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• Gebbers Farms pays $17,000 penalty for failing to protect workers from pesticides

  EPA News Release: Gebbers Farms pays $17,000 penalty for failing to protect workers from pesticides

  • Release Date: August 14, 2024

• EPA proposes PCBs cleanup plan for Spokane River

  Public can comment on plan until July 15

  EPA News Release: EPA proposes PCBs cleanup plan for Spokane River

  • Release Date: May 15, 2024

• 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 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

• La EPA llevará a cabo reunión comunitaria sobre emisiones de óxido de etileno en Salinas, Puerto Rico el 30 de agosto

  La reunión se centrará en informar a los residentes sobre los posibles riesgos a la salud de una planta esterilizadora cercana

  EPA News Release: La EPA llevará a cabo reunión comunitaria sobre emisiones de óxido de etileno en Salinas, Puerto Rico el 30 de agosto

  • Release Date: August 26, 2022

• EPA to Host August 30 Community Meeting for Salinas, Puerto Rico Residents

  Community meeting will focus on informing residents about potential health risks from a nearby sterilizer plant

  EPA News Release: EPA to Host August 30 Community Meeting for Salinas, Puerto Rico Residents

  • Release Date: August 26, 2022

• New EPA Toxics Release Inventory Data Show Facilities in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Continue to Reduce Releases of Certain Toxic Chemicals

  2020 Analysis Includes New Features to Make Data More Accessible to Communities

  EPA News Release: New EPA Toxics Release Inventory Data Show Facilities in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Continue to Reduce Releases of Certain Toxic Chemicals

  • Release Date: March 4, 2022

• Nuevos datos del inventario de emisiones tóxicas de la EPA muestran que las sedes en Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes Estadounidenses continúan reduciendo emisiones de ciertas sustancias químicas tóxicas

  El Análisis 2020 incluye nuevas características para hacer los datos más accesibles a las comunidades

  EPA News Release: Nuevos datos del inventario de emisiones tóxicas de la EPA muestran que las sedes en Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes Estadounidenses continúan reduciendo emisiones de ciertas sustancias químicas tóxicas

  • Release Date: March 4, 2022

• EPA penalizes SGL Composites for failing to report releases of dangerous chemical

  EPA News Release: EPA penalizes SGL Composites for failing to report releases of dangerous chemical

  • Release Date: February 17, 2022

• EPA awards Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium $184,000 to test for lead in drinking water at schools, childcare centers

  EPA News Release: EPA awards Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium $184,000 to test for lead in drinking water at schools, childcare centers

  • Release Date: November 23, 2021

• EPA reaches settlements with 41 Idaho, Oregon, and Washington home renovators for lead-based paint violations

  Lead paint safety training for contractors, community education workshops offered this fall

  EPA News Release: EPA reaches settlements with 41 Idaho, Oregon, and Washington home renovators for lead-based paint violations

  • Release Date: October 25, 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 cites Bellevue, WA-based Kaliber for illegal pesticides sales

  Company sold misbranded Chinese-made pesticides on Amazon

  EPA News Release: EPA cites Bellevue, WA-based Kaliber for illegal pesticides sales

  • Release Date: June 4, 2021

• EPA Announces the Selection of Three Municipalities in Puerto Rico to Receive $900,000 for Brownfields Cleanup and Assessment

  The grant awards help underserved communities Build Back Better and address Environmental Justice concerns

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces the Selection of Three Municipalities in Puerto Rico to Receive $900,000 for Brownfields Cleanup and Assessment

  • Release Date: May 18, 2021