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• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $8.8M for Cleanup and Assessment at Polluted Brownfields Sites in Connecticut

  EPA announces the largest investment ever in brownfields communities made by President Biden's Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $8.8M for Cleanup and Assessment at Polluted Brownfields Sites in Connecticut

  • Release Date: June 5, 2023

• EPA Ensures that Hartford Bus Company Reduces Engine Idling

  Enforcement action requires company to implement anti-idling program, pay penalty

  EPA News Release: EPA Ensures that Hartford Bus Company Reduces Engine Idling

  • Release Date: May 11, 2023

• EPA New England Celebrates Earth Week by Making Community Grants Available to Protect Public Health and the Environment

  Informational webinars scheduled April 25, 27 and May 11

  EPA News Release: EPA New England Celebrates Earth Week by Making Community Grants Available to Protect Public Health and the Environment

  • Release Date: April 21, 2023

• University of Connecticut Selected as a Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across New England Access Historic Investments to Advance Environmental Justice

  EPA's Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers include a network of over 160 partners to provide resources to unlock access to President Biden's historic investments in America

  EPA News Release: University of Connecticut Selected as a Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across New England Access Historic Investments to Advance Environmental Justice

  • Release Date: April 17, 2023

• EPA Region 6 Announces Virtual Listening Session on PFAS Strategic Roadmap

  Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 is announcing an upcoming virtual listening session on EPA’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap for Region 6 communities on April 25th, 2023 and inviting members of the public to attend and to speak.

  • Release Date: April 4, 2023

• EPA Launches New Initiative in Connecticut to Accelerate Lead Pipe Replacement to Protect Underserved Communities

  New partnership with state will help communities access funds from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for lead service line removal and replacement

  EPA News Release: EPA Launches New Initiative in Connecticut to Accelerate Lead Pipe Replacement to Protect Underserved Communities

  • Release Date: January 27, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $8.8 Million from EPA's Clean School Bus Program for Four Connecticut School Districts

  Historic investment from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America's school bus fleet

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $8.8 Million from EPA's Clean School Bus Program for Four Connecticut School Districts

  • Release Date: October 26, 2022

• EPA Awards Environmental Education Grants to Three Connecticut Organizations

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Environmental Education Grants to Three Connecticut Organizations

  • Release Date: August 23, 2022

• EPA New England Announces Lead Inspection Sweep in Overburdened Connecticut Counties to Help Prevent Childhood Lead Poisoning

  EPA News Release: EPA New England Announces Lead Inspection Sweep in Overburdened Connecticut Counties to Help Prevent Childhood Lead Poisoning

  • Release Date: May 25, 2022

• EPA Announces $500 Million for Clean School Buses for New England School Districts

  President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Creates New EPA Program to Protect Children's Health, Reduce Pollution, and Boost American Manufacturing

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $500 Million for Clean School Buses for New England School Districts

  • Release Date: May 20, 2022

• EPA Announces Record $7 Million Brownfields Investment in Connecticut

  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 $7 Million Brownfields Investment in Connecticut

  • 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 Announces Appointment of David Cash as Regional Administrator for EPA Region 1

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Appointment of David Cash as Regional Administrator for EPA Region 1

  • Release Date: February 24, 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

• Marlborough, Conn. Citizen Recognized by EPA with Regional Environmental Award

  EPA News Release: Marlborough, Conn. Citizen Recognized by EPA with Regional Environmental Award

  • Release Date: September 14, 2021