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• 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

• Federal judge orders Lower Yakima Valley dairies to test wells and provide alternative drinking water to area residents at risk from nitrate-contaminated wells

  EPA News Release: Federal judge orders Lower Yakima Valley dairies to test wells and provide alternative drinking water to area residents at risk from nitrate-contaminated wells

  • Release Date: December 18, 2024

• EPA announces $89M loan to enhance wastewater management in King County

  EPA News Release: EPA announces $89M loan to enhance wastewater management in King County

  • Release Date: December 18, 2024

• EPA announces $319M WIFIA loan for improvements to a critical drinking water system in Oregon

  EPA News Release: EPA announces $319M WIFIA loan for improvements to a critical drinking water system in Oregon

  • Release Date: December 16, 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 announces $8.4M for clean heavy-duty vehicles in Washington

  Funding for zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles, along with infrastructure and workforce development projects, to tackle climate change, reduce air pollution, and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: EPA announces $8.4M for clean heavy-duty vehicles in Washington

  • Release Date: December 11, 2024

• EPA announces $6.5M for clean heavy-duty vehicles in Oregon

  Funding for zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles, along with infrastructure and workforce development projects, to tackle climate change, reduce air pollution, and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: EPA announces $6.5M for clean heavy-duty vehicles in Oregon

  • Release Date: December 11, 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

• Renewed EPA wastewater permits require Haines, Sitka, Skagway, and Wrangell to significantly reduce bacteria from sewage discharges

  EPA News Release: Renewed EPA wastewater permits require Haines, Sitka, Skagway, and Wrangell to significantly reduce bacteria from sewage discharges

  • Release Date: December 5, 2024

• PSF, formerly Peter Pan Seafoods, pays $750K penalty for Clean Water Act violations in Valdez and King Cove, Alaska

  EPA News Release: PSF, formerly Peter Pan Seafoods, pays $750K penalty for Clean Water Act violations in Valdez and King Cove, Alaska

  • Release Date: December 5, 2024

• 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