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• State of Washington, federal agencies agree on future of tank waste cleanup at Hanford Site

  EPA News Release: State of Washington, federal agencies agree on future of tank waste cleanup at Hanford Site

  • Release Date: April 29, 2024

• EPA signs agreement for cleanup of the Bradford Island National Priorities List site

  EPA News Release: EPA signs agreement for cleanup of the Bradford Island National Priorities List site

  • Release Date: April 23, 2024

• EPA Announces Washington State Department of Commerce to Receive $156M to Deliver Residential Solar, Lowering Energy Costs and Advancing Environmental Justice Across Washington 

  EPA announces selectees under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged households through the President’s Investing in America agenda

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Washington State Department of Commerce to Receive $156M to Deliver Residential Solar, Lowering Energy Costs and Advancing Environmental Justice Across Washington 

  • Release Date: April 22, 2024

• Electron Hydro to pay $1 million Clean Water Act penalty for 2020 artificial turf, tire crumb discharge into Puyallup River

  EPA News Release: Electron Hydro to pay $1 million Clean Water Act penalty for 2020 artificial turf, tire crumb discharge into Puyallup River

  • Release Date: November 21, 2023

• EPA announces $8.2M for environmental justice projects in Washington 

  EPA News Release: EPA announces $8.2M for environmental justice projects in Washington 

  • Release Date: October 25, 2023

• EPA awards over $1M in grants to advance Environmental Justice in Oregon, Washington

  EPA News Release: EPA awards over $1M in grants to advance Environmental Justice in Oregon, Washington

  • Release Date: October 12, 2023

• EPA $6.3M grant to Salmon-Safe expands agricultural certification program across Columbia Basin

  Yakama Nation receives $4M for Yakima, Klickitat River cleanup

  EPA News Release: EPA $6.3M grant to Salmon-Safe expands agricultural certification program across Columbia Basin

  • Release Date: October 4, 2023

• EPA penalizes American Seafoods Company almost $1M for Clean Water Act violations off Oregon, Washington coasts

  EPA News Release: EPA penalizes American Seafoods Company almost $1M for Clean Water Act violations off Oregon, Washington coasts

  • Release Date: September 28, 2023

• EPA announces $4.6b in pollution reduction grants for Pacific Northwest, Alaska  

  EPA News Release: EPA announces $4.6b in pollution reduction grants for Pacific Northwest, Alaska  

  • Release Date: September 20, 2023

• EPA announces 3 Pollution Prevention Award winners in Pacific Northwest

  EPA News Release: EPA announces 3 Pollution Prevention Award winners in Pacific Northwest

  • Release Date: September 20, 2023

• EPA penalizes Yakima companies $194,000 for violating federal rules aimed at preventing accidental chemical releases

  EPA News Release: EPA penalizes Yakima companies $194,000 for violating federal rules aimed at preventing accidental chemical releases

  • Release Date: August 28, 2023

• EPA Cracks Down on Companies in California, New Jersey, Oregon, and Washington State for Selling Illegal Auto Parts that Avoid Pollution Controls

  EPA News Release: EPA Cracks Down on Companies in California, New Jersey, Oregon, and Washington State for Selling Illegal Auto Parts that Avoid Pollution Controls

  • Release Date: August 24, 2023

• Tribunal ordena a empresa de Washington que cumpla con las reglamentaciones y pague USD 850 000 por almacenar de forma ilegal sustancias químicas peligrosas e infringir las leyes ambientales federales

  EPA News Release: Tribunal ordena a empresa de Washington que cumpla con las reglamentaciones y pague USD 850 000 por almacenar de forma ilegal sustancias químicas peligrosas e infringir las leyes ambientales federales

  • Release Date: August 18, 2023

• Court orders Washington company to comply with regulations, pay $850k for illegally storing hazardous chemicals and violating federal environmental laws

  EPA News Release: Court orders Washington company to comply with regulations, pay $850k for illegally storing hazardous chemicals and violating federal environmental laws

  • Release Date: August 17, 2023

• EPA approves Washington’s Smoke Management Plan to allow strategic use of prescribed fires to manage forest health and protect air quality

  Updated plan provides more flexibility for managing prescribed burning while continuing to minimize air quality impacts from smoke.

  EPA News Release: EPA approves Washington’s Smoke Management Plan to allow strategic use of prescribed fires to manage forest health and protect air quality

  • Release Date: August 10, 2023