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Seabrook Drinking Water Facility Breaks Ground Click icon for EPA disclaimer.
Largest ARRA Drinking Water Project in NH

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Left to right: Seabrook Selectman - Brendan Kelly, Robert Moore, Aboul Khan; Stephen Perkins, U.S. EPA Acting Deputy Region 1 Administrator; and Tom Burack, NHDES Commissioner
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Tom Burack, NHDES Commissioner
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Stephen Perkins, U.S. EPA Acting Deputy Region 1 Administrator
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EPA Grant Helps Rhode Islanders Enjoy Safe Beaches

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EPA Recognizes Prudential Tower with ENERGY STAR Label

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(left to right) Joseph Nolan, Senior Vice President for Corporate Communications and Client Relations, NStar Bryan Koop, Senior Vice President and Regional Director, Boston Properties Ira Leighton, Acting Regional Administrator, EPA New England David Cash, Assistant Secretary for Policy, Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Commonwealth of Massachusetts James W. Hunt III, Chief, Environment and Energy Services, City of Boston

EPA Announces More Than $185 Million in Recovery Act Funds for Massachusetts Water Infrastructure Projects

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EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson in a joint press conference with Massachusetts Public Officials Announces funding for Massachusett Water Infrastructure Projects.

Massachusetts Receives Economic Recovery Funding from U.S. EPA to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Create Jobs

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Ira Leighton (podium) - behind him (l-r): Ian Bowles (Secretary, Mass EOEEA), Jim Hunt (City of Boston), Dan Grabauskas (MBTA General Manager)

EPA: $6.1 Million in Grants for Contaminated Land Cleanup, Economic Development in Maine

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Acting Deputy Regional Administrator Stephen Perkins, announces $6.1 million awarded to Maine through EPA's Brownfields program and the Recovery Act combined.
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Maine stakeholders gather for group photo after announcement.

Report Card for Mystic River: "C-" with Notable Improvement

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Left to Right - EK Khalsa (MyRWA), Roseann Bongiovanni (Chelsea Collaborative), Stephen Perkins, Lucy Edmondson, Jay Ash (City of Chelsea)
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Left to Right - Dick Cutts (Woburn Con Comm), Jerry Kehoe (WREN), Mayor Thom McLaughlin, Stephen Perkins, Ed Quinn (WREN), Lucy Edmondson (MassDEP), Fred Laskey (MWRA), EK Khalsa (MyRWA)

As Earth Day Volunteers do Spring Cleaning near Charles River, Water Quality Conditions Hold Steady EPA Grade from 2008 Monitoring: B+

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Acting Regional Administrator Ira Leighton and Bill Walsh-Rogalski of EPA announce the annual Charles River Report Card during the Charles River Clean Up held on April 25, 2009.
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Volunteers scan the shoreline of the Charles River, collecting trash during the clean up.

AstraZeneca's Westborough, Mass. Plant Earns EPA's Energy Star

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Ira Leighton presents energy star award Marty Nealey, Site GM and the Energy Team at the AstraZeneca Westborough supply site.

EPA Grants Help New England Residents Enjoy Safe Beaches
[ CT | ME | MA | NH | RI ]

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Ken Moraff, of EPA New England announces efforts to improve safety for beachgoers at Massachusetts beaches by increasing water quality monitoring programs with EPA grant money.

Boston and Other New England Communities
Receive EPA Brownfields Grants
[ Boston, MA | City of Boston News Release Click icon for EPA disclaimer.| Newtown, CT
Naugatuck, CT | Fitchburg, MA | Lowell, MA | Wrentham, MA ]

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EPA regional administrator Robert Varney presents City of Boston Mayor Thomas Menino with EPA Brownfields funding.
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From left to right: Rodney Elliott, City Manager Bernie Lyncy, Mayor Edward Caulfield, Congresswoman Niki Tsongas, & Carol Tucker
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Mayor Edward Caulfield speaking at the Brownfields Grant press conference.

EPA Administrator Celebrates Hull's Energy Initiatives

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EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson visited Hull, Mass. on July 17, 2008, to learn more about the community's efforts to become more energy efficient.

Eleven Cape Communities Limit Boat Pollution with "No Discharge" Designation in Cape Cod Bay - Largest single protected area in the Northeast

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Side view of Open Trailer Unit being delivered to marina.
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Celebrating the No Discharge Designation for Cape Cod Bay: From left to right: Dale Saad (Barnstable Health Dept.), Regina Lyons (U.S. EPA), Heather Rockwell (Nantucket Soundkeeper), Stephen McKenna (MA CZM), Theresa Barbo (Maritime Author and Historian), U.S. Congressman Bill Delahunt, Leslie-Ann McGee (Director, MA CZM), Susan Nickerson (Nantucket Soundkeeper), Maggie Geist (Association to Preserve Cape Cod), Robert Varney (U.S. EPA), Jo Ann Muramoto (ACPP)
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Celebrating the No Discharge Designation for Cape Cod Bay: From left to right: Ann Rodney (U.S. EPA), Jo Ann Muramoto (ACPP), Theresa Barbo (Maritime Author and Historian), Stephen McKenna (MA CZM), Heather Rockwell (Nantucket Soundkeeper), Dale Saad (Barnstable Health Dept.), Regina Lyons (U.S. EPA)

Efforts to 'Green" Fenway Yields EPA Award for Red Sox and NRDC

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EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson and NRDC Founder John Adams at Boston's Fenway Park, Earth Day 2008
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Ceremonial First Pitch at Boston's Fenway Park, Earth Day 2008
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EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson presents Environmental Merit Awards to NRDC and Boston Red Sox at Boston's Fenway Park, Earth Day 2008
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EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson and Boston Red Sox CEO, Larry Lucchino at Boston's Fenway Park, Earth Day 2008
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From Left: Boston Red Sox mascot Wally the Green Monster, Allen Hershkowitz (NRDC), Stephen Johnson (EPA Administrator), John Adams (founder of NRDC) and Larry Lucchino (CEO of Boston Red Sox) celebrate Earth Day in Boston, April 22, 2008.
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The Boston Red Sox celebrated Earth Day 2008 by placing specially-designed recycling patch on uniforms

EPA Administrator Recognizes New England Leaders With President’s Volunteer Service Awards
[ CT | ME | MA | NH | RI | VT]

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Connecticut: Frank Grimsey with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson
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Maine: Albert E. Sandecki with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson
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Massachusetts: Patrick J. Foley with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson
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New Hampshire: Representatives of the New Hampshire Rivers Management and Protection Program Local Advisory Committees with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson.
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Vermont: Beverly Bruhn Major with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson
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Rhode Island: Representatives of the Blackstone River Watershed Council/Friends of the Blackstone with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson (left to right: Administrator Johnson, Frank Matta, Sandra Belliveau, John Marsland, and Frank Geary)

Earth Day Work Continues on the Merrimack River

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Tracie Sales from Merrimack River Watershed Council demonstrates equipment from EPA's Volunteer Monitoring Equipment Loan Program at an Earthday celebration on the Merrimack River in Lawrence, MA.
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Rob Maxfield, Deputy Division Director at EPA's New England Regional Laboratory, announces the 3rd year of EPA's Volunteer Monitoring Equipment Loan Program (with the Merrimack River in the Background) during an Earthday celebration with the Merrimack River Watershed Council.

EPA Mystic River Report Card: "D" -- Room for Improvement - But Help Is On the Way

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EPA Regional Administrator speaking at the Mystic River Summit
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Mystic River Summit Attendees

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