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• EPA concludes hazardous waste cleanups in Oregon after September wildfires

  Agency’s work was first step of a two step recovery process for burned-out properties

  EPA News Release: EPA concludes hazardous waste cleanups in Oregon after September wildfires

  • Release Date: December 9, 2020

• Department of Justice and EPA settle major wetlands violations case with Washington property owner and trucking firm

  EPA News Release: Department of Justice and EPA settle major wetlands violations case with Washington property owner and trucking firm

  • Release Date: October 29, 2020

• EPA Announces $20 Million Water Infrastructure Loan to the City of Tacoma, Washington

  Nationally, 30 WIFIA loans are helping finance more than $13 billion in water infrastructure projects

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $20 Million Water Infrastructure Loan to the City of Tacoma, Washington

  • Release Date: September 30, 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 reaches settlement with Alaska quarry operator for Clean Water Act violations

  Agreement with Northern Alaska Contractors resolves violations of Alaska’s Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Multi-Sector General Permit

  EPA News Release: EPA reaches settlement with Alaska quarry operator for Clean Water Act violations

  • Release Date: September 15, 2020

• Recent EPA enforcement cases throughout the PNW

  Actions finalized in May and June 2020

  EPA News Release: Recent EPA enforcement cases throughout the PNW

  • Release Date: September 10, 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

• Bogus Basin Recreational Association and EPA settle alleged stormwater violations at ski area near Boise, Idaho

  EPA News Release: Bogus Basin Recreational Association and EPA settle alleged stormwater violations at ski area near Boise, Idaho

  • Release Date: July 8, 2020

• Drinking water protection projects in Oregon and Washington get $400,000 boost from federal and state drinking water partnership grants

  Drinking Water Providers Partnership grants benefit clean water, people, salmon and trout

  EPA News Release: Drinking water protection projects in Oregon and Washington get $400,000 boost from federal and state drinking water partnership grants

  • Release Date: July 6, 2020

• EPA awards Idaho Department of Environmental Quality just over $2 million to protect water quality statewide

  EPA partners with Idaho to protect and restore watersheds, streams and groundwater

  EPA News Release: EPA awards Idaho Department of Environmental Quality just over $2 million to protect water quality statewide

  • Release Date: July 1, 2020

• EPA settles with Pacific Seafood – Westport, LLC, over alleged Clean Water Act violations at Washington seafood processing facility

  EPA News Release: EPA settles with Pacific Seafood – Westport, LLC, over alleged Clean Water Act violations at Washington seafood processing facility

  • Release Date: June 18, 2020

• U.S. settles with Oregon landowner over federal Clean Water Act violations near the banks of the North Santiam River

  EPA News Release: U.S. settles with Oregon landowner over federal Clean Water Act violations near the banks of the North Santiam River

  • Release Date: April 13, 2020

• Recent EPA enforcement cases throughout the PNW & Alaska

  Actions finalized in November and December 2019

  EPA News Release: Recent EPA enforcement cases throughout the PNW & Alaska

  • Release Date: April 9, 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 settles with Eastern Oregon fuel distributor for fuel storage violations

  EPA News Release: EPA settles with Eastern Oregon fuel distributor for fuel storage violations

  • Release Date: April 2, 2020