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Press Releases: 2004
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December 23, 2004
Development Groups Agree to Pay $137,500 for Wetlands and Storm Water Violations -
December 17, 2004
Two Connecticut Counties Included in a Multi-State Nonattainment Area for Fine Particle Air-Quality Standards -
December 17, 2004
Vermont Achieves Attainment with the Fine Particle Air-Quality Standards -
December 17, 2004
Maine Achieves Attainment with the Fine Particle Air-Quality Standards -
December 17, 2004
New Hampshire Achieves Attainment with the Fine Particle Air-Quality Standards -
December 17, 2004
Rhode Island Achieves Attainment with the Fine Particle Air-Quality Standards -
December 17, 2004
Massachusetts Achieves Attainment with the Fine Particle Air-Quality Standards -
December 16, 2004
Site Designated in Rhode Island Sound for Safe Long-Term Disposal of Dredged Sediment -
December 16, 2004
Safe Drinking Water Act In Its Prime at 30 -
December 9, 2004
EPA Awards $552,075 For State Innovations Grants to Environmental Agencies in Maine, Vermont and Rhode Island -
December 9, 2004
EPA Settles with 276 More Parties at Plaistow, N.H. Superfund Site -
December 9, 2004
EPA and Yale-New Haven Hospital Sign Pact For Self-Audit -
December 8, 2004
Bridgeport, Conn. Company to Pay $25,123 for Clean Air Act Violations -
December 8, 2004
RI Real Estate Investor Agrees to Pay $20,000 to Settle Violations of Lead Disclosure Laws -
December 7, 2004
Investigation Continues at Nuclear Metals Site in Concord, Mass. -
December 6, 2004
Clean Up Will Begin at Connell Street Property in Tiverton, R.I. -
December 3, 2004
EPA Extends Public Comment Period on New Information in Final Ecological Risk Assessment for GE Pittsfield / Housatonic River Site -
December 2, 2004
Burlington, Vt. Schools Awarded for Exceptional Indoor Air Quality Program -
December 2, 2004
North Haven, Conn. Schools Awarded for Exceptional Indoor Air Quality Program -
December 1, 2004
EPA Settles Hazardous Waste Case with the State of Massachusetts Case Sparks Change in State Contractor Policy
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November 30, 2004
Connecticut Health Centers Get Needed Lift from EPA Settlement with Medical Product Maker -
November 30, 2004
EPA to Begin Clean-up at Facemate Corp. in Chicopee, Mass. -
November 23, 2004
Mass. College to Pay $75,000 Penalty and Complete Environmental Projects Worth $155,500 to Settle EPA Claims of Clean Water Act Violations -
November 23, 2004
Rhode Island Building Co. Agrees to Pay $46,000 for PCB Violations in Conn. -
November 18, 2004
Hasbro Children’s Hospital and Environmental Protection Agency Bring Asthma Education to Woonsocket Schools -
November 18, 2004
Boston's Saunders Hotel Group Awarded For Energy Efficiency and Good Environmental Practices -
November 17, 2004
Ellington, Conn. Firm to Spend $35,000 To Resolve Complaint of Chemical Release Violations -
November 15, 2004
EPA FY 2004 Enforcement Secures Cleanups Worth a Record $4.8 Billion and Will Stop One Billion Pounds of Pollution -
November 15, 2004
EPA Begins Public Comment Period on New Information in Final Ecological Risk Assessment for GE Pittsfield / Housatonic River Site -
November 9, 2004
EPA Orders Four Municipalities to Remove Illicit Discharges into the Charles River
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October 29, 2004
Four Grants Promoting Healthy Communities Awarded In Connecticut; Projects Funded in Bridgeport, New Haven, Hartford and Stamford -
October 27, 2004
Two Grants Promoting Healthy Communities Awarded In New Hampshire -
October 26, 2004
EPA and NH Officials to Hold Press Event Wednesday at Old Pillsbury Mill Site -
