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• EPA Proposes Bradford Island near Bonneville Dam in the Columbia River to the National Priorities or “Superfund” List

  EPA: Soil, Water, and Columbia River bottom near Army Corps facility are contaminated with PCBs, PAHs, heavy metals, and other contaminants.

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Bradford Island near Bonneville Dam in the Columbia River to the National Priorities or “Superfund” List

  • Release Date: September 8, 2021

• EPA reaches major cleanup agreement for the Portland Harbor Superfund Site, 100 percent of site now in active engineering design phase

  Settlement with businesses, federal, state, and local agencies for remedial design of the Swan Island Basin area brings the last and largest area into active cleanup work

  EPA News Release: EPA reaches major cleanup agreement for the Portland Harbor Superfund Site, 100 percent of site now in active engineering design phase

  • Release Date: February 12, 2021

• 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

• Media Advisory: EPA stands-up first Wildfire Recovery Response Staging Area in Central Point, OR

  EPA News Release: Media Advisory: EPA stands-up first Wildfire Recovery Response Staging Area in Central Point, OR

  • Release Date: October 10, 2020

• Counties, state, EPA, to begin wildfire cleanup and recovery efforts

  Hazardous materials removal is first step of rebuilding process

  EPA News Release: Counties, state, EPA, to begin wildfire cleanup and recovery efforts

  • Release Date: October 2, 2020

• Idaho, Oregon, Washington and partners to receive nearly $1 Million in EPA Pollution Prevention Grants

  EPA News Release: Idaho, Oregon, Washington and partners to receive nearly $1 Million in EPA Pollution Prevention Grants

  • Release Date: September 23, 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 selects nine projects in Oregon and Washington for $4.75 million in Brownfields funding

  Five Oregon grants ($2.65 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

• 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

• Portland Harbor Superfund Site Update on Signed Agreements for Remedial Design

  Eight new agreements for remedial design have now been signed

  EPA News Release: Portland Harbor Superfund Site Update on Signed Agreements for Remedial Design

  • Release Date: March 9, 2020

• Recent EPA enforcement cases throughout the PNW & Alaska

  Actions finalized in September and October 2019

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

  • Release Date: January 22, 2020