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• 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

• EPA