October 25, 2004
EPA to Begin Cleanup at Carvill Combing Company Site in Plainfield, CT -
October 22, 2004
"Love that Dirty Water" No Longer Applies to the Charles River; Crews in Head of the Charles Regatta Can Expect Cleaner Water -
October 21, 2004
EPA and NH Officials to Hold Press Event Friday at Troy Mills Landfill Superfund Site -
October 21, 2004
Groups in East Boston and Worcester Receive $50,000 in Environmental Justice Grants -
October 20, 2004
Three Grants Promoting Healthy Communities Given In Vermont -
October 19, 2004
Cleanup Complete at Pownal Tannery Superfund site in Pownal, VT -
October 19, 2004
EPA Awards $16.9 Million to Ocean State for Drinking Water and Sewage Plant Improvements -
October 19, 2004
EPA and Mass. DEP to Hold Two-day Training Oct 20 and 21 with Worcester County Fire Departments -
October 18, 2004
Field Investigation Begins At Sutton Brook Superfund Site In Tewksbury -
October 18, 2004
Clean Up Work Begins at Abandoned Property in Turner Falls, Mass. -
October 15, 2004
EPA Joins NH DES and Great Bay Coast Watch to Celebrate World Water Monitoring Day -
October 14, 2004
Two Year Clean Up of Salem's Witchcraft Heights Superfund Site Completed -
October 14, 2004
EPA Issues Complaint Against Lewiston, Maine Property Owners for Failure to Disclose Lead Paint Hazards -
October 14, 2004
EPA Seeks Penalty of $46,000 From Food Company with Facility in Ellington, Conn. -
October 13, 2004
Maine Community College System Faces Fines for Hazardous Waste Violations -
October 12, 2004
Two New Hampshire Groups Receive Environmental Education Grants -
October 12, 2004
Two Maine Groups Receive Environmental Education Grants -
October 12, 2004
Six Massachusetts Groups Receive Environmental Education Grants -
October 12, 2004
EPA Proposes $40,000 Penalty for Wastewater Treatment Violations in Holyoke -
October 12, 2004
Connecticut Fabric Manufacturer to Pay $95,200 for Clean Air Act Violations -
October 8, 2004
EPA and Worcester Officials Tour $32 Million Revitalization Project in Worcester -
October 8, 2004
EPA and DEP Approve Cleanup Plan for Iron Horse Park Superfund Site in North Billerica -
October 8, 2004
EPA and DES Approve Final Cleanup Plan for Dover Municipal Landfill in Dover, NH -
October 7, 2004
EPA Proposes $55,000 Penalty Against Rhode Island Company for PCB Violations in CT -
October 7, 2004
New Haven Property Owner Fined for Failure to Notify Tenants of Risks from Exposure to Lead Paint -
October 7, 2004
EPA and DEP to Take No Further Cleanup Actions at Superfund Site in Wolcott, CT -
October 7, 2004
EPA Takes Enforcement Action Against Middlesex County for Clean Water Act Violations -
October 5, 2004
Operator of Revere Oil Terminal Pays $50,000 Penalty for Failing to Get Storm Water Permit -
October 4, 2004
EPA and MA DEP Approve Final Cleanup Plan for Shpack Landfill Site in Norton -
October 4, 2004
Hartford, CT Property Owner Agrees to $240,000 Settlement in Lead Paint Disclosure Case
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September 30, 2004
New England States Experienced Fewer Smog Days During Recent Summer -
September 30, 2004
Workshop for Reducing School Bus Pollution to be Held Oct. 5 at Tufts University; Topics Will Include $20 million of New Grants for Bus Retrofits -
September 29, 2004
EPA Will Hold Public Meeting and Begin Work In Lancashire Street Neighborhood in Providence Rhode Island -
September 29, 2004
Taunton Heating Oil Company to Pay $5,000 for Violations of Oil Regulations -
September 29, 2004
NH Real Estate Developer and Contractor to Settle Clean Water Act Case -
September 28, 2004
EPA Begins Full Scale Dredging of Contaminated Sediment from New Bedford Harbor -
September 28, 2004
EPA Seeking Applications for Environmental Education Grants -
