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• Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Provides $21 Million of EPA Funding to Accelerate Work at Callahan Mine Superfund Site in Brooksville, Maine

  EPA News Release: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Provides $21 Million of EPA Funding to Accelerate Work at Callahan Mine Superfund Site in Brooksville, Maine

  • Release Date: June 28, 2022

• EPA Announces Record $24.2 Million Brownfields Investment in Maine

  President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will help revitalize New England communities, Build a Better America and Address Environmental Justice Concerns

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Record $24.2 Million Brownfields Investment in Maine

  • Release Date: May 16, 2022

• 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 Proposes to Remove Former McKin Company Site In Gray, Maine From Superfund List

  Public comments accepted until May 2

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes to Remove Former McKin Company Site In Gray, Maine From Superfund List

  • Release Date: March 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 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 to Review Cleanups at 14 New England Superfund Sites this Year

  EPA News Release: EPA to Review Cleanups at 14 New England Superfund Sites this Year

  • Release Date: January 19, 2022

• EPA Completes Reviews of 9 Superfund Site Cleanups in New England During 2021

  EPA News Release: EPA Completes Reviews of 9 Superfund Site Cleanups in New England During 2021

  • Release Date: December 21, 2021

• EPA Announces Plans to Use Funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Clear Out the Superfund Backlog at Maine Superfund Site

  Initial resources will accelerate cleanup for Callahan Mine

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Plans to Use Funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Clear Out the Superfund Backlog at Maine Superfund Site

  • Release Date: December 17, 2021

• 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 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

• 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 Announces $2.16 Million in Supplemental Funds to Clean Up and Revitalize Brownfield Sites in Maine

  Funds are part of $11.6 million awarded nationwide

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $2.16 Million in Supplemental Funds to Clean Up and Revitalize Brownfield Sites in Maine

  • Release Date: June 23, 2021