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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

• La planta de solventes de desechos del norte de Denver se encuentra entre varias dentro del acuerdo nacional propuesto que resuelve presuntas violaciones de desechos peligrosos

  El acuerdo de la EPA y el Departamento de Justicia con Heritage-Crystal Clean resuelve las reclamaciones de la Ley de Conservación y Recuperación de Recursos y garantiza el manejo seguro de los solventes

  EPA News Release: La planta de solventes de desechos del norte de Denver se encuentra entre varias dentro del acuerdo nacional propuesto que resuelve presuntas violaciones de desechos peligrosos

  • Release Date: December 7, 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

• EPA provides research funds to Colorado Small Businesses to develop technologies for wastewater reuse and microplastic identification

  Lafayette and Lakewood businesses among 25 awardees nationwide receiving awards to advance products that improve the environment

  EPA News Release: EPA provides research funds to Colorado Small Businesses to develop technologies for wastewater reuse and microplastic identification

  • Release Date: January 6, 2023

• Longmont, Colorado’s CleanRobotics, Inc., receives $400,000 in EPA funding for artificial intelligence trash sorting system

  Company among eight Small Businesses nationwide selected for continued development of innovative environmental technologies

  EPA News Release: Longmont, Colorado’s CleanRobotics, Inc., receives $400,000 in EPA funding for artificial intelligence trash sorting system

  • Release Date: October 26, 2022

• EPA awards $25,000 to CU Boulder to develop drinking water risk assessment tool

  CU Boulder one of 16 student teams nationwide to be awarded funding to develop innovative solutions to environmental challenges

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $25,000 to CU Boulder to develop drinking water risk assessment tool

  • Release Date: June 28, 2022

• 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

• University of Colorado Boulder researchers awarded $1.1 million for projects to reduce exposure to wildland fire smoke at school and at home

  University among nine grant recipients receiving $7 million to address health impacts associated with smoke

  EPA News Release: University of Colorado Boulder researchers awarded $1.1 million for projects to reduce exposure to wildland fire smoke at school and at home

  • Release Date: August 23, 2021

• EPA awards over $300,000 to University of Colorado Boulder to develop biotechnology software tools

  University one of five institutions nationwide receiving funding towards research to assess health and environmental impacts of biotechnology products

  EPA News Release: EPA awards over $300,000 to University of Colorado Boulder to develop biotechnology software tools

  • Release Date: July 27, 2021

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announces public “office hours” in Telluride, CO to discuss 2021 Telluride Valley Floor/Boomerang Road Time-Sensitive Removal Action

  EPA News Release: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announces public “office hours” in Telluride, CO to discuss 2021 Telluride Valley Floor/Boomerang Road Time-Sensitive Removal Action

  • Release Date: July 20, 2021

• EPA to start phase two to remove lead and arsenic-contaminated tailings near Telluride, Colorado

  EPA News Release: EPA to start phase two to remove lead and arsenic-contaminated tailings near Telluride, Colorado

  • Release Date: July 12, 2021

• 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

• EPA Announces $400,000 in Funding to Small Businesses in Alaska and Washington to Develop Innovative Environmental Technologies

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $400,000 in Funding to Small Businesses in Alaska and Washington to Develop Innovative Environmental Technologies

  • Release Date: April 6, 2021

• EPA challenge seeks innovative solutions for reducing indoor air pollution from western wildfires

  EPA News Release: EPA challenge seeks innovative solutions for reducing indoor air pollution from western wildfires

  • Release Date: February 17, 2021

• EPA settles with Anchorage military base for hazardous waste violations

  Action prompts resumption of recycling “mountains” of expended small arms brass cartridges

  EPA News Release: EPA settles with Anchorage military base for hazardous waste violations

  • Release Date: January 19, 2021