September 27, 2004
Connecticut's Second "No Discharge Area" Designated off the Coast of Groton/Mystic -
September 24, 2004
Skowhegan, Maine Paper Company to Pay $78,000 Penalty for Clean Air Act Violations -
September 23, 2004
EPA and DEP Issue Discharge Permit for Marlborough Treatment Plant -
September 23, 2004
EPA Proposes Williston, Vermont Site to Superfund List -
September 21, 2004
EPA Administrator Praises Maine's Efforts to Curb School Bus Pollution -
September 20, 2004
MA and NH Developers Agree to Pay Penalties for Storm Water Violations; -
September 17, 2004
EPA to Hold Brownfields Grant Workshops in Worcester, MA and Manchester, NH; -
September 15, 2004
NH Company Agrees to Pay $190,000 Penalty to Settle Clean Water Act Violations -
September 15, 2004
EPA Proposes Penalty Against Bridgeport, CT Company for Clean Air Act Violations -
September 13, 2004
EPA Announces 7th Annual Cornell Pond Fishing Derby in North Dartmouth -
September 13, 2004
EPA Announces $145,000 in Environmental Justice Grants in Massachusetts; Lowell, Springfield, Worcester and E. Boston Among Recipients - September 9, 2004
Public Hearing on Monday in Cambridge on Kendall Station Discharge Permit
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August 25, 2004
EPA Seeks Penalties from North Andover Company for Idling Violations -
August 25, 2004
EPA to Review Cleanup Progress at Gilson Road Site in Nashua, NH -
August 24, 2004
EPA's Drum Removal Cleanup Complete at Milford, NH Site -
August 20, 2004
EPA Awards $224,560 to Connecticut for Water Quality Monitoring at State Beaches -
August 19, 2004
EPA Announces $4 Million of Funding for Cleanup at NH Plating Superfund Site -
August 17, 2004
Cleanup Progress at Wells G&H Superfund Site in Woburn, MA Will Be Reviewed -
August 12, 2004
Maine Company to Pay $40,000 for Alleged Environmental Violations -
August 11, 2004
Town of Belmont to Pay Fine for Oil Spill at Elementary School -
August 11, 2004
Meat Processing Co. to Pay $26,000 to Settle Clean Air Act Case At New Hampshire Facility -
August 10, 2004
Three NH Companies Agree to Pay Fine to Settle EPA Complaint; Case is Part of EPA Push to Improve Compliance with Stormwater Regulations -
August 5, 2004
Connecticut Property Manager Agrees to $215,000 Settlement for Violating Lead Laws -
August 4, 2004
Sites in Corrina, Maine and Lowell, Mass. Recognized at Redevelopment Conference -
August 2, 2004
EPA to Hold Public Meeting and Begin Cleanup in Baldwinville Neighborhood -
August 2, 2004
EPA Files Complaint Against Oil Terminal in Revere Over Lapsed Storm Water Permit
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July 29, 2004
Providence, RI, Company Agrees to Pay $5,000 to Settle Clean Air Act Violations -
July 23, 2004
Unhealthy Particle Levels Occurring in Most of New England Today
Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine -
July 22, 2004
Poor Air Quality Predicted in Portions of Connecticut and Massachusetts for Thursday, July 22, 2004 -
July 22, 2004
EPA Lists Corinth, Vermont Mine Site to Superfund List -
July 22, 2004
EPA and Kraft Group Holding Aug. 4 Conference on Redeveloping Contaminated Properties -
July 19, 2004
EPA Seeks Penalties From Maine Military Authority for Air Violations in Limestone, Maine -
July 19, 2004
Ipswich River Restoration Project Awarded Over $1 Million in Targeted Watershed Initiative -
July 19, 2004
Nashua River Restoration Project Awarded Over $770,000 in Targeted Watershed Initiative -
July 15, 2004
EPA Settles Enforcement Case with Seabrook, NH for Clean Water Act Violations -
July 15, 2004
EPA Seeks Penalties from State of Massachusetts for Hazardous Waste Violations in Lawrence -
July 14, 2004
