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• EPA: Beware of lead dangers at home

  Lead-based paint still poses risks to kids – rules and tips help reduce risk

  EPA News Release: EPA: Beware of lead dangers at home

  • Release Date: October 27, 2020

• EPA stands-up second Wildfire Recovery Response Staging Area at Oregon State Fairgrounds and Expo Center in Salem

  EPA News Release: EPA stands-up second Wildfire Recovery Response Staging Area at Oregon State Fairgrounds and Expo Center in Salem

  • Release Date: October 21, 2020

• EPA levies $65k penalty against DDM Imports for illegal truck imports

  Washington company previously cited for importing trucks without required emission controls

  EPA News Release: EPA levies $65k penalty against DDM Imports for illegal truck imports

  • Release Date: October 21, 2020

• EPA begins Step 1 Household Hazardous Waste removal operations in Jackson County, Oregon

  Recovery work expected to take place between 7:00 am and 7:00 pm, seven days a week

  EPA News Release: EPA begins Step 1 Household Hazardous Waste removal operations in Jackson County, Oregon

  • Release Date: October 20, 2020

• EPA launches phone hotline for wildfire-affected property owners in Oregon with questions about step I household hazardous waste removal

  Phone line will operate from 8:00am to 8:00pm, seven days a week, with Spanish language option

  EPA News Release: EPA launches phone hotline for wildfire-affected property owners in Oregon with questions about step I household hazardous waste removal

  • Release Date: October 16, 2020

• Media Advisory: EPA stands-up first Wildfire Recovery Response Staging Area in Central Point, OR

  EPA News Release: Media Advisory: EPA stands-up first Wildfire Recovery Response Staging Area in Central Point, OR

  • Release Date: October 10, 2020

• EPA Lifts Burn Bans for Four Oregon Tribal Reservations

  Bans lifted for the Coquille, Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw reservations, ban remains in effect on the Warm Springs, Cow Creek Umpqua and Klamath reservations

  EPA News Release: EPA Lifts Burn Bans for Four Oregon Tribal Reservations

  • Release Date: October 7, 2020

• Counties, state, EPA, to begin wildfire cleanup and recovery efforts

  Hazardous materials removal is first step of rebuilding process

  EPA News Release: Counties, state, EPA, to begin wildfire cleanup and recovery efforts

  • Release Date: October 2, 2020

• EPA’s Northwest regional Food Recovery Challenge winners both Oregon-based this year

  Newport Avenue Market in Bend and University of Oregon Dining Facilities – Eugene, earn local honors for outsized efforts in preventing food waste

  EPA News Release: EPA’s Northwest regional Food Recovery Challenge winners both Oregon-based this year

  • Release Date: April 30, 2020

• EPA at 50: Celebrating 50 Years of Earth Day in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest

  EPA News Release: EPA at 50: Celebrating 50 Years of Earth Day in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest

  • Release Date: April 20, 2020

• U.S. settles with Oregon landowner over federal Clean Water Act violations near the banks of the North Santiam River

  EPA News Release: U.S. settles with Oregon landowner over federal Clean Water Act violations near the banks of the North Santiam River

  • Release Date: April 13, 2020

• Recent EPA enforcement cases throughout the PNW & Alaska

  Actions finalized in November and December 2019

  EPA News Release: Recent EPA enforcement cases throughout the PNW & Alaska

  • Release Date: April 9, 2020

• EPA settles with Eastern Oregon fuel distributor for fuel storage violations

  EPA News Release: EPA settles with Eastern Oregon fuel distributor for fuel storage violations

  • Release Date: April 2, 2020