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• Intalco to pay $5 million penalty for major Clean Air Act violations at former Ferndale smelter

  EPA News Release: Intalco to pay $5 million penalty for major Clean Air Act violations at former Ferndale smelter

  • Release Date: July 23, 2024

• Pacific Northwest federal, state agencies to collaborate on prescribed fire, smoke management to confront wildfire crisis

  EPA News Release: Pacific Northwest federal, state agencies to collaborate on prescribed fire, smoke management to confront wildfire crisis

  • Release Date: April 5, 2024

• EPA Region 8 encourages the public to comment on proposals to cut ethylene oxide emissions from commercial sterilizers and healthcare facilities 

  Proposals would limit emissions of harmful chemical at facilities across EPA Region 8 states of Colo., Mont., N.D., S.D., Utah, and Wyo. 

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 8 encourages the public to comment on proposals to cut ethylene oxide emissions from commercial sterilizers and healthcare facilities 

  • Release Date: May 19, 2023

• EPA Issues Burn Ban on Yakama Reservation 

  EPA News Release: EPA Issues Burn Ban on Yakama Reservation 

  • Release Date: October 19, 2022

• EPA Extends Air Quality Advisory for Kootenai Reservation

  EPA News Release: EPA Extends Air Quality Advisory for Kootenai Reservation

  • Release Date: October 17, 2022

• EPA Extends Air Quality Advisory for Cow Creek Umpqua Reservation

  EPA News Release: EPA Extends Air Quality Advisory for Cow Creek Umpqua Reservation

  • Release Date: October 17, 2022

• EPA Issues Air Quality Advisory for Western Washington Reservations

  EPA News Release: EPA Issues Air Quality Advisory for Western Washington Reservations

  • Release Date: October 17, 2022

• EPA Issues Air Quality Advisory for Western Oregon Reservations

  EPA News Release: EPA Issues Air Quality Advisory for Western Oregon Reservations

  • Release Date: October 14, 2022

• EPA Issues Air Quality Advisory for Western Washington Reservations

  EPA News Release: EPA Issues Air Quality Advisory for Western Washington Reservations

  • Release Date: October 14, 2022

• EPA Issues Air Quality Advisory for Kootenai Reservation

  EPA News Release: EPA Issues Air Quality Advisory for Kootenai Reservation

  • Release Date: October 14, 2022

• Oakridge-Westfir communities attain Clean Air Act standards for fine particle pollution

  Local collaborative efforts result in cleaner and healthier air during winter months

  EPA News Release: Oakridge-Westfir communities attain Clean Air Act standards for fine particle pollution

  • Release Date: September 23, 2022

• EPA Regional Administrator KC Becker urges eligible school districts in EPA Region 8 states to apply for $500 million in available funding for clean school buses

  President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law creates new EPA program to protect children’s health, reduce pollution, and boost American manufacturing

  EPA News Release: EPA Regional Administrator KC Becker urges eligible school districts in EPA Region 8 states to apply for $500 million in available funding for clean school buses

  • Release Date: May 20, 2022

• EPA Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Recycle City Educational Initiative

  Online games provide teachers and students with environmental learning resources

  EPA News Release: EPA Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Recycle City Educational Initiative

  • Release Date: April 21, 2022

• EPA penalizes Hilcorp Alaska $180,580 for Clean Air Act violations

  Company allowed methane, VOC leaks to go undetected and unrepaired

  EPA News Release: EPA penalizes Hilcorp Alaska $180,580 for Clean Air Act violations

  • Release Date: March 8, 2022

• Chemical Hazard Reporting & Planning Enforcement Actions by EPA Region 10 in 2021

  EPA News Release: Chemical Hazard Reporting & Planning Enforcement Actions by EPA Region 10 in 2021

  • Release Date: February 16, 2022