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• 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 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 Region 8 states to receive water infrastructure funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law 

  Announcement calls for prioritizing underserved communities  

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 8 states to receive water infrastructure funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law 

  • 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 $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 $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 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 awards Portland Area Indian Health Board $445,000 to test for lead in drinking water at schools and childcare centers

  EPA News Release: EPA awards Portland Area Indian Health Board $445,000 to test for lead in drinking water at schools and 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 to help schools in Oregon and Washington become Community Cleaner Air and Cooling Centers

  Schools will receive technical assistance to create cleaner air and neighborhood cooling refuges in vulnerable communities impacted by wildfire smoke and extreme heat events

  EPA News Release: EPA to help schools in Oregon and Washington become Community Cleaner Air and Cooling Centers

  • Release Date: November 1, 2021

• EPA announces over $6M to the Indian Health Service to improve access to drinking water in Tununak

  EPA News Release: EPA announces over $6M to the Indian Health Service to improve access to drinking water in Tununak

  • Release Date: October 6, 2021

• EPA and Justice Department reach settlement with Northern Cheyenne Utilities Commission to address Clean Water Act violations in Montana

  Settlement reflects joint federal and tribal efforts to protect public health, improve water quality and support tribal utility operations on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation

  EPA News Release: EPA and Justice Department reach settlement with Northern Cheyenne Utilities Commission to address Clean Water Act violations in Montana

  • Release Date: August 31, 2021