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• 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 and Massachusetts Settlements ensure Company will Pay Nearly $1.5 Million for 2019 North River Fish Kill

  Company will Compensate Massachusetts for Harms to Natural Resources and Cold Water Fishery; Ensure Safe Operation of Colrain, Mass. Bleaching Facility

  EPA News Release: EPA and Massachusetts Settlements ensure Company will Pay Nearly $1.5 Million for 2019 North River Fish Kill

  • Release Date: December 7, 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

• Increased EPA Water Infrastructure Funding Will Provide More Than $188 Million in Massachusetts

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

  EPA News Release: Increased EPA Water Infrastructure Funding Will Provide More Than $188 Million in Massachusetts

  • Release Date: December 2, 2021

• EPA Awards More Than $4.6 Million for Clean Diesel Projects Across New England

  Competitive Grant Projects Funded in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards More Than $4.6 Million for Clean Diesel Projects Across New England

  • Release Date: November 29, 2021

• Massachusetts Receives $327,000 to Expand Program Testing Drinking Water for Lead in Schools

  EPA News Release: Massachusetts Receives $327,000 to Expand Program Testing Drinking Water for Lead in Schools

  • 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

• Nearly $600,000 in EPA Funding for Four Pilot Watershed Projects will Demonstrate Holistic Solutions to Common Coastal Challenges

  EPA News Release: Nearly $600,000 in EPA Funding for Four Pilot Watershed Projects will Demonstrate Holistic Solutions to Common Coastal Challenges

  • Release Date: October 14, 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 Recognizes Seven Massachusetts Organizations and Citizens with Regional Environmental Award

  EPA News Release: EPA Recognizes Seven Massachusetts Organizations and Citizens with Regional Environmental Award

  • Release Date: September 14, 2021

• EPA Proposes to Add Lower Neponset River to Superfund National Priorities List

  Virtual Public Meeting Scheduled on Oct. 5

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes to Add Lower Neponset River to Superfund National Priorities List

  • Release Date: September 8, 2021

• EPA Announces $1.1+ Million in BEACH Act Grants to New England States

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $1.1+ Million in BEACH Act Grants to New England States

  • Release Date: June 30, 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