This week EPA Regional Administrator Casey Sixkiller will be in Spokane celebrating a youth tree planting and environmental education and careers partnership with Spokane Conservation, funded by an U.S. EPA #EnvironmentalJustice award! We are so excited about this impactful work!

The Bradford Island #Superfund Site Federal Facility Agreement and Site Management Plan are available for public review online. The public review and comment period is open until June 10. More info and how to submit comments ⬇️ cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/Site…

Come work for U.S. EPA! We're hiring a GS-15 ($160,950 - $191,900) Supervisory Environmental Protection Specialist to serve in the Tribal Trust and Assistance Division in Seattle. Closes 6/14/2024. Apply now at usajobs.gov/job/793354900

Great news for cleaner indoor air! Lower-cost air filters developed by Portland State University researchers for U.S. EPA's Cleaner Indoor Air During Wildfires Challenge, will be available to maintain safer indoor air even during intense #wildfiresmoke .💨 ecology.wa.gov/blog/march-202… #SmokeReady

Don’t forget your #sunscreen , sunglasses, and hat when you head outdoors! ☀️ Learn how to check the UV Index and be #SunSafe at epa.gov/sunsafety

. U.S. EPA's #CleanSchoolBus Program is awarding over $24M to Washington school districts to help schools replace 111 older diesel school buses with new electric or propane buses, delivering cleaner air for students and communities. 🚌 epa.gov/newsreleases/b…

Make every month #AsthmaAwarenessMonth ! Find #asthma resources for parents, caregivers, and kids ➡️ epa.gov/asthma/publica…

EPA's Small Business Challenges and Prizes programs are helping turn good ideas into tangible solutions to protect indoor air quality during wildfires.💨 Learn more about the solutions: epa.gov/sciencematters… #SmokeReady #WildfireSmoke

. U.S. EPA's #CleanSchoolBus Program is awarding over $22.6M to Oregon school districts to help schools replace 96 older diesel school buses with new electric or propane buses, delivering cleaner air for students and communities. epa.gov/newsreleases/b…

Do you have an innovative idea about how to protect marine life, tackle marine debris, or help coastal communities adapt to the effects of climate change? 🌎 Join the 2024 Youth Innovation Challenge! Learn more ⬇️
thegeep.org/youth-innovati…

. U.S. EPA has issued a #Superfund cleanup plan to reduce the amount of PCBs and other pollution in Seattle’s East Waterway, one of two industrial channels of the Lower #Duwamish River below the Spokane Street Bridge. Read the plan at: semspub.epa.gov/work/10/100551…

Looking for real-time air quality information on your phone? Download the free (and ad-free!) airnow app to see #AirQuality conditions in your area. airnow.gov/airnow-mobile-… #AsthmaAwarenessMonth

Did you know that EPA's Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools program provides customizable resources and guidance for managing #asthma triggers and other indoor contaminants in schools? epa.gov/iaq-schools #AsthmaAwarenessMonth

We’re excited that U.S. EPA's #CleanSchoolBus Program is awarding over $3 million to Idaho school districts for clean school buses! 🚌 This funding will help schools purchase 10 electric school buses, delivering cleaner air for students and communities. epa.gov/newsreleases/b…

. U.S. EPA, U.S. Department of Energy and WA Department of Ecology reached a landmark agreement that proposes a realistic path for cleaning up millions of gallons of radioactive and chemical tank waste at the Hanford Site. A 60-day public comment period starts today. Learn more at: epa.gov/newsreleases/s…

We're launching the eighth issue of Making Waves today! This issue highlights how diverse partners are collaborating and using funding wisely to complete big projects that benefit the entire Puget Sound ecosystem. New issue here: makingwaves.psp.wa.gov

EPA has proposed a plan to reduce the amount of polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, in the Spokane River basin. The plan sets a Total Maximum Daily Load for PCBs to protect people's health and aquatic life. ➡️ Learn more and comment on the plan at: epa.gov/tmdl/spokane-r…

📝 The math is simple: clean school buses = cleaner air + improvements in children’s health. Thanks to U.S. EPA, school districts are receiving over $50 million in rebate funding that will help deploy 217+ clean school buses in communities across Idaho, Oregon and Washington. 🚌

Learn more about the new and exciting work on reclamation and innovative destruction technologies our new selected grant applicant University of Washington is planning under the #InflationReductionAct to tackle climate-damaging #hydrofluorocarbons . epa.gov/newsreleases/b…

How do you know what actions to take if there is #WildfireSmoke in your area? Check out airnow's Fire and Smoke Map! fire.airnow.gov #AsthmaAwarenessMonth