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• 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 announces $38 million to cut climate pollution, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice in Alaska

  EPA News Release: EPA announces $38 million to cut climate pollution, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice in Alaska

  • Release Date: July 23, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $500,000 to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Maui Communities through the Investing in America Agenda

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

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $500,000 to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Maui Communities through the Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: May 20, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $62 Million to Deliver Residential Solar, Lowering Energy Costs and Advancing Environmental Justice Across Hawaii

  EPA announces selectees under the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged communities through the President’s Investing in America agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $62 Million to Deliver Residential Solar, Lowering Energy Costs and Advancing Environmental Justice Across Hawaii

  • Release Date: April 22, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces over $50 Million for Hawaii drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure upgrades as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda

  Unprecedented funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is transforming communities across Hawai’i

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces over $50 Million for Hawaii drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure upgrades as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: February 20, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Selects California-Based Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs, Inc. to Receive $50 Million to Fund Environmental Justice Projects

  As part of the Investing in America agenda, Grantmakers selected to reduce barriers to federal funds and issue thousands of environmental justice grants over the next three years

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Selects California-Based Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs, Inc. to Receive $50 Million to Fund Environmental Justice Projects

  • Release Date: December 20, 2023

• EPA Completes Removal of Hazardous Materials Following Wildfires on Maui

  EPA’s Phase 1 completion is a major step towards debris removal and the rebuilding of Lāhainā and upcountry communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Completes Removal of Hazardous Materials Following Wildfires on Maui

  • Release Date: November 30, 2023

• EPA Begins Hazardous Materials Removal on Commercial Properties in Lāhainā, Maui

  EPA News Release: EPA Begins Hazardous Materials Removal on Commercial Properties in Lāhainā, Maui

  • Release Date: November 3, 2023

• EPA Seeks Nominations for Public Participation in Red Hill Community Representation Initiative

  EPA News Release: EPA Seeks Nominations for Public Participation in Red Hill Community Representation Initiative

  • Release Date: August 23, 2023

• EPA Announces $3 Million for Hawaii to Plan Innovative Climate Projects Across the State

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

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $3 Million for Hawaii to Plan Innovative Climate Projects Across the State

  • Release Date: March 29, 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

• Air Force agrees to pay $206,811 EPA penalty for hazardous waste violations at Eareckson Air Station in Alaska

  EPA News Release: Air Force agrees to pay $206,811 EPA penalty for hazardous waste violations at Eareckson Air Station in Alaska

  • Release Date: June 23, 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

• Statement from EPA Administrator Regan on the Department of Defense’s Announcement to Defuel and Close the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility

  EPA News Release: Statement from EPA Administrator Regan on the Department of Defense’s Announcement to Defuel and Close the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility

  • Release Date: March 7, 2022

• Kawerak earns federal grant for hazardous waste ‘backhaul’ efforts in rural Alaska

  EPA News Release: Kawerak earns federal grant for hazardous waste ‘backhaul’ efforts in rural Alaska

  • Release Date: June 16, 2021