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• City of Springfield, Mass., selected to receive a nearly $20 million Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grant

  EPA announces initial selections from $2 billion Inflation Reduction Act program—the largest single environmental justice investment in history—delivered by President Biden's Investing in America agenda

  EPA News Release: City of Springfield, Mass., selected to receive a nearly $20 million Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grant

  • Release Date: July 25, 2024

• EPA New England Makes Healthy Communities Grants Available to Protect Public Health and the Environment in New England

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

  • Release Date: July 12, 2024

• EPA selects four educational organizations to receive funding for environmental projects in New England

  The environmental education grants, totaling $380,000 for New England, will empower youth to tackle environmental challenges, foster community resilience, and advance environmental justice in underserved communities

  EPA News Release: EPA selects four educational organizations to receive funding for environmental projects in New England

  • Release Date: July 8, 2024

• EPA fines Gloucester, Mass. company for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act

  EPA News Release: EPA fines Gloucester, Mass. company for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act

  • Release Date: June 25, 2024

• EPA fines Newburyport, Mass. company for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act and Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act

  EPA News Release: EPA fines Newburyport, Mass. company for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act and Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act

  • Release Date: June 17, 2024

• EPA settles with Massachusetts solar company for Construction General Permit violations

  Company agrees to pay penalties for stormwater discharges from construction activities

  EPA News Release: EPA settles with Massachusetts solar company for Construction General Permit violations

  • Release Date: May 21, 2024

• EPA settles "Clean Air Act" case in Taunton, Mass

  EPA News Release: EPA settles "Clean Air Act" case in Taunton, Mass

  • Release Date: May 9, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources to receive over $156 million to deliver residential solar, lowering energy costs and advancing environmental justice across Massachusetts

  EPA announces selectees under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged households through the President's Investing in America agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources to receive over $156 million to deliver residential solar, lowering energy costs and advancing environmental justice across Massachusetts

  • Release Date: April 22, 2024

• EPA Settles Chemical Accident Prevention Case in New Bedford

  EPA News Release: EPA Settles Chemical Accident Prevention Case in New Bedford

  • Release Date: March 15, 2024

• EPA takes action against three New England companies for Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act violations 

  Massachusetts and Connecticut companies will pay penalties for reporting violations

  EPA News Release: EPA takes action against three New England companies for Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act violations 

  • Release Date: February 26, 2024

• Public meeting scheduled to update community on status of Lower Neponset River Superfund Site

  EPA News Release: Public meeting scheduled to update community on status of Lower Neponset River Superfund Site

  • Release Date: February 21, 2024

• United States and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Announce Settlement with City of Lowell to Address Pollution in Merrimack River

  City to Invest Approximately $195 Million in Total to Upgrade Sewage Systems and Protect Drinking Water for Downstream Communities

  EPA News Release: United States and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Announce Settlement with City of Lowell to Address Pollution in Merrimack River

  • Release Date: February 5, 2024

• EPA to Review Cleanups at 14 Massachusetts Superfund Sites this Year

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

  • Release Date: February 1, 2024

• EPA penalizes a Massachusetts chemical company for allegedly violating chemical safety law

  EPA News Release: EPA penalizes a Massachusetts chemical company for allegedly violating chemical safety law

  • Release Date: January 30, 2024

• EPA New England Provides Tips for a Healthier Heating Season

  EPA News Release: EPA New England Provides Tips for a Healthier Heating Season

  • Release Date: December 21, 2023