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• EPA orders online marketplace to stop selling illegal pesticides

  Chalk, other illegal and mislabelled products pose serious risks to kids, elderly, pets

  EPA News Release: EPA orders online marketplace to stop selling illegal pesticides

  • Release Date: December 20, 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 Superfund site deletions in 2019 provide lasting benefit to communities in Region 8

  Deletions in Colorado, Montana, Utah and Wyoming contribute to largest national tally since 2001

  EPA News Release: EPA Superfund site deletions in 2019 provide lasting benefit to communities in Region 8

  • Release Date: October 29, 2019

• EPA awards $200,000 for job-training program at Fort Lyon campus in Bent County, Colo.

  Grant among $5.1 million to help transform communities across the nation

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $200,000 for job-training program at Fort Lyon campus in Bent County, Colo.

  • Release Date: October 24, 2019

• EPA selects Zender Environmental Health and Research Group and the Alaska Forum, Inc. for $400,000 in Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grants

  Agency: Brownfields Job Training Grants Provide Skilled Workers for Alaska Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA selects Zender Environmental Health and Research Group and the Alaska Forum, Inc. for $400,000 in Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grants

  • Release Date: October 24, 2019

• EPA deletes Utah and Wyoming sites from Superfund list

  Deletion of sites from National Priorities List reflect new emphasis on Superfund program progress

  EPA News Release: EPA deletes Utah and Wyoming sites from Superfund list

  • Release Date: September 24, 2019

• EPA deletes residential areas in north Denver from Superfund list

  Milestone at Vasquez Boulevard/ Interstate 70 Superfund site reflects completion of residential cleanups for lead and arsenic

  EPA News Release: EPA deletes residential areas in north Denver from Superfund list

  • Release Date: September 23, 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 presents East Helena, Montana partners with Superfund Reuse award

  Montana Environmental Trust Group recognized for transformation of the East Helena Superfund site

  EPA News Release: EPA presents East Helena, Montana partners with Superfund Reuse award

  • Release Date: August 22, 2019

• EPA proposes to delete portion of Idaho Pole Company site in Gallatin County, Montana from Superfund list

  Action makes way proposed housing and commercial redevelopment projects

  EPA News Release: EPA proposes to delete portion of Idaho Pole Company site in Gallatin County, Montana from Superfund list

  • Release Date: July 19, 2019

• Administrator Wheeler Updates Superfund Emphasis List

  Bonita Peak Mining District Site in Colorado remains on list, development of Adaptive Management Plan and site-wide Strategic Plan to advance cleanup progress

  EPA News Release: Administrator Wheeler Updates Superfund Emphasis List

  • Release Date: July 19, 2019

• EPA updates cleanup plan for Wyckoff-Eagle Harbor Superfund Site on Bainbridge Island

  Next cleanup phase will tackle creosote contamination at the former Wyckoff wood treating facility

  EPA News Release: EPA updates cleanup plan for Wyckoff-Eagle Harbor Superfund Site on Bainbridge Island

  • Release Date: June 10, 2019

• EPA awards $200K to support cleanup and redevelopment of vacant school property in Dinosaur, Colorado

  Brownfields grant to remove environmental contaminants and enable development of a new community center

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $200K to support cleanup and redevelopment of vacant school property in Dinosaur, Colorado

  • Release Date: June 5, 2019

• EPA visits Turtle Mountain Reservation to deliver $500K to clean up and redevelop residential buildings in Belcourt and Dunseith, North Dakota

  Brownfields grant to secure much-needed housing and office space

  EPA News Release: EPA visits Turtle Mountain Reservation to deliver $500K to clean up and redevelop residential buildings in Belcourt and Dunseith, North Dakota

  • Release Date: June 5, 2019

• EPA awards $300K to support assessment of housing units on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation (Mont.)

  Brownfields grant to assess homes for potential contaminants prior to reuse

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $300K to support assessment of housing units on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation (Mont.)

  • Release Date: June 5, 2019