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• 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

• North Idaho’s West Silver Valley attains Clean Air Act standards for fine particle pollution

  EPA News Release: North Idaho’s West Silver Valley attains Clean Air Act standards for fine particle pollution

  • Release Date: November 24, 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 reaches settlements with 41 Idaho, Oregon, and Washington home renovators for lead-based paint violations

  Lead paint safety training for contractors, community education workshops offered this fall

  EPA News Release: EPA reaches settlements with 41 Idaho, Oregon, and Washington home renovators for lead-based paint violations

  • Release Date: October 25, 2021

• EPA proposes $24k penalty for illegal mining in South Fork Clearwater

  EPA News Release: EPA proposes $24k penalty for illegal mining in South Fork Clearwater

  • Release Date: July 26, 2021

• Simplot pays $65K EPA penalty for pesticides violations

  Idaho & Oregon storage facilities cited for storage problems

  EPA News Release: Simplot pays $65K EPA penalty for pesticides violations

  • Release Date: July 22, 2021

• EPA levies $66k penalty against DDM Imports for illegal truck imports

  3rd case against Airway Heights, WA company

  EPA News Release: EPA levies $66k penalty against DDM Imports for illegal truck imports

  • Release Date: June 30, 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

• EPA settles federal stormwater violations with Boise builder/developer ZWJ Properties

  EPA News Release: EPA settles federal stormwater violations with Boise builder/developer ZWJ Properties

  • Release Date: May 25, 2021

• EPA: Franklin County, Idaho attains Clean Air Act standards for fine particle pollution

  Milestone in Idaho’s air quality improvement efforts

  EPA News Release: EPA: Franklin County, Idaho attains Clean Air Act standards for fine particle pollution

  • Release Date: May 24, 2021

• Nez Perce Tribe, Region IV Development Association of Idaho are selected for $600k in EPA “Brownfields” redevelopment funding

  EPA: Funds will be used to assess, plan cleanups to rejuvenate formerly contaminated properties

  EPA News Release: Nez Perce Tribe, Region IV Development Association of Idaho are selected for $600k in EPA “Brownfields” redevelopment funding

  • Release Date: May 11, 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