Meat Processing Plant Faces Civil Penalties for Inadequate Risk Management Planning at Manchester, N.H., Facility -
July 13, 2004
EPA Extends Comment Period to August 11, 2004 for Dover, NH Municipal Landfill -
July 13, 2004
EPA Extends Comment Period to August 25, 2004 for Shpack Site and Reschedules Public Hearing to August 4, 2004 for Shpack Site -
July 13, 2004
Rhode Island Jewelry Finishing Company Ordered to Comply With Clean Air Act -
July 13, 2004
EPA Announces Funds to Improve Monitoring and Water Quality at Massachusetts Beaches -
July 8, 2004
EPA Funding Assists Creation of Children's Environmental Health Center -
July 8, 2004
Rhode Island Company to Pay $500,000 Penalty for Hazardous Waste Violations -
July 6, 2004
EPA Awards $8 Million to Connecticut for Drinking Water Protection Program -
July 2, 2004
EPA Announces Funds to Improve Monitoring and Water Quality at Rhode Island Beaches -
July 1, 2004
Pepperell Property Management Company Agrees to Pay Fine for Lead Disclosure Violations -
July 1, 2004
Warwick, RI Receives $350,000 EPA Grant for Clean School Buses
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June 30, 2004
EPA Announces Funds to Improve Monitoring and Water Quality at New Hampshire Beaches -
June 30, 2004
EPA Begins Construction of Pipeline Assembly and Desanding Building for New Bedford Harbor Cleanup -
June 30, 2004
EPA and NH DES to Hold Information Meeting on Cleanup of the Troy Mills Landfill -
June 29, 2004
Two Connecticut Counties Identified for Potential Nonattainment Designation Under Fine Particle Air-Quality Standards -
June 28, 2004
Maine Expected to Achieve Attainment with the Fine Particle Air-quality Standards -
June 28, 2004
Massachusetts Expected to Achieve Attainment with the Fine Particle Air-quality Standards -
June 28, 2004
New Hampshire Expected to Achieve Attainment with the Fine Particle Air-quality Standards -
June 28, 2004
Rhode Island Expected to Achieve Attainment with the Fine Particle Air-quality Standards -
June 28, 2004
Vermont Expected to Achieve Attainment with the Fine Particle Air-quality Standards -
June 28, 2004
Rhode Island Expected to Achieve Attainment with the Fine Particle Air-quality Standards -
June 22, 2004
EPA and State Officials Praise RIPTA's Leadership in Curbing Diesel Pollution -
June 21, 2004
Olympia Nominee Trust to Continue the Cleanup of Contaminated Soil at Wells G & H Superfund Site -
June 18, 2004
Action at Rhode Island Superfund Site Restores Area To Productive Use Within Community -
June 17, 2004
Fitchburg State College Agrees To $205,000 Settlement for Hazardous Waste Violations -
June 17, 2004
Aroostook Band of Micmacs Unveil State-of-the-Art, Real-Time Air Monitoring Equipment -
June 16, 2004
Maine Landlord Agrees to $25,000 Settlement for Lead Disclosure Violations -
June 15, 2004
EPA Awards $1.5 Million of Brownfields Funding to Rhode Island; Five Rhode Island Grants Among $75.4 Million Awarded Nationally -
June 15, 2004
EPA Awards Four Brownfield Redevelopment Grants in New Hampshire; Part of $75.4 Million Funded Nationwide -
June 15, 2004
EPA Awards Six Brownfields Redevelopment Grants in Maine; Part of $75.4 Million Funded Nationwide -
June 15, 2004
EPA Awards Brownfields Redevelopment Money to Three Vermont Recipients; Part of $75.4 Million Funded Nationwide -
June 15, 2004
Eight Brownfields Grants Awarded in Connecticut
Part of $75.4 Million Funded Nationwide -
June 10, 2004
EPA and Maine DEP to Complete Cleanup at Brewer Mill -
June 10, 2004
EPA and DEP Issue Draft Water Discharge Permit for Kendall Power Plant in Cambridge -
June 8, 2004
Poor Air Quality Predicted in Several New England Areas for Wednesday, June 9, 2004 -
June 7, 2004
EPA and CT DEP To Test Wells Near Durham Meadows Site -
June 1, 2004
