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• 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 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 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

• EPA honors innovative and sustainable water infrastructure projects in Alaska, Idaho and Washington

  EPA News Release: EPA honors innovative and sustainable water infrastructure projects in Alaska, Idaho and Washington

  • Release Date: November 20, 2019

• EPA Recognizes Excellence and Innovation in Southern Arizona Clean Water Infrastructure Project

  EPA News Release: EPA Recognizes Excellence and Innovation in Southern Arizona Clean Water Infrastructure Project

  • Release Date: November 19, 2019

• EPA and Silver Bay Seafoods settle federal Clean Water Act discharge violations

  Seafood processor installs new treatment technology to reduce waste discharges

  EPA News Release: EPA and Silver Bay Seafoods settle federal Clean Water Act discharge violations

  • Release Date: November 6, 2019

• EPA awards environmental justice grants to communities and tribes in Alaska, Oregon and Washington

  Funding aims to empower underserved communities working on solutions to local environmental and public health issues

  EPA News Release: EPA awards environmental justice grants to communities and tribes in Alaska, Oregon and Washington

  • Release Date: November 5, 2019

• EPA selects Zender Environmental Health and Research Group and the Alaska Forum, Inc. for $400,000 in Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grants

  Agency: Brownfields Job Training Grants Provide Skilled Workers for Alaska Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA selects Zender Environmental Health and Research Group and the Alaska Forum, Inc. for $400,000 in Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grants

  • Release Date: October 24, 2019

• EPA and North Dakota DEQ establish procedures and policies for administration of State's self-audit law

  EPA News Release: EPA and North Dakota DEQ establish procedures and policies for administration of State's self-audit law

  • Release Date: October 7, 2019

• EPA Region 8 trucking companies earn distinction for efficiency

  Top performers in freight industry include firms based in Colorado, North Dakota and Utah

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 8 trucking companies earn distinction for efficiency

  • Release Date: October 7, 2019

• EPA awards North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality $3.8 million to improve water quality and watershed health

  EPA partners with the state and agriculture industry to protect and restore watersheds

  EPA News Release: EPA awards North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality $3.8 million to improve water quality and watershed health

  • Release Date: September 26, 2019

• EPA awards $500K to University of North Dakota to advance innovation and research on PFAS

  Grant among $6 million nationally to research potential environmental impacts of persistent chemical compounds in waste streams

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $500K to University of North Dakota to advance innovation and research on PFAS

  • Release Date: September 17, 2019

• EPA, Delta Western, reach settlement over federal Clean Air Act violations at Juneau fuel terminal

  EPA: New pollution control equipment required by settlement will lower emissions, reduce risks.

  EPA News Release: EPA, Delta Western, reach settlement over federal Clean Air Act violations at Juneau fuel terminal

  • Release Date: September 5, 2019

• EPA settles with JBER for hazardous waste violations

  EPA News Release: EPA settles with JBER for hazardous waste violations

  • Release Date: September 4, 2019

• EPA proposes updates to air regulations for oil and gas to remove redundant requirements and reduce burden

  EPA News Release: EPA proposes updates to air regulations for oil and gas to remove redundant requirements and reduce burden

  • Release Date: August 29, 2019