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• EPA begins next phase of cleanup at Bainbridge Island Wyckoff Superfund site

  $80 million from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds next 3 years of work

  EPA News Release: EPA begins next phase of cleanup at Bainbridge Island Wyckoff Superfund site

  • Release Date: September 5, 2024

• EPA awards $1 million for cleanup and redevelopment projects in Spanish Fork and Murray, Utah 

  Brownfields grant funding to address property contamination and spur economic and community revitalization 

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $1 million for cleanup and redevelopment projects in Spanish Fork and Murray, Utah 

  • Release Date: May 20, 2024

• State of Washington, federal agencies agree on future of tank waste cleanup at Hanford Site

  EPA News Release: State of Washington, federal agencies agree on future of tank waste cleanup at Hanford Site

  • Release Date: April 29, 2024

• EPA signs agreement for cleanup of the Bradford Island National Priorities List site

  EPA News Release: EPA signs agreement for cleanup of the Bradford Island National Priorities List site

  • Release Date: April 23, 2024

• EPA proposes adding the Upper Columbia River, WA to Superfund List

  EPA News Release: EPA proposes adding the Upper Columbia River, WA to Superfund List

  • Release Date: March 5, 2024

• EPA awards nearly $1.5M for property assessment, cleanup and revitalization in Magna and Salt Lake City  

  Salt Lake City Corporation to use $495K in Brownfields funding for cleanup of former Schovaers Electronics site; Salt Lake County to use $1M for environmental assessments in Magna Township    

  EPA News Release: EPA awards nearly $1.5M for property assessment, cleanup and revitalization in Magna and Salt Lake City  

  • Release Date: May 25, 2023

• EPA proposes Superfund cleanup plan for East Waterway

  Aggressive plan would cleanup over 120 acres of contaminated sediment

  EPA News Release: EPA proposes Superfund cleanup plan for East Waterway

  • Release Date: April 20, 2023

• EPA selects City of Tacoma for $500,000 in Brownfield Environmental Job Training Grants

  EPA News Release: EPA selects City of Tacoma for $500,000 in Brownfield Environmental Job Training Grants

  • Release Date: December 14, 2022

• EPA Removes C&R Battery from List of Nation’s Most Contaminated Sites

  EPA News Release: EPA Removes C&R Battery from List of Nation’s Most Contaminated Sites

  • Release Date: August 23, 2022

• Three Utah organizations to receive nearly $6 million to advance environmental cleanups 

  Utah DEQ, City of Green River and Salt Lake County among 265 nationwide to receive Brownfields Cleanup, Assessment and Revolving Loan Fund Grants to help build a better America while advancing environmental justice 

  EPA News Release: Three Utah organizations to receive nearly $6 million to advance environmental cleanups 

  • Release Date: May 12, 2022

• EPA Adds Bradford Island near Bonneville Dam in the Columbia River to the National Priorities or “Superfund” List

  EPA News Release: EPA Adds Bradford Island near Bonneville Dam in the Columbia River to the National Priorities or “Superfund” List

  • Release Date: March 17, 2022

• Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to spur cleanup at Jacobs Smelter Site in Stockton, Utah

  Arsenic and lead cleanup among first $1B in investments to clear Superfund backlog

  EPA News Release: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to spur cleanup at Jacobs Smelter Site in Stockton, Utah

  • Release Date: December 17, 2021

• EPA Announces Plans to Use Funds from Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill to Expedite Cleanup at Arrowhead Plating Superfund Site

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Plans to Use Funds from Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill to Expedite Cleanup at Arrowhead Plating Superfund Site

  • Release Date: December 17, 2021

• EPA announces $500,000 to Salt Lake County to advance cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated Brownfield sites

  Award part of $11.6 million in supplemental funding for Brownfield projects nationwide

  EPA News Release: EPA announces $500,000 to Salt Lake County to advance cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated Brownfield sites

  • Release Date: June 16, 2021

• Salt Lake County, Utah to receive $600,000 to advance property cleanup and redevelopment

  EPA Brownfields grant will advance redevelopment plans in Salt Lake County, Salt Lake City and Murray City

  EPA News Release: Salt Lake County, Utah to receive $600,000 to advance property cleanup and redevelopment

  • Release Date: May 11, 2021