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• EPA Region 10 Issues Outdoor Burn Ban for the Yakama Reservation in Washington

  All outdoor open burning on the Yakama Reservation is prohibited due to stagnant and unhealthy air conditions

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 10 Issues Outdoor Burn Ban for the Yakama Reservation in Washington

  • Release Date: December 23, 2020

• EPA Awards Cooperative Agreement to Support the National Tribal Toxics Council, Zender Environmental

  Five-year grant to Zender Environmental Health and Research Group will assist NTTC’s work with tribes to develop pollution prevention and chemical risk management programs

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Cooperative Agreement to Support the National Tribal Toxics Council, Zender Environmental

  • Release Date: December 16, 2020

• Kalispel Tribe of Indians receives important air quality determination from EPA

  EPA has approved tribe’s eligibility for treatment in the same manner as a state for the Clean Air Act

  EPA News Release: Kalispel Tribe of Indians receives important air quality determination from EPA

  • Release Date: December 16, 2020

• EPA and CJ Air, LLC, settle illegal pesticide containers disposal case

  EPA News Release: EPA and CJ Air, LLC, settle illegal pesticide containers disposal case

  • Release Date: November 24, 2020

• EPA Settles with Starbucks Corporation for local Chemical Emergency Planning Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Settles with Starbucks Corporation for local Chemical Emergency Planning Violations

  • Release Date: September 24, 2020

• EPA awards $2 million in grants to reduce toxics throughout Columbia River Basin

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $2 million in grants to reduce toxics throughout Columbia River Basin

  • Release Date: September 16, 2020

• EPA Issues Air Quality Advisory and Open Burning Ban for Reservations in Oregon and Washington

  EPA News Release: EPA Issues Air Quality Advisory and Open Burning Ban for Reservations in Oregon and Washington

  • Release Date: September 11, 2020

• EPA to begin time-critical removal work at Kaiser site in Mead, Washington

  Asbestos, PCBs at former aluminum smelter pose risks to people

  EPA News Release: EPA to begin time-critical removal work at Kaiser site in Mead, Washington

  • Release Date: July 23, 2020

• EPA selects nine projects in Oregon and Washington for $4.75 million in Brownfields funding

  Four Washington grants($2.1 million) are part of nationwide $65.6 million Brownfields funding rollout

  EPA News Release: EPA selects nine projects in Oregon and Washington for $4.75 million in Brownfields funding

  • Release Date: May 6, 2020

• EPA settles two cases with Coleman Oil Company, LLC, stemming from 2017 Columbia River oil spill

  EPA News Release: EPA settles two cases with Coleman Oil Company, LLC, stemming from 2017 Columbia River oil spill

  • Release Date: April 8, 2020

• EPA offers first-ever grants to reduce toxics in Columbia River

  EPA News Release: EPA offers first-ever grants to reduce toxics in Columbia River

  • Release Date: October 31, 2019

• EPA Approves Kalispel Reservation Air Quality Redesignation

  EPA News Release: EPA Approves Kalispel Reservation Air Quality Redesignation

  • Release Date: July 19, 2019