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• EPA announces $47.6M clean ports investments in Alaska

  EPA’s Clean Ports Program to fund zero-emission port equipment, infrastructure, and planning projects to tackle climate change, reduce air pollution, and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: EPA announces $47.6M clean ports investments in Alaska

  • Release Date: October 30, 2024

• EPA Announces $23M for Water Infrastructure in Alaska   

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $23M for Water Infrastructure in Alaska   

  • Release Date: October 24, 2024

• Fort Wainwright pays $233,000 penalty for hazardous waste violations

  EPA News Release: Fort Wainwright pays $233,000 penalty for hazardous waste violations

  • Release Date: October 24, 2024

• U.S. Virgin Islands Slated to Get a Total of Almost $21M for Water Infrastructure Through Biden-Harris Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: U.S. Virgin Islands Slated to Get a Total of Almost $21M for Water Infrastructure Through Biden-Harris Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: October 23, 2024

• EPA announces $24M in funding for clean water in Alaska schools, homes

  New final regulations and new funding under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda

  EPA News Release: EPA announces $24M in funding for clean water in Alaska schools, homes

  • Release Date: October 9, 2024

• Hilcorp pays $223,000 EPA penalty for hazardous waste violations

  EPA News Release: Hilcorp pays $223,000 EPA penalty for hazardous waste violations

  • Release Date: October 9, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Issues Final Rule Requiring Replacement of Lead Pipes Within 10 Years, Announces $9M in Funding to the U.S. Virgin Islands to Provide Clean Water to Schools and Homes

  EPA announces new final regulations and new funding under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda for clean drinking water

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Issues Final Rule Requiring Replacement of Lead Pipes Within 10 Years, Announces $9M in Funding to the U.S. Virgin Islands to Provide Clean Water to Schools and Homes

  • Release Date: October 8, 2024

• EPA Orders PHRT to Remove Additional Chemicals from the Refinery on St. Croix

  EPA News Release: EPA Orders PHRT to Remove Additional Chemicals from the Refinery on St. Croix

  • Release Date: August 23, 2024

• 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 Celebrates Soldotna, Alaska high school students as 2024 Winners of the President’s Environmental Youth Award

  Students’ “Bucket Trees for Campfire Safety” will help reduce the risk of human-caused wildfires

  EPA News Release: EPA Celebrates Soldotna, Alaska high school students as 2024 Winners of the President’s Environmental Youth Award

  • Release Date: August 5, 2024

• EPA announces $38 million to cut climate pollution, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice in Alaska

  EPA News Release: EPA announces $38 million to cut climate pollution, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice in Alaska

  • Release Date: July 23, 2024

• EPA awards $730k to support water quality monitoring and protect beachgoers in PNW, Alaska

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $730k to support water quality monitoring and protect beachgoers in PNW, Alaska

  • Release Date: June 13, 2024

• EPA Determines that Alaska’s Water Quality Standards Need to be Updated Based on More Accurate Fish Consumption Rates to Protect Communities from Toxic Pollution

  EPA News Release: EPA Determines that Alaska’s Water Quality Standards Need to be Updated Based on More Accurate Fish Consumption Rates to Protect Communities from Toxic Pollution

  • Release Date: June 6, 2024

• Ounalashka Corporation selected to receive $2M in Brownfield Grants Through Investing in America Agenda

  Funded by $1.5 billion investment into Brownfields sites from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address legacy pollution, advance environmental justice, and create healthier communities

  EPA News Release: Ounalashka Corporation selected to receive $2M in Brownfield Grants Through Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: May 20, 2024

• EPA Announces $28 Million for Alaska Lead Pipe Replacement to Advance Safe Drinking Water as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  EPA announces 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 water

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $28 Million for Alaska Lead Pipe Replacement to Advance Safe Drinking Water as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: May 6, 2024