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• Lane Regional Air Protection Agency awarded EPA grant for nearly $5 million to improve air quality in Oakridge, OR

  Five-year investment expected to net long-term benefits for area residents

  EPA News Release: Lane Regional Air Protection Agency awarded EPA grant for nearly $5 million to improve air quality in Oakridge, OR

  • Release Date: October 9, 2019

• EPA commemorates $640 million in water infrastructure loans to Tualatin Valley Water District and the city of Hillsboro

  EPA News Release: EPA commemorates $640 million in water infrastructure loans to Tualatin Valley Water District and the city of Hillsboro

  • Release Date: October 9, 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

• Oregon Chemical Company settles with EPA for federal chemical reporting violations

  Company agrees to install emissions reduction equipment as part of settlement

  EPA News Release: Oregon Chemical Company settles with EPA for federal chemical reporting violations

  • Release Date: September 18, 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

• National Estuaries Week kick-off: EPA awards $1.2 million for two Pacific Northwest estuaries

  EPA: “Tillamook and Lower Columbia estuaries are natural wonders and vital to local economies”

  EPA News Release: National Estuaries Week kick-off: EPA awards $1.2 million for two Pacific Northwest estuaries

  • Release Date: September 12, 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

• Three Local Washington & Oregon Projects Share Nearly $100,000 in Five Star Urban Waters Grants

  Partnership between EPA and National Fish and Wildlife Foundation powers community-led projects to restore urban waters and streams, address water quality in priority watersheds

  EPA News Release: Three Local Washington & Oregon Projects Share Nearly $100,000 in Five Star Urban Waters Grants

  • Release Date: August 28, 2019

• Federal Green Challenge Winners in the Pacific Northwest Save Taxpayers’ Money and Promote Efficiency

  EPA News Release: Federal Green Challenge Winners in the Pacific Northwest Save Taxpayers’ Money and Promote Efficiency

  • Release Date: August 22, 2019

• EPA Announces Northwest Winners of Presidential Environmental Youth Award, Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Northwest Winners of Presidential Environmental Youth Award, Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators

  • Release Date: July 25, 2019

• EPA Settlement Requires Dyno Nobel to Improve Chemical Safety at St. Helens, Oregon, Facility

  EPA News Release: EPA Settlement Requires Dyno Nobel to Improve Chemical Safety at St. Helens, Oregon, Facility

  • Release Date: June 25, 2019

• EPA visits Turtle Mountain Reservation to deliver $500K to clean up and redevelop residential buildings in Belcourt and Dunseith, North Dakota

  Brownfields grant to secure much-needed housing and office space

  EPA News Release: EPA visits Turtle Mountain Reservation to deliver $500K to clean up and redevelop residential buildings in Belcourt and Dunseith, North Dakota

  • Release Date: June 5, 2019

• EPA selects nine Pacific Northwest and Alaska projects to receive $4.59 million for Brownfields cleanup and assessment

  149 communities nationwide to receive $64.6 million in Brownfields grants

  EPA News Release: EPA selects nine Pacific Northwest and Alaska projects to receive $4.59 million for Brownfields cleanup and assessment

  • Release Date: June 5, 2019