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• Federal judge orders Lower Yakima Valley dairies to test wells and provide alternative drinking water to area residents at risk from nitrate-contaminated wells

  EPA News Release: Federal judge orders Lower Yakima Valley dairies to test wells and provide alternative drinking water to area residents at risk from nitrate-contaminated wells

  • Release Date: December 18, 2024

• EPA adds Upper Columbia River site to the Superfund National Priorities List to protect public health from metals contamination

  EPA News Release: EPA adds Upper Columbia River site to the Superfund National Priorities List to protect public health from metals contamination

  • Release Date: December 13, 2024

• EPA and Philanthropy Northwest welcome applications for new $40M environmental justice grants program

  EPA News Release: EPA and Philanthropy Northwest welcome applications for new $40M environmental justice grants program

  • Release Date: October 31, 2024

• Parker Hannifin pays $366,000 EPA penalty for hazardous waste violations at Enumclaw facility

  EPA News Release: Parker Hannifin pays $366,000 EPA penalty for hazardous waste violations at Enumclaw facility

  • Release Date: October 16, 2024

• Hilcorp pays $223,000 EPA penalty for hazardous waste violations

  EPA News Release: Hilcorp pays $223,000 EPA penalty for hazardous waste violations

  • Release Date: October 9, 2024

• EPA penalizes Anacortes, Washington used oil bulk storage and processing facility $57,800 for Clean Water Act violations

  EPA News Release: EPA penalizes Anacortes, Washington used oil bulk storage and processing facility $57,800 for Clean Water Act violations

  • Release Date: October 2, 2024

• Gebbers Farms pays $17,000 penalty for failing to protect workers from pesticides

  EPA News Release: Gebbers Farms pays $17,000 penalty for failing to protect workers from pesticides

  • Release Date: August 14, 2024

• Teck Alaska pays $429K penalty for hazardous waste violations at Red Dog Mine

  EPA's settlement with Teck Alaska, Incorporated, for hazardous waste violations at Red Dog Mine near Kotzebue, Alaska.

  • Release Date: August 6, 2024

• EPA penalizes Starbound, LLC $168,000 for Clean Water Act violations off Oregon, Washington, Alaska coasts 

  EPA News Release: EPA penalizes Starbound, LLC $168,000 for Clean Water Act violations off Oregon, Washington, Alaska coasts 

  • Release Date: August 1, 2024

• EPA resolves Clean Water Act violations with Enumclaw company for $63,984

  EPA News Release: EPA resolves Clean Water Act violations with Enumclaw company for $63,984

  • Release Date: July 30, 2024

• EPA announces $50 million grant to King County to cut climate pollution, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: EPA announces $50 million grant to King County to cut climate pollution, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice

  • Release Date: July 23, 2024

• EPA requires Safe Drinking Water Act compliance at Nooksack water systems

  EPA News Release: EPA requires Safe Drinking Water Act compliance at Nooksack water systems

  • Release Date: July 17, 2024

• Clearwater Paper to pay over $367,000 for failing to properly report extremely hazardous chlorine releases

  EPA News Release: Clearwater Paper to pay over $367,000 for failing to properly report extremely hazardous chlorine releases

  • Release Date: July 9, 2024

• La EPA y el Ministerio de Justicia demandan a vaquerías del Bajo Valle de Yakima por prácticas de abono que ponen en peligro a usuarios de pozos cercanos

  La Agencia insta a los miembros de las comunidades de la zona a que sometan sus pozos a pruebas

  EPA News Release: La EPA y el Ministerio de Justicia demandan a vaquerías del Bajo Valle de Yakima por prácticas de abono que ponen en peligro a usuarios de pozos cercanos

  • Release Date: July 2, 2024

• EPA, Department of Justice sue Lower Yakima Valley dairies for manure practices endangering neighboring well-users

  Agency urges area community members to get their wells tested

  EPA News Release: EPA, Department of Justice sue Lower Yakima Valley dairies for manure practices endangering neighboring well-users

  • Release Date: July 2, 2024