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• EPA fines Ayer, Mass. company for peanut oil spill

  EPA News Release: EPA fines Ayer, Mass. company for peanut oil spill

  • Release Date: September 19, 2024

• Massachusetts: EPA announces nearly $1.3 million in grants to protect children from lead in drinking water at schools and childcare facilities

  Biden-Harris Administration announced a total of $26 million across the United States to protect children from lead in drinking water where they learn and play

  EPA News Release: Massachusetts: EPA announces nearly $1.3 million in grants to protect children from lead in drinking water at schools and childcare facilities

  • Release Date: August 27, 2024

• San Carlos Apache Tribe, EPA Agree to Bring Tribe’s Wastewater and Drinking Water Systems into Compliance with Federal Law

  EPA News Release: San Carlos Apache Tribe, EPA Agree to Bring Tribe’s Wastewater and Drinking Water Systems into Compliance with Federal Law

  • Release Date: August 27, 2024

• 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

• Massachusetts to benefit from a $450 million grant for community-driven solutions to cut climate pollution across New England

  Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources is part of a coalition selected by the EPA to receive a $450 million Climate Pollution Reduction Grant to tackle climate change, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: Massachusetts to benefit from a $450 million grant for community-driven solutions to cut climate pollution across New England

  • Release Date: July 22, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces over $18 million to support clean U.S. manufacturing of construction materials across New England

  Grants from President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act will support the renewal of American manufacturing by helping businesses produce low-carbon materials

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces over $18 million to support clean U.S. manufacturing of construction materials across New England

  • Release Date: July 16, 2024

• EPA awards Massachusetts $254,000 to support water quality monitoring at beaches

  EPA News Release: EPA awards Massachusetts $254,000 to support water quality monitoring at beaches

  • Release Date: July 1, 2024

• EPA awards over $8.8 million to reduce air pollution from wood heaters

  Inflation Reduction Act to fund nationwide wood heater testing effort

  EPA News Release: EPA awards over $8.8 million to reduce air pollution from wood heaters

  • Release Date: June 25, 2024

• EPA to award $254,000 in grants to support Massachusetts water quality monitoring and protect the health of beachgoers

  EPA News Release: EPA to award $254,000 in grants to support Massachusetts water quality monitoring and protect the health of beachgoers

  • Release Date: June 13, 2024

• EPA Fines Brockton, Mass. Company for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations

  Settlement ensures Everett's Auto Parts will come into compliance and pay a penalty

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Brockton, Mass. Company for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations

  • Release Date: May 30, 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 visits lead pipe removal sites in the City of Malden

  There is no safe level of lead exposure - and the primary source of harm is through lead pipes

  EPA News Release: EPA visits lead pipe removal sites in the City of Malden

  • Release Date: May 20, 2024

• EPA to host virtual environmental justice webinar for New England communities

  EPA News Release: EPA to host virtual environmental justice webinar for New England communities

  • Release Date: May 6, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces over $50 million for Massachusetts lead pipe replacement to advance safe drinking water as part of Investing in America agenda

  EPA announces latest round of funding toward President Biden's commitment to replace every lead pipe in the nation, protecting public health and helping to deliver safe drinking water

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces over $50 million for Massachusetts lead pipe replacement to advance safe drinking water as part of Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: May 2, 2024

• EPA salutes citizen scientists' water quality monitoring of the Merrimack

  EPA News Release: EPA salutes citizen scientists' water quality monitoring of the Merrimack

  • Release Date: April 29, 2024