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• EPA begins cleanup work at JH Baxter facility in Eugene, Oregon

  EPA will begin cleanup, also known as a time-critical removal action, at the J.H. Baxter facility in West Eugene, Oregon.

  • Release Date: August 5, 2024

• EPA issues Superfund cleanup plan for East Waterway

  Aggressive plan would cleanup over 120 acres of contaminated sediment

  EPA News Release: EPA issues Superfund cleanup plan for East Waterway

  • Release Date: May 29, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces over $3 million in rebates for electric school buses across Idaho

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces over $3 million in rebates for electric school buses across Idaho

  • Release Date: May 29, 2024

• EPA awards $1 million for cleanup and redevelopment projects in Spanish Fork and Murray, Utah 

  Brownfields grant funding to address property contamination and spur economic and community revitalization 

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $1 million for cleanup and redevelopment projects in Spanish Fork and Murray, Utah 

  • Release Date: May 20, 2024

• Ounalashka Corporation selected to receive $2M in Brownfield Grants Through Investing in America Agenda

  Funded by $1.5 billion investment into Brownfields sites from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address legacy pollution, advance environmental justice, and create healthier communities

  EPA News Release: Ounalashka Corporation selected to receive $2M in Brownfield Grants Through Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: May 20, 2024

• EPA Announces $9M in Brownfield Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in Oregon

  Funded by $1.5 billion investment into Brownfields sites from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address legacy pollution, advance environmental justice, and create healthier communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $9M in Brownfield Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in Oregon

  • Release Date: May 20, 2024

• EPA signs agreement for cleanup of the Bradford Island National Priorities List site

  EPA News Release: EPA signs agreement for cleanup of the Bradford Island National Priorities List site

  • Release Date: April 23, 2024

• EPA proposes adding the Upper Columbia River, WA to Superfund List

  EPA News Release: EPA proposes adding the Upper Columbia River, WA to Superfund List

  • Release Date: March 5, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Selects Philanthropy Northwest to receive $50 Million to fund environmental justice projects across the Pacific Northwest and Alaska

  EPA selects regional Grantmaker to reduce barriers to federal funds and award thousands of environmental justice grants over the next three years

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Selects Philanthropy Northwest to receive $50 Million to fund environmental justice projects across the Pacific Northwest and Alaska

  • Release Date: December 20, 2023

• EPA Announces $150 Million to Fund Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants for Alaska Native Villages

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $150 Million to Fund Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants for Alaska Native Villages

  • Release Date: November 21, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration announces $2 million for Environmental Justice projects in communities across Utah as part of Investing in America Agenda 

  Projects announced as part of largest investments through EPA’s Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem Solving Cooperative Agreement and Environmental Justice Government-to-Government grant programs funded by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces $2 million for Environmental Justice projects in communities across Utah as part of Investing in America Agenda 

  • Release Date: October 24, 2023

• EPA announces $4.6b in pollution reduction grants for Pacific Northwest, Alaska  

  EPA News Release: EPA announces $4.6b in pollution reduction grants for Pacific Northwest, Alaska  

  • Release Date: September 20, 2023

• EPA awards nearly $1.5M for property assessment, cleanup and revitalization in Magna and Salt Lake City  

  Salt Lake City Corporation to use $495K in Brownfields funding for cleanup of former Schovaers Electronics site; Salt Lake County to use $1M for environmental assessments in Magna Township    

  EPA News Release: EPA awards nearly $1.5M for property assessment, cleanup and revitalization in Magna and Salt Lake City  

  • Release Date: May 25, 2023

• EPA announces $1 million for innovative Climate Pollution projects in the Salt Lake City area 

  Funds awarded to Salt Lake City made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act 

  EPA News Release: EPA announces $1 million for innovative Climate Pollution projects in the Salt Lake City area 

  • Release Date: May 3, 2023

• EPA Announces $8.3 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds to Revitalize Communities in Oregon

  Funds part of a $254 Million Nationwide effort to tackle polluted Brownfield sites

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $8.3 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds to Revitalize Communities in Oregon

  • Release Date: May 12, 2022