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• EPA Proposes to Protect Bristol Bay’s Salmon Fishery, Subsistence Fishing for Alaska Natives

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes to Protect Bristol Bay’s Salmon Fishery, Subsistence Fishing for Alaska Natives

  • Release Date: May 25, 2022

• EPA Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Recycle City Educational Initiative

  Online games provide teachers and students with environmental learning resources

  EPA News Release: EPA Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Recycle City Educational Initiative

  • Release Date: April 21, 2022

• EPA Brownfields job-training grant to Alaska Forum will help Alaskans build environmental careers

  EPA News Release: EPA Brownfields job-training grant to Alaska Forum will help Alaskans build environmental careers

  • Release Date: February 10, 2022

• EPA fines Arizona auto parts companies for selling ‘defeat’ devices in violation of Clean Air Act

  Over $54,000 in penalties paid

  EPA News Release: EPA fines Arizona auto parts companies for selling ‘defeat’ devices in violation of Clean Air Act

  • Release Date: December 21, 2021

• EPA Awards Inter Tribal Council of Arizona $1,581,000 to Protect Children from Lead in Drinking Water

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Inter Tribal Council of Arizona $1,581,000 to Protect Children from Lead in Drinking Water

  • Release Date: December 3, 2021

• EPA Announces over $109 Million in Water Infrastructure Funding for Arizona Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Calls for Prioritizing Underserved Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces over $109 Million in Water Infrastructure Funding for Arizona Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Calls for Prioritizing Underserved Communities

  • Release Date: December 2, 2021

• EPA awards Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium $184,000 to test for lead in drinking water at schools, childcare centers

  EPA News Release: EPA awards Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium $184,000 to test for lead in drinking water at schools, childcare centers

  • Release Date: November 23, 2021

• EPA Announces Next Steps in Process to Protect Bristol Bay Watershed Under Clean Water Act Authority

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Next Steps in Process to Protect Bristol Bay Watershed Under Clean Water Act Authority

  • Release Date: November 17, 2021

• EPA provides over $23 million for environmental improvements on tribal lands in Arizona

  EPA News Release: EPA provides over $23 million for environmental improvements on tribal lands in Arizona

  • Release Date: November 9, 2021

• Kawerak earns federal grant for hazardous waste ‘backhaul’ efforts in rural Alaska

  EPA News Release: Kawerak earns federal grant for hazardous waste ‘backhaul’ efforts in rural Alaska

  • Release Date: June 16, 2021

• U.S. EPA penalizes Lupton, Arizona refinery for violating Clean Air Act chemical safety requirements

  Under settlement, facility owner and operator will pay fine, make safety improvements at facility

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA penalizes Lupton, Arizona refinery for violating Clean Air Act chemical safety requirements

  • Release Date: May 24, 2021

• Kawerak, Inc. and Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council are selected for $596,000 in EPA Brownfields redevelopment funding

  Funds will be used to conduct assessments and cleanup planning in support of rejuvenating formerly contaminated properties in Alaska Native Villages

  EPA News Release: Kawerak, Inc. and Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council are selected for $596,000 in EPA Brownfields redevelopment funding

  • Release Date: May 11, 2021

• EPA awards $723,000 in grants for beach water quality monitoring in Alaska, Oregon, and Washington

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $723,000 in grants for beach water quality monitoring in Alaska, Oregon, and Washington

  • Release Date: May 10, 2021

• EPA Announces $4.5 Million in Grants Available for Tribes to Replace Diesel Equipment and Reduce Harmful Emissions

  For the first time under this competition, matching funds are not required.

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $4.5 Million in Grants Available for Tribes to Replace Diesel Equipment and Reduce Harmful Emissions

  • Release Date: April 30, 2021

• Under Agreement with EPA, US Forest Service Closes 77 Pollution Causing Cesspools

  Cesspool Closures in Arizona and California to Increase Healthy Watersheds Across Landscapes

  EPA News Release: Under Agreement with EPA, US Forest Service Closes 77 Pollution Causing Cesspools

  • Release Date: March 18, 2021