| 08/05/2009 |  | Washington State Department of Commerce Awarded $2.6 million Recovery Act Grant for Contaminated Land Clean Up and Local Job Creation |
| 08/05/2009 | | Landowners Ordered to Restore Wetlands in Sumner, Washington |
| 08/04/2009 | | City of Tacoma Awarded $500,000 in Recovery Act Funds to Train Workers to Clean Contaminated Sites |
| 07/29/2009 | | U.S. EPA’s Region 10 Awards Over $900,000 in Recovery Funding to Cascade Sierra Solutions to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs |
| 07/21/2009 | | Nearly $188,000 is awarded to Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington for Environmental Education |
| 07/21/2009 | | Companies With Operations in Washington Illegally Export Electronic Waste to Hong Kong |
| 07/20/2009 | | Naturally-occurring asbestos found in Sumas River downstream of Swift Creek |
| 07/20/2009 | | U.S. EPA’s Region 10 Awards Nearly $1.5 million in Recovery Funding to Port of Tacoma to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs |
| 07/15/2009 | | EPA Gives Puget Sound Action Agenda “Stamp of Approval,” Paves Way for Continued Federal Funding |
| 07/09/2009 | | Six Indian Tribes in Washington to Benefit from $3.9 million in Recovery Act Funds to Improve Water Services |
| 07/01/2009 | | Landowners Agree to Clean Up Bethany Road Pesticide Dump Site |
| 06/01/2009 | | THIRTY SIX COMPANIES AGREE TO CLEAN UP
BRESLUBE-PENN SUPERFUND SITE IN CORAOPOLIS, PA. |
| 05/28/2009 | | Puget Sound Naval Shipyard takes action to reduce copper discharges and comply with Clean Water Act |
| 05/19/2009 | | Washington Receives $688,600 in Economic Recovery Funds to Improve Water Quality, Create Jobs |
| 05/19/2009 | | EPA reminds Americans: “Friday is Don’t Fry Day” |
| 05/13/2009 | | Northwest orgs. receive national recognition for creative clean air projects |
| 05/11/2009 | | Helena Chemical Company Fined $41,600 for Misbranded Pesticide Sold in LaCrosse, Wash. |
| 05/08/2009 | | EPA: $1.4 Million in Grants for Contaminated Land Cleanup, Economic Development in Washington |
| 05/04/2009 | | Midas Muffler shop reaches $9,300 settlement with EPA for PCBs in used oil |
| 04/29/2009 | | Washington Tribes receive nearly $2 million for projects to protect Puget Sound |
| 04/22/2009 | | Gonzaga University Students Get National Recognition for Green Energy Project |
| 04/22/2009 | | Washington Universities Get National Recognition for Green Energy Push at Athletic Events |
| 04/15/2009 | | Recovery Act Funding to Accelerate Cleanup, Boost Economy, Create Jobs and Protect Human Health at Ruston/North Tacoma and Bainbridge Island Hazardous Waste Sites in Washington |
| 04/09/2009 | | Washington Receives Economic Recovery Funding from U.S. EPA to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Create Jobs |
| 04/09/2009 | | EPA Announces $41.8 million in Stimulus Funds for Water Infrastructure Projects in Washington to Boost Economy, Create Jobs and Protect Public Health |
| 04/07/2009 | | Washington developer penalized $30,000 for damaging wetlands |
| 03/31/2009 | | 2009 Oregon and Washington ENERGY STAR Award Winners |
| 03/24/2009 | | Environmental Justice Grant Will Aid Eastern Washington Farm Worker Communities |
| 03/19/2009 | | EPA Issues Latest Information on Toxic Chemical Releases |
| 03/17/2009 | | EPA Proposes to Modify Simplot Superfund Site Cleanup Plan |
| 03/12/2009 | | EPA Directs Over $297 Million of Recovery Act Funding to Northwest States, Alaska and Tribes to Protect Water Quality, Create Jobs |
| 03/12/2009 | | Mark Measer to Head EPA’s Criminal Investigation Program in Pacific Northwest |
