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• Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding will boost cleanup at the Formosa Mine Superfund site near Riddle, Oregon

  Toxic heavy metals cleanup among first $1B in investments to clear Superfund backlog

  EPA News Release: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding will boost cleanup at the Formosa Mine Superfund site near Riddle, Oregon

  • Release Date: December 17, 2021

• EPA announces $1.27 million to fund environmental justice efforts in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest

  Over $14.1 million will be awarded for projects to address disproportionate environmental or public health harms and risks in underserved communities nationwide

  EPA News Release: EPA announces $1.27 million to fund environmental justice efforts in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest

  • Release Date: December 16, 2021

• EPA announces $34 million in Puget Sound funding

  National Estuary Program provides funds for state, local, tribal, and federal projects.

  EPA News Release: EPA announces $34 million in Puget Sound funding

  • Release Date: December 16, 2021

• EPA awards over $32 million for tribal environmental programs in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest

  EPA News Release: EPA awards over $32 million for tribal environmental programs in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest

  • Release Date: December 15, 2021

• EPA awards $100,000 Small Business Innovation Research grant to Unearth Technologies Inc. of Seattle

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $100,000 Small Business Innovation Research grant to Unearth Technologies Inc. of Seattle

  • Release Date: December 14, 2021

• EPA awards over $4 million in grants for diesel emissions reduction projects in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska

  EPA News Release: EPA awards over $4 million in grants for diesel emissions reduction projects in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska

  • Release Date: December 8, 2021

• EPA Invites Idaho, Oregon, and Washington Projects to Apply for Water Infrastructure Loans

  Projects will help modernize water infrastructure, protect public health, and increase community resilience

  EPA News Release: EPA Invites Idaho, Oregon, and Washington Projects to Apply for Water Infrastructure Loans

  • Release Date: December 3, 2021

• EPA Announces over $92 Million in Water Infrastructure Funding for Oregon Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Calls for Prioritizing Underserved Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces over $92 Million in Water Infrastructure Funding for Oregon Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Calls for Prioritizing Underserved Communities

  • Release Date: December 2, 2021

• EPA Announces over $63 Million in Water Infrastructure Funding for Idaho Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Calls for Prioritizing Underserved Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces over $63 Million in Water Infrastructure Funding for Idaho Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Calls for Prioritizing Underserved Communities

  • Release Date: December 2, 2021

• EPA Announces over $65 Million in Water Infrastructure Funding for Alaska Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Calls for Prioritizing Underserved Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces over $65 Million in Water Infrastructure Funding for Alaska Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Calls for Prioritizing Underserved Communities

  • Release Date: December 2, 2021

• EPA Announces over $152 Million in Water Infrastructure Funding for Washington Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Calls for Prioritizing Underserved Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces over $152 Million in Water Infrastructure Funding for Washington Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Calls for Prioritizing Underserved Communities

  • Release Date: December 2, 2021

• EPA Awards $2.2 Million in Grants to Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington to Test for Lead in School Drinking Water

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $2.2 Million in Grants to Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington to Test for Lead in School Drinking Water

  • Release Date: January 29, 2020

• EPA and Army Deliver on President Trump's Promise to Issue the Navigable Waters Protection Rule - A New Definition of WOTUS

  New rule announcement made at Idaho Potato Conference and AG Expo in Pocatello

  EPA News Release: EPA and Army Deliver on President Trump's Promise to Issue the Navigable Waters Protection Rule - A New Definition of WOTUS

  • Release Date: January 24, 2020

• Recent EPA enforcement cases throughout the PNW & Alaska

  Actions finalized in September and October 2019

  EPA News Release: Recent EPA enforcement cases throughout the PNW & Alaska

  • Release Date: January 22, 2020