EPA Reaches Agreement With New Bedford Over Initial PCB Removal at McCoy Field -
June 1, 2004
Elementary Students in Massachusetts Get Environmental Protection Agency Award -
June 1, 2004
Elementary Students in Connecticut Get Environmental Protection Agency Award
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May 28, 2004
NSTAR Agrees to $63,380 Settlement for Oil Spill Violations in Charles River -
May 27, 2004
New Hampshire Real Estate Developer and Contractor Charged With Clean Water Act Violations -
May 24, 2004
EPA Enters into Final Site Cleanup Agreement with Massachusetts Company -
May 21, 2004
Administrator Leavitt Announces Demolition Will Begin at Fairhaven, Mass. Site -
May 20, 2004
EPA Takes Next Step Towards Cleanup of Plaistow, N.H. Superfund Site -
May 18, 2004
Elementary Students in Vermont get Environmental Protection Agency Award -
May 18, 2004
Elementary Students in Maine get Environmental Protection Agency Award -
May 13, 2004
Providence, Rhode Island: EPA’s Tough Diesel Engine Standards Celebrated at Hasbro Children’s Hospital -
May 12, 2004
EPA to Hold Information Meeting on Cleanup of the 1½ Mile Reach of the Housatonic River -
May 11, 2004
EPA to Begin Clean up at Old Pillsbury Mill Site -
May 11, 2004
EPA to Review Cleanup Progress at BFI Rockingham Landfill Superfund Site -
May 6, 2004
EPA and Regional Transportation Coalition Launch 2004 Campaign to Ease Commutes and Reduce Air Pollution -
May 5, 2004
EPA Finds Cleanup to be Effective at Tinkham Garage Superfund Site in Londonderry, NH -
May 3, 2004
EPA Proposes Long-Term Dredging Disposal Site in Rhode Island Sound -
May 3, 2004
EPA Recognizes Groundwork Providence for Presidential Environmental Youth Award
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April 30, 2004
EPA, NH DES and Congressional Delegation Tour Troy Mills Landfill Superfund Site -
April 29, 2004
Superfund Cleanup in Corinna, Maine Wins Build America Award -
April 29, 2004
EPA to Hold Informational Meeting to Discuss Sutton Brook Disposal Area Site -
April 28, 2004
EPA To Remove Hazardous Waste From Former Aerovox Facility in New Bedford -
April 22, 2004
EPA Recognizes Seven From Connecticut With Environmental Merit Awards -
April 22, 2004
EPA Recognizes Four From Rhode Island With Environmental Merit Awards -
April 22, 2004
EPA Recognizes 15 From Massachusetts With Environmental Merit Awards -
April 22, 2004
EPA Recognizes Four From Vermont With Environmental Merit Awards -
April 22, 2004
EPA Recognizes Ten From New Hampshire With Environmental Merit Awards -
April 22, 2004
EPA Recognizes 11 From Maine With Environmental Merit Awards -
April 16, 2004
EPA Responds to Peer Review Panel's Comments on Human Health Risk Assessment for GE Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site -
April 16, 2004
Groton/Mystic Area Requests Connecticut's Second "No Discharge Area" to Stem Boat Pollution -
April 13, 2004
EPA Plans to Increase Enforcement of Environmental Laws at New England Hospitals -
April 12, 2004
Federal Government Releases Final Document Proposing Two Sites in Long Island Sound for Disposal of Dredged Material -
April 7, 2004
EPA Resumes Work for on Canal Area at Centredale Manor Restoration Project -
April 6, 2004
Department of Veterans Affairs Agrees to $133,000 Settlement For Lead Paint Disclosure Violations in Maine and Massachusetts -
April 6, 2004
EPA Offers $5,000 to $30,000 Healthy Community Grants in New England; Deadline for One-Page Proposals is May 3 -
April 6, 2004
Maine Groups Honored for Clean Air Project at Acadia National Park -
April 5, 2004
Cambridge Plating To Pay $50,000 For Waste Violations
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March 31, 2004
EPA Announces Job Training Grant to Lewiston, Maine -
