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• 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

• EPA Announces 2024 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award Winners in the Northwest

  Winners helped consumers access products with safer ingredients and showed leadership in green chemistry and sustainable packaging

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces 2024 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award Winners in the Northwest

  • Release Date: September 24, 2024

• EPA Announces More Than $5 Million to Fund Environmental Justice Projects Across Southern Lake Michigan Communities in Illinois and Indiana

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces More Than $5 Million to Fund Environmental Justice Projects Across Southern Lake Michigan Communities in Illinois and Indiana

  • Release Date: June 7, 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 awards nearly $3M in grants to address environmental concerns in Yakima Valley

  Hosts grants workshop to highlight additional funding opportunities

  EPA News Release: EPA awards nearly $3M in grants to address environmental concerns in Yakima Valley

  • Release Date: December 12, 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

• EPA Selects University of Washington and Willamette Partnership to Serve as Technical Assistance Centers to Help Communities Access Historic Investments to Advance Environmental Justice

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects University of Washington and Willamette Partnership to Serve as Technical Assistance Centers to Help Communities Access Historic Investments to Advance Environmental Justice

  • Release Date: April 17, 2023

• EPA Region 10 announces Regional Pollution Prevention Award Program

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 10 announces Regional Pollution Prevention Award Program

  • Release Date: April 5, 2023

• EPA Announces $16 Million in Pollution Prevention Grants Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  Grants will support projects that advance environmental justice by preventing pollution in historically disadvantaged communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $16 Million in Pollution Prevention Grants Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  • Release Date: March 8, 2023

• EPA Region 10 Announces Virtual Listening Session on PFAS Strategic Roadmap

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 10 Announces Virtual Listening Session on PFAS Strategic Roadmap

  • Release Date: February 22, 2023

• EPA fines 22 home renovators and contractors for lead-based paint safety violations in Idaho and Washington

  EPA News Release: EPA fines 22 home renovators and contractors for lead-based paint safety violations in Idaho and Washington

  • Release Date: October 24, 2022

• EPA Awards $750,000 Pollution Prevention Grants to Oregon, Idaho and the Knik Tribal Council, Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $750,000 Pollution Prevention Grants to Oregon, Idaho and the Knik Tribal Council, Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  • Release Date: October 19, 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 to tout brownfields investments in Portland low-income housing

  Agency has provided Oregon with $8.3 million to revitalize blighted sites

  EPA News Release: EPA Regional Administrator to tout brownfields investments in Portland low-income housing

  • Release Date: August 11, 2022

• EPA to Hold Virtual Public Meeting July 14 on TSCA Approval for U.S. Steel’s Gary Works

  EPA News Release: EPA to Hold Virtual Public Meeting July 14 on TSCA Approval for U.S. Steel’s Gary Works

  • Release Date: July 7, 2022