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• EPA announces $2.7M clean ports investments in Oregon

  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 $2.7M clean ports investments in Oregon

  • Release Date: October 29, 2024

• EPA Announces $42M for Water Infrastructure in Oregon

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $42M for Water Infrastructure in Oregon

  • Release Date: October 24, 2024

• Biden-Harris administration announces over $140M for water infrastructure in EPA Region 8 states  

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris administration announces over $140M for water infrastructure in EPA Region 8 states  

  • Release Date: October 23, 2024

• EPA announces $2M for Oregon to upgrade older diesel engines to cleaner, zero-emission solutions

  EPA News Release: EPA announces $2M for Oregon to upgrade older diesel engines to cleaner, zero-emission solutions

  • Release Date: October 17, 2024

• EPA Announces $24 Million WIFIA Loan to Modernize and Expand Wastewater Facilities in Northern Oregon

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $24 Million WIFIA Loan to Modernize and Expand Wastewater Facilities in Northern Oregon

  • Release Date: October 10, 2024

• EPA proposes temperature cleanup plan for Umpqua Basin

  Public can comment on plan until November 25

  EPA News Release: EPA proposes temperature cleanup plan for Umpqua Basin

  • Release Date: October 9, 2024

• EPA announces $37M in funding for clean water in Oregon schools, homes

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

  EPA News Release: EPA announces $37M in funding for clean water in Oregon schools, homes

  • Release Date: October 9, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration requires replacement of lead pipes within 10 years, announces over $168M in funding to EPA Region 8 states 

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

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration requires replacement of lead pipes within 10 years, announces over $168M in funding to EPA Region 8 states 

  • Release Date: October 8, 2024

• Rosebud Sioux Tribe selected to receive $7,879,394 for new electric vehicles and charging stations

  Funded by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, Tribe among 34 Tribal and territory applications selected to receive Climate Pollution Reduction Grants

  EPA News Release: Rosebud Sioux Tribe selected to receive $7,879,394 for new electric vehicles and charging stations

  • Release Date: September 5, 2024

• EPA proposes adding JH Baxter site in West Eugene to Superfund cleanup list

  EPA News Release: EPA proposes adding JH Baxter site in West Eugene to Superfund cleanup list

  • Release Date: September 4, 2024

• EPA begins cleanup work at JH Baxter facility in Eugene, Oregon

  EPA will begin cleanup, also known as a time-critical removal action, at the J.H. Baxter facility in West Eugene, Oregon.

  • Release Date: August 5, 2024

• EPA announces $19 million environmental and climate justice community change grant to Lane County, OR

  EPA News Release: EPA announces $19 million environmental and climate justice community change grant to Lane County, OR

  • Release Date: July 25, 2024

• EPA announces $20 million environmental and climate justice community change grant to Gonzaga

  EPA News Release: EPA announces $20 million environmental and climate justice community change grant to Gonzaga

  • Release Date: July 25, 2024

• EPA announces nearly $200 million to cut climate pollution and advance environmental justice in Oregon

  EPA News Release: EPA announces nearly $200 million to cut climate pollution and advance environmental justice in Oregon

  • Release Date: July 22, 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