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• On Earth Day, EPA New England Opens Nominations for Annual Environmental Merit Awards

  EPA News Release: On Earth Day, EPA New England Opens Nominations for Annual Environmental Merit Awards

  • Release Date: April 22, 2022

• EPA Community Grants Available to Protect Public Health and the Environment in New England

  Informational webinars scheduled April 5 and 14

  EPA News Release: EPA Community Grants Available to Protect Public Health and the Environment in New England

  • Release Date: March 17, 2022

• Latest EPA Toxics Release Inventory Data Show Decline in Chemical Releases in New England

  Database has new features improving accessibility for communities

  EPA News Release: Latest EPA Toxics Release Inventory Data Show Decline in Chemical Releases in New England

  • Release Date: March 3, 2022

• EPA Recognizes Maine Wastewater Treatment Facility and Individual for Excellence

  EPA News Release: EPA Recognizes Maine Wastewater Treatment Facility and Individual for Excellence

  • Release Date: February 22, 2022

• EPA New England to Host Public Listening Session on the Draft Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in Communities

  Virtual Listening Session will be held March 8, 2022

  EPA News Release: EPA New England to Host Public Listening Session on the Draft Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in Communities

  • Release Date: February 17, 2022

• EPA Announces $1.3 Million to Fund 13 Environmental Justice Grants in New England

  Projects in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, and Vermont

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $1.3 Million to Fund 13 Environmental Justice Grants in New England

  • Release Date: December 16, 2021

• EPA Invites Idaho, Oregon, and Washington Projects to Apply for Water Infrastructure Loans

  Projects will help modernize water infrastructure, protect public health, and increase community resilience

  EPA News Release: EPA Invites Idaho, Oregon, and Washington Projects to Apply for Water Infrastructure Loans

  • Release Date: December 3, 2021

• Increased EPA Water Infrastructure Funding Will Provide More Than $68 Million in Maine

  Under Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, EPA will Prioritize Funding Projects in Underserved Communities

  EPA News Release: Increased EPA Water Infrastructure Funding Will Provide More Than $68 Million in Maine

  • Release Date: December 2, 2021

• EPA Announces 13 Healthy Communities Grants Awarded in New England

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces 13 Healthy Communities Grants Awarded in New England

  • Release Date: November 4, 2021

• EPA Takes Actions to Protect Children from Lead Exposure in Hartford and Fairfield Counties

  EPA News Release: EPA Takes Actions to Protect Children from Lead Exposure in Hartford and Fairfield Counties

  • Release Date: October 28, 2021

• Maine Receives $668,000 to Implement State Requirement to Test School Drinking Water for Lead

  EPA News Release: Maine Receives $668,000 to Implement State Requirement to Test School Drinking Water for Lead

  • Release Date: October 28, 2021

• EPA reaches settlements with 41 Idaho, Oregon, and Washington home renovators for lead-based paint violations

  Lead paint safety training for contractors, community education workshops offered this fall

  EPA News Release: EPA reaches settlements with 41 Idaho, Oregon, and Washington home renovators for lead-based paint violations

  • Release Date: October 25, 2021

• Septic Nitrogen Sensor Successfully Completes Environmental Performance Testing

  EPA News Release: Septic Nitrogen Sensor Successfully Completes Environmental Performance Testing

  • Release Date: October 13, 2021

• EPA Recognizes Maine Business and Citizen with Regional Environmental Award

  EPA News Release: EPA Recognizes Maine Business and Citizen with Regional Environmental Award

  • Release Date: September 14, 2021

• EPA proposes $24k penalty for illegal mining in South Fork Clearwater

  EPA News Release: EPA proposes $24k penalty for illegal mining in South Fork Clearwater

  • Release Date: July 26, 2021