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• 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

• 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

• 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 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 offers first-ever grants to reduce toxics in Columbia River

  EPA News Release: EPA offers first-ever grants to reduce toxics in Columbia River

  • Release Date: October 31, 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’s environmental education grants help Northwest communities spur ecological awareness and local stewardship

  EPA News Release: EPA’s environmental education grants help Northwest communities spur ecological awareness and local stewardship

  • 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

• 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 releases proposed plans for Quendall Terminals cleanup

  Public comment period runs September 9 to October 9

  EPA News Release: EPA releases proposed plans for Quendall Terminals cleanup

  • Release Date: September 9, 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