 9, 2021

• EPA offers $120,000 in grant funds to support healthy, resilient, and sustainable communities in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington

  EPA News Release: EPA offers $120,000 in grant funds to support healthy, resilient, and sustainable communities in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington

  • Release Date: February 9, 2021

• EPA settles with Emerald Kalama Chemical, LLC over hazardous waste handling, storage violations

  Facility agrees to modify practice and pay penalty to settle alleged violations

  EPA News Release: EPA settles with Emerald Kalama Chemical, LLC over hazardous waste handling, storage violations

  • Release Date: February 8, 2021

• EPA Awards up to $9.24 Million Nationwide in Beach Water Quality Monitoring Grants

  States and tribes in the Pacific Northwest & Alaska net up to $702,000 to help keep coastal waters safe for swimming

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards up to $9.24 Million Nationwide in Beach Water Quality Monitoring Grants

  • Release Date: May 23, 2019

• Cloned: EPA Awards up to $9.24 Million Nationwide in Beach Water Quality Monitoring Grants

  States and tribes in the Pacific Northwest & Alaska net up to $702,000 to help keep coastal waters safe for swimming

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards up to $9.24 Million Nationwide in Beach Water Quality Monitoring Grants

  • Release Date: May 23, 2019

• Manke Lumber Stormwater Settlement with EPA Will Reduce Water Pollution, Enhance Salmon Habitat

  EPA News Release: Manke Lumber Stormwater Settlement with EPA Will Reduce Water Pollution, Enhance Salmon Habitat

  • Release Date: May 20, 2019

• Portland Harbor Superfund agreement aims to drive new cleanup plans throughout the Lower Willamette River

  City and state to provide $24M in incentive funding to bring responsible parties into cleanup planning

  EPA News Release: Portland Harbor Superfund agreement aims to drive new cleanup plans throughout the Lower Willamette River

  • Release Date: May 10, 2019

• EPA Announces Availability of $2.6 Billion in New Funding to Improve Water Infrastructure Across the United States

  $18.8 Million for Idaho

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Availability of $2.6 Billion in New Funding to Improve Water Infrastructure Across the United States

  • Release Date: May 9, 2019

• EPA Announces Availability of $2.6 Billion in New Funding to Improve Water Infrastructure Across the United States

  $20.5 Million for Alaska

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Availability of $2.6 Billion in New Funding to Improve Water Infrastructure Across the United States

  • Release Date: May 9, 2019

• EPA Announces Availability of $2.6 Billion in New Funding to Improve Water Infrastructure Across the United States

  $52.2 Million for Washington

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Availability of $2.6 Billion in New Funding to Improve Water Infrastructure Across the United States

  • Release Date: May 9, 2019