| 03/03/2009 | | Seattle Ranks 10th in Nation for Energy-Saving Buildings; Portland 18th |
| 02/05/2009 | | PATRIOT COAL TO PAY $6.5 MILLION
TO SETTLE CLEAN WATER ACT VIOLATIONS |
| 02/03/2009 | | Jack Frost Fruit Company Agrees to spend over $100,000 to settle EPA Risk Management Program Violations |
| 01/27/2009 | | Puget Sound Clean Air Agency Awarded $850,000 for Diesel Emissions Reduction Project
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| 01/15/2009 | | Report: Columbia River Basin faces continued threat from mercury, pesticides, other toxics |
| 12/23/2008 | | EPA designates seven new fine particle pollution “nonattainment” areas in Pacific Northwest and Alaska |
| 12/17/2008 | | $3 Million to be awarded to Support Communities and Reduce Pollution |
| 12/16/2008 | | EPA awarding $2.8 Million to help protect Western estuaries and Watersheds |
| 12/04/2008 | | EPA 2008 enforcement efforts drive big pollution reductions in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska |
| 12/04/2008 | | Bellingham Schools Clear the Air for Student Health |
| 12/04/2008 | | School Districts Get Top Grades for Indoor Air in Classrooms
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| 11/13/2008 | | Gonzaga Students Win $10,000 to Bring Green Energy to Kitale, Kenya |
| 11/10/2008 | | EPA Orders Mining Companies to Continue Cleanup Work at Midnite Mine |
| 11/07/2008 | | EPA combats improper pesticide manufacturing, labeling and use in the Pacific Northwest (Facilities in Kent, WA; Yakima, WA; Olympia, WA; and Memphis, TN) |
| 10/29/2008 | | EPA Announces Winners of the Second Annual Lifecycle Building Challenge |
| 10/29/2008 | | Professionals and Students Recognized for Lifecycle Building Innovation |
| 10/27/2008 | | Washington Department of Ecology Leads on Reducing Toxics, Joins EPA’s Partnership |
| 10/27/2008 | | Bellingham, Washington and Oregon State University are 2008 Green Power Leadership Award Winners |
| 10/01/2008 | | EPA settles with Colville Tribal Enterprise Corp. (Washington) for hazardous waste handling violations |
| 09/30/2008 | | Eighteen agencies gather in Seattle to accept EPA’s "Federal Green Challenge" |
| 09/29/2008 | | EPA settles with Waste Treatment Facility in Richland, Washington for over $304,000 for hazardous waste handling violations |
| 09/22/2008 | | Dovex Fruit Company, Inc., Agrees to Pay EPA $98,241 for Risk Management Program Violations |
| 09/22/2008 | | Washington Beef agrees to spend at least $115,942 to settle EPA Risk Management Program violations |
| 09/17/2008 | | Johnson Braund Design Group, Inc. Honored by EPA for Energy Savings |
| 09/09/2008 | | EPA announces approval of Shoshone Bannock Tribes’ application for “Treatment-as-a-State” to administer water quality standards under the Federal Clean Water Act |
| 09/08/2008 | | Aberdeen Landowner Fined $14,000 for Wetland Violations |
| 09/03/2008 | | Borton and Sons, Inc. Agrees to Pay EPA over $16,000 for Clean Air Act – Risk Management Program Violations (Yakima, WA) |
| 08/20/2008 | | EPA Administrator recognizes Whatcom County resident, Geoffrey Menzies, for outstanding voluntary service to Drayton Harbor and Puget Sound |
| 08/19/2008 | | EPA identifies areas that do not meet Particulate Standards |
| 08/14/2008 | | Roy Farms, Inc. Agrees to Pay EPA over $29,000 for Emergency Planning and Release Prevention Violations |
| 07/31/2008 | | EPA’S Ocean Survey Vessel “Bold” Studies Puget Sound |
| 07/30/2008 | | Gov. Gregoire proclaims Washington a SunWise State |
| 07/29/2008 | | Cascade View Fruit and Cold Storage, to Pay EPA over $81,000 for Risk Management Violations |
