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• EPA awards $38M for re-use, recycling, composting infrastructure and outreach projects in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest

  Grant programs part of largest state, tribal and community recycling investment in 30 years

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $38M for re-use, recycling, composting infrastructure and outreach projects in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest

  • Release Date: November 15, 2023

• EPA launches $20M program to address contaminated lands in Alaska

  Funds available to tribes, consortia, corporations and NGOs to address legacy pollution on lands conveyed under ANCSA

  EPA News Release: EPA launches $20M program to address contaminated lands in Alaska

  • Release Date: May 5, 2023

• EPA announces $4 million for Oregon to tackle climate pollution

  Funds from EPA’s new Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Program were made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act

  EPA News Release: EPA announces $4 million for Oregon to tackle climate pollution

  • Release Date: April 13, 2023

• EPA announces $4 million for Washington to tackle climate pollution

  Funds from EPA’s new Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Program were made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act

  EPA News Release: EPA announces $4 million for Washington to tackle climate pollution

  • Release Date: April 6, 2023

• EPA Announces $16 Million in Pollution Prevention Grants Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  Grants will support projects that advance environmental justice by preventing pollution in historically disadvantaged communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $16 Million in Pollution Prevention Grants Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  • Release Date: March 8, 2023

• EPA announces nearly $4 million in grant funding to research cumulative health impacts of climate change in underserved communities in Alaska and Washington

  Collaborative projects in Alaska and Washington will promote community-led science, knowledge-sharing to support environmental justice

  EPA News Release: EPA announces nearly $4 million in grant funding to research cumulative health impacts of climate change in underserved communities in Alaska and Washington

  • Release Date: February 27, 2023

• EPA and IHS fully fund new $23M Warm Springs water treatment plant

  Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds enable reliable, safe drinking water for 3,800 people

  EPA News Release: EPA and IHS fully fund new $23M Warm Springs water treatment plant

  • Release Date: December 20, 2022

• EPA Issues Burn Ban on Yakama Reservation 

  EPA News Release: EPA Issues Burn Ban on Yakama Reservation 

  • Release Date: October 19, 2022

• EPA Awards $750,000 Pollution Prevention Grants to Oregon, Idaho and the Knik Tribal Council, Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $750,000 Pollution Prevention Grants to Oregon, Idaho and the Knik Tribal Council, Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  • Release Date: October 19, 2022

• EPA proposes revisions to Federal Air Rules for Reservations, seeks public comment

  EPA News Release: EPA proposes revisions to Federal Air Rules for Reservations, seeks public comment

  • Release Date: October 14, 2022

• EPA Proposes to Protect Bristol Bay’s Salmon Fishery, Subsistence Fishing for Alaska Natives

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes to Protect Bristol Bay’s Salmon Fishery, Subsistence Fishing for Alaska Natives

  • Release Date: May 25, 2022

• EPA Proposes to Restore Protective Pollution Standards for Washington Waters

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes to Restore Protective Pollution Standards for Washington Waters

  • Release Date: March 29, 2022

• 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 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 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