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• EPA Completes Reviews of 9 Superfund Site Cleanups in New England During 2021

  EPA News Release: EPA Completes Reviews of 9 Superfund Site Cleanups in New England During 2021

  • Release Date: December 21, 2021

• EPA announces $34 million in Puget Sound funding

  National Estuary Program provides funds for state, local, tribal, and federal projects.

  EPA News Release: EPA announces $34 million in Puget Sound funding

  • Release Date: December 16, 2021

• EPA Invites Idaho, Oregon, and Washington Projects to Apply for Water Infrastructure Loans

  Projects will help modernize water infrastructure, protect public health, and increase community resilience

  EPA News Release: EPA Invites Idaho, Oregon, and Washington Projects to Apply for Water Infrastructure Loans

  • Release Date: December 3, 2021

• Increased EPA Water Infrastructure Funding Will Provide More than $72 Million in New Hampshire

  Under Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, EPA will Prioritize Funding Projects in Underserved Communities

  EPA News Release: Increased EPA Water Infrastructure Funding Will Provide More than $72 Million in New Hampshire

  • Release Date: December 2, 2021

• EPA Awards More Than $4.6 Million for Clean Diesel Projects Across New England

  Competitive Grant Projects Funded in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards More Than $4.6 Million for Clean Diesel Projects Across New England

  • Release Date: November 29, 2021

• EPA awards Portland Area Indian Health Board $445,000 to test for lead in drinking water at schools and childcare centers

  EPA News Release: EPA awards Portland Area Indian Health Board $445,000 to test for lead in drinking water at schools and childcare centers

  • Release Date: November 23, 2021

• EPA to help schools in Oregon and Washington become Community Cleaner Air and Cooling Centers

  Schools will receive technical assistance to create cleaner air and neighborhood cooling refuges in vulnerable communities impacted by wildfire smoke and extreme heat events

  EPA News Release: EPA to help schools in Oregon and Washington become Community Cleaner Air and Cooling Centers

  • Release Date: November 1, 2021

• New Hampshire Receives $887,000 to Implement Lead Testing Program for Drinking Water in Schools and Childcare Facilities

  EPA News Release: New Hampshire Receives $887,000 to Implement Lead Testing Program for Drinking Water in Schools and Childcare Facilities

  • Release Date: October 28, 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

• EcoLab pays $214K penalty for hazardous waste, pesticides violations and 2019 Tacoma Tideflats fire

  EPA News Release: EcoLab pays $214K penalty for hazardous waste, pesticides violations and 2019 Tacoma Tideflats fire

  • Release Date: October 22, 2021

• New England Experienced an Increase in the Number of Unhealthy Air Quality Days During the 2021 Ozone Season

  EPA News Release: New England Experienced an Increase in the Number of Unhealthy Air Quality Days During the 2021 Ozone Season

  • Release Date: October 19, 2021

• Septic Nitrogen Sensor Successfully Completes Environmental Performance Testing

  EPA News Release: Septic Nitrogen Sensor Successfully Completes Environmental Performance Testing

  • Release Date: October 13, 2021

• EPA settles with Riverbend Landfill in McMinnville over toxic air emissions

  Waste Management, Inc., agrees to pay $104k penalty and make immediate improvements

  EPA News Release: EPA settles with Riverbend Landfill in McMinnville over toxic air emissions

  • Release Date: September 30, 2021

• EPA fines Portland, Oregon glass company $39k for violating toxic chemical reporting rules

  Owens-Brockway Glass failed to report chromium used in glassmaking

  EPA News Release: EPA fines Portland, Oregon glass company $39k for violating toxic chemical reporting rules

  • Release Date: September 16, 2021

• EPA settles with Union Pacific Railroad for Clean Water Act Violations in Oregon

  Settlement resolves claims stemming from 2016 UPRR train derailment, spill, and fire

  EPA News Release: EPA settles with Union Pacific Railroad for Clean Water Act Violations in Oregon

  • Release Date: September 15, 2021