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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 $6.8 Million for American Samoa Lead Pipe Replacement to Advance Safe Drinking Water

  As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America Agenda, EPA announces the latest round of funding toward President Biden’s commitment to replace every lead pipe in the nation, protecting public health and helping to deliver safe drinking

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $6.8 Million for American Samoa Lead Pipe Replacement to Advance Safe Drinking Water

  • Release Date: May 2, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $23 million for American Samoa 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 American Samoa

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $23 million for American Samoa drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure upgrades as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: February 20, 2024

• EPA proposes new requirements for Skagway and Wrangell wastewater plants to disinfect sewage discharges

  EPA News Release: EPA proposes new requirements for Skagway and Wrangell wastewater plants to disinfect sewage discharges

  • Release Date: July 28, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $80,000 for American Samoa to Reduce Lead in Schools and Childcare Facilities Through Investing in America Agenda

  President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law expanded the eligibility of WIIN funding to include remediating lead in water that children drink, in addition to testing and compliance monitoring

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $80,000 for American Samoa to Reduce Lead in Schools and Childcare Facilities Through Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: July 24, 2023

• EPA Settles with Shipping Companies over Claims of Clean Water Act Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Settles with Shipping Companies over Claims of Clean Water Act Violations

  • Release Date: June 28, 2023

• EPA proposes new requirements for Haines wastewater plant to disinfect sewage discharges 

  EPA News Release: EPA proposes new requirements for Haines wastewater plant to disinfect sewage discharges 

  • Release Date: May 4, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $47 Million for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Pacific Islands

  Made possible by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, new funding will help ensure communities have access to clean and safe drinking water

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $47 Million for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Pacific Islands

  • Release Date: April 4, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Almost $78 Million for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Pacific Southwest

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Almost $78 Million for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Pacific Southwest

  • Release Date: March 31, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $28 Million for Pacific Islands for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $28 Million for Pacific Islands for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  • Release Date: February 24, 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

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $56 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding for Pacific Islands to Address Emerging Contaminants like PFAS in Drinking Water

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $56 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding for Pacific Islands to Address Emerging Contaminants like PFAS in Drinking Water

  • Release Date: February 13, 2023

• EPA Takes Next Step in Consideration of Protections for Bristol Bay

  EPA News Release: EPA Takes Next Step in Consideration of Protections for Bristol Bay

  • Release Date: December 1, 2022

• EPA to propose requiring Wrangell wastewater plant to disinfect sewage discharges

  EPA News Release: EPA to propose requiring Wrangell wastewater plant to disinfect sewage discharges

  • Release Date: October 25, 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