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EPA awards nearly $3M in grants to address environmental concerns in Yakima
Valley
Hosts grants workshop to highlight additional funding opportunities
SEATTLE (Dec. 12): Yesterday, EPA announced two new grant awards to address
health disparities in the Yakima Valley.
During a press conference in Granger, Washington, EPA Region 10 Administrator
Casey Sixkiller announced a $1 million dollar grant to the Washington State
Department of Health. Beginning next month, the three-year project will work
to increase education and outreach around groundwater and air quality in the
Yakima Valley by connecting community members to resources, information and
tools.
Additionally, EPA announced a grant for $1,896,439 to the University of
Washington to create a research center which aims to identify communities that
are disproportionately affected by environmental hazards.
“Residents of the Lower Yakima Valley, especially lower-income residents and
communities of color, are bearing the burdens of pollutants,” said EPA
Region 10 Administrator Casey Sixkiller. “We’re focused on addressing
environmental justice concerns in Yakima Valley, which has helped guide our
approach to sustained actions over time to improve health outcomes in this
community.”
EPA also hosted a grant funding workshop for potential applicants in the
region, providing the latest information on grant and technical assistance
available through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction
Act. Additionally, state and other federal agencies were present to discuss
their available funding and assistance.
“For too long Washington’s low-income communities and communities of color
including in the Yakima valley have borne the disproportionate cost of
pollution in the climate crisis. The problem compounds when these communities
can’t access state and federal programs in place to address the issue,” said
Washington Governor Jay Inslee in a pre-recorded video message to event
attendees. “That’s what today is about, connecting communities to resources
so that we can build a clean energy future together.”
Learn more about the Environmental Justice Showcase Community in Yakima
Valley.
EPA Region 10 (Pacific Northwest) – Serving Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington