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• City of Lynnwood pays $550,259 penalty for federal Clean Air Act violations

  EPA News Release: City of Lynnwood pays $550,259 penalty for federal Clean Air Act violations

  • Release Date: January 31, 2024

• EPA develops 6PPD-q water testing method for widespread use

  “Lightspeed” test development highlights significance of finding salmon-killing tire additive

  EPA News Release: EPA develops 6PPD-q water testing method for widespread use

  • Release Date: January 30, 2024

• EPA penalizes private landowner for violating the Clean Water Act by discharging fill into the South Fork of the Coeur d’Alene River

  EPA News Release: EPA penalizes private landowner for violating the Clean Water Act by discharging fill into the South Fork of the Coeur d’Alene River

  • Release Date: January 24, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $11M in grants for wildfire smoke preparedness in community buildings

  PNW communities to receive over $3.4M in funding

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $11M in grants for wildfire smoke preparedness in community buildings

  • Release Date: January 23, 2024

• Hood Canal property owners penalized $250,000 for illegal bulkhead replacement resulting in Chinook salmon deaths

  EPA News Release: Hood Canal property owners penalized $250,000 for illegal bulkhead replacement resulting in Chinook salmon deaths

  • Release Date: January 22, 2024

• EPA announces $51M in grants for 144 new school buses in PNW

  EPA News Release: EPA announces $51M in grants for 144 new school buses in PNW

  • Release Date: January 9, 2024

• GT Metals & Salvage pays Clean Water Act penalty

  The company agreed to pay a $50,300 penalty for stormwater pollution violations

  EPA News Release: GT Metals & Salvage pays Clean Water Act penalty

  • Release Date: March 31, 2022

• EPA Proposes to Restore Protective Pollution Standards for Washington Waters

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes to Restore Protective Pollution Standards for Washington Waters

  • Release Date: March 29, 2022

• EPA grants $32 million to Oregon for drinking water, wastewater infrastructure improvements

  State estimates $70 million for wastewater, $70 million for drinking water projects

  EPA News Release: EPA grants $32 million to Oregon for drinking water, wastewater infrastructure improvements

  • Release Date: March 24, 2022

• EPA grants $20 million to Alaska for drinking water, wastewater infrastructure improvements

  State estimates $94 million for wastewater, $57 million for drinking water projects

  EPA News Release: EPA grants $20 million to Alaska for drinking water, wastewater infrastructure improvements

  • Release Date: March 24, 2022

• EPA grants $52 million to Washington for drinking water, wastewater infrastructure improvements

  State estimates $253.5 million available for wastewater, $22 million for drinking water

  EPA News Release: EPA grants $52 million to Washington for drinking water, wastewater infrastructure improvements

  • Release Date: March 24, 2022

• State of Alaska and Fairbanks North Star Borough Receive $5.6 Million EPA Grant to Improve Air Quality in Fairbanks

  EPA News Release: State of Alaska and Fairbanks North Star Borough Receive $5.6 Million EPA Grant to Improve Air Quality in Fairbanks

  • Release Date: March 17, 2022

• EPA Adds Bradford Island near Bonneville Dam in the Columbia River to the National Priorities or “Superfund” List

  EPA News Release: EPA Adds Bradford Island near Bonneville Dam in the Columbia River to the National Priorities or “Superfund” List

  • Release Date: March 17, 2022

• EPA and Justice Department Propose Settlement to Resolve Federal Hazardous Waste and Oil Spill Prevention Violations on the North Slope of Alaska

  EPA News Release: EPA and Justice Department Propose Settlement to Resolve Federal Hazardous Waste and Oil Spill Prevention Violations on the North Slope of Alaska

  • Release Date: March 16, 2022

• EPA penalizes Hilcorp Alaska $180,580 for Clean Air Act violations

  Company allowed methane, VOC leaks to go undetected and unrepaired

  EPA News Release: EPA penalizes Hilcorp Alaska $180,580 for Clean Air Act violations

  • Release Date: March 8, 2022