| 07/29/2008 | | Federal Agencies Join States to Launch Governors’
West Coast Ocean Action Plan |
| 06/24/2008 | | EPA awards Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington nearly $189,000 for Environmental Education |
| 06/11/2008 | | EPA and DOJ reach $4.3 Million settlement with four of the Nation’s Largest Home Builders for Storm Water Violations |
| 06/09/2008 | | U.S. Department of Energy and contractor reach $30,000 settlement with EPA over spill notification failure |
| 06/09/2008 | | EPA Orders Winlock, Washington, Landowner to restore an estimated 100 acres of wetlands |
| 06/05/2008 | | Eastmont School District Celebrates “Greener” Cleaner School Buses |
| 05/27/2008 | | EPA’S Ocean Survey Vessel (OSV) “BOLD” Visits Pacific Northwest |
| 05/27/2008 | | Makah Tribal Member is New EPA Senior Tribal Policy Advisor |
| 05/08/2008 | | Spokane landlord reaches $4,000 settlement with EPA for lead paint violations |
| 04/28/2008 | | Northwest Colleges and Universities have a bright idea: Green Power |
| 04/23/2008 | | Northwest College Students Find Greener Solutions to Protect the Planet |
| 04/22/2008 | | EPA Invites other Federal Agencies to Join in Federal Green Challenge |
| 04/21/2008 | | Puget Sound Energy agrees to pay $471,900 EPA penalty for 2006 oil spill near Crystal Mountain ski resort |
| 04/17/2008 | | Students Recognized for Contributing To Healthier Environment |
| 04/14/2008 | | Redmond High School (Redmond, WA) Students’ “Cool School” CO2 Reduction Campaign Leads to Presidential Recognition and EPA Award |
| 04/10/2008 | | Communities with environmental justice concerns are invited by EPA to apply for funding |
| 04/08/2008 | | Tree Top, Inc.’s Prosser Juice Facility Agrees to Pay EPA $89,067 for Emergency Planning and Release Prevention Violations |
| 04/08/2008 | | Pacific Northwest Local Governments Receive $980,000 from EPA to Help Breathe New Life Into Former Industrial Properties |
| 04/07/2008 | | Bayside Dairy, LLC to Pay for Alleged Violations Related to Animal Waste |
| 03/26/2008 | | Eight Puget Sound Watershed Projects are Finalists for $4.5 Million in EPA West Coast Estuaries Initiative Funding |
| 03/12/2008 | | EPA Strengthens Smog Standards to Better Protect Human Health and the Environment |
| 03/06/2008 | | City of Tacoma and King County Will Provide Green Job Training With EPA Brownfields Grants |
| 02/27/2008 | | Chiawana, Inc. Fined $58,000 for Clean Air Act Violations |
| 02/15/2008 | | Outdoor Burn Ban Called for the Yakama Indian Reservation |
| 02/14/2008 | | Energy Star Class of 2007 Includes 47 Schools, Hospitals, and Commercial Buildings in the Pacific Northwest |
| 02/12/2008 | | Washington State’s Water Laws Approved |
| 02/08/2008 | | EPA Awards Communities for Helping to Improve Quality of Life in Older Adults |
| 02/07/2008 | | Cowiche Growers in Washington State fined over $17,000 for Clean Air Act violations |
| 01/31/2008 | | Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe’s Dungeness Watershed Based Plan Certified |
| 01/23/2008 | | Take Action Against Radon Risks |
| 01/16/2008 | | Pioneer Americas Settles for failure to properly report the release of chlorine gas into the environment |
| 01/07/2008 | | $31 million Plan Proposed to Clean Up Groundwater at Moses Lake, Washington |
| 12/17/2007 | | Kitsap County, Washington Wins Seventh Consecutive Award for Waste Reduction |
| 12/11/2007 | | $2.5 million available for Puget Sound watershed protection under "Targeted Watersheds" Grants |
| 12/03/2007 | | Tug Deschutes suffers minor damage after mishap on Snake River |
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