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• 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

• EPA, DEQ, Panhandle Health celebrate 50 years of protecting children from lead poisoning

  EPA News Release: EPA, DEQ, Panhandle Health celebrate 50 years of protecting children from lead poisoning

  • Release Date: May 15, 2024

• EPA, DEQ, Panhandle Health to celebrate 50 years of protecting children from lead poisoning

  EPA News Release: EPA, DEQ, Panhandle Health to celebrate 50 years of protecting children from lead poisoning

  • Release Date: May 14, 2024

• U.S. EPA begins hazardous material removal work in Lahaina today

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA begins hazardous material removal work in Lahaina today

  • Release Date: August 29, 2023

• EPA awards $500K to Rawlins, Wyoming, for property cleanup and revitalization along Interstate 80 corridor  

  City to use Brownfields grant to address contamination, advance redevelopment at critical properties  

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $500K to Rawlins, Wyoming, for property cleanup and revitalization along Interstate 80 corridor  

  • Release Date: May 25, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $500,000 EPA Brownfields Grant to Train Hawaii Environmental Workers, Revitalize Communities

  EPA selects Kaunalewa to receive grant funded by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, boosting workforce training in overburdened communities

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $500,000 EPA Brownfields Grant to Train Hawaii Environmental Workers, Revitalize Communities

  • Release Date: December 14, 2022

• Wyoming communities to receive over $3 million to advance environmental cleanups 

  Wyoming DEQ, City of Cheyenne, and Sheridan County Conservation District among 265 nationwide to receive Brownfields Cleanup, Assessment and Revolving Loan Fund Grants to help build a better America while advancing environmental justice 

  EPA News Release: Wyoming communities to receive over $3 million to advance environmental cleanups 

  • Release Date: May 12, 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

• Simplot pays $65K EPA penalty for pesticides violations

  Idaho & Oregon storage facilities cited for storage problems

  EPA News Release: Simplot pays $65K EPA penalty for pesticides violations

  • Release Date: July 22, 2021

• U.S. EPA penalizes Hawaii fuel storage facility for violating oil spill prevention requirements

  Under settlement, owner and operator will pay a fine, make improvements at facility

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA penalizes Hawaii fuel storage facility for violating oil spill prevention requirements

  • Release Date: June 8, 2021

• U.S. EPA to Support Farmworker Safety Training in the Pacific Southwest Through Funding National Farmworker Programs Association

  $2.5 million to be awarded nation-wide

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA to Support Farmworker Safety Training in the Pacific Southwest Through Funding National Farmworker Programs Association

  • Release Date: November 18, 2020

• EPA awards $2 million in grants to reduce toxics throughout Columbia River Basin

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $2 million in grants to reduce toxics throughout Columbia River Basin

  • Release Date: September 16, 2020

• EPA Administrator Wheeler Appoints New Members to the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee

  EPA News Release: EPA Administrator Wheeler Appoints New Members to the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee

  • Release Date: June 17, 2020

• Recent EPA enforcement cases throughout the PNW & Alaska Actions finalized in January and February 2020

  EPA News Release: Recent EPA enforcement cases throughout the PNW & Alaska Actions finalized in January and February 2020

  • Release Date: April 29, 2020

• EPA completes Factory Street Lead Removal in Honolulu

  EPA News Release: EPA completes Factory Street Lead Removal in Honolulu

  • Release Date: March 5, 2020