March 31, 2004
EPA Announces Major Job Training Grant -
March 31, 2004
EPA Anuncia Propuesta Monetaria para Adiestramiento de Empleos -
March 31, 2004
EPA Announces Job Training Grant to Groundwork Providence, RI -
March 31, 2004
EPA Files Complaint Over Hazardous Waste Violations by City of Lebanon, NH -
March 26, 2004
EPA and Boston School Department Announce Results of School Drinking Water Project -
March 26, 2004
EPA Takes Enforcement Action Against Seabrook, NH for Clean Water Act Violations -
March 22, 2004
EPA Announces Environmental Justice Grant Availability -
March 12, 2004
Consent Decree Entered for Atlas Tack Superfund Site in Fairhaven, MA -
March 08, 2004
EPA Proposes Vermont Mine Site to Superfund List -
March 02, 2004
Rhode Island Company Settles Major EPA Pesticide Case - March 02, 2004
Central Conn. State to Pay $31,250 and Do Environmental Project for Water and Waste Violations
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February 26, 2004
Vermont Receives $25,000 EPA “Healthy Urban Communities” Grant -
February 26, 2004
Franklin, NH Receives EPA ‘Healthy Urban Communities” Grant -
February 26, 2004
Maine Communities Receive $100,000 of EPA ‘Healthy Urban Communities” Grants -
February 25, 2004
MMR: Sandwich Representation Needed for the Impact Area Review Team -
February 24, 2004
EPA Funding Will Help Maine Tribes To Assess Pollution Exposure -
February 13, 2004
EPA Reaches Agreement with 25 Parties to Study Contamination at Tewksbury, MA Waste Site -
February 10, 2004
Competition Reopens for 2004 Brownfields Loans and Cleanup Grants -
February 10, 2004
Bay State Communities Receive $240,000 of EPA 'Healthy Urban Communities" Grants -
February 9, 2004
Oxford-Rochdale, MA Wastewater Treatment Facility Recognized for Excellence -
February 9, 2004
Orleans, VT Wastewater Treatment Facility Recognized for Excellence -
February 9, 2004
Vermont DEC Staffer Recognized for Excellence by EPA -
February 9, 2004
North Conway, NH Wastewater Treatment Facility Recognized for Excellence -
February 9, 2004
Henniker, NH Wastewater Treatment Facility Recognized for Excellence -
February 9, 2004
Beacon Falls, CT Wastewater Treatment Facility Recognized for Excellence -
February 4, 2004
EPA Stops Work for the Winter on Canal Area at Centredale Manor Restoration Project -
February 2, 2004
EPA Awards $15,000 to Rhode Island for Clean, Green School Bus Awareness Program
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January 30, 2004
EPA/DOJ Enforcement Case Brings Clean Air Benefits to Boston -
January 29, 2004
EPA Finds Cleanup to be effective at Kingston, NH Superfund Site -
January 29, 2004
Citizens Coordinating Council Meeting on February 4, 2004 for the General Electric / Housatonic River Site -
January 28, 2004
EPA Seeks Fine Against West Springfield For Oil Spill at High School -
January 28, 2004
EPA Completes Cleanup at Connecticut Plating Shop -
January 28, 2004
EPA Presents Awards to Cape Citizens -
January 23, 2004
EPA Encourages New Englanders to Warm Up to Energy Efficient Light Bulbs -
January 21, 2004
EPA to Begin Asbestos Removal at Burned Mill in Southington, Conn. -
January 16, 2004
EPA Seeks Nominations for Annual Environmental Merit Awards; Deadline for Nominations is Feb. 2, 2004 -
January 14, 2004
EPA Charges Three Companies With Stormwater Violations at Massachusetts Development -
January 13, 2004
EPA Announces $48 Million Cleanup Decision for the Beede Waste Oil Superfund Site in Plaistow N.H. -
January 09, 2004
Superfund Cleanups in New England – Setting The Record Straight -
January 08, 2004
Hudson Company Pays $82,500 Penalty to Resolve Clean Water Violations - January 08, 2004
EPA orders Town of Great Barrington to follow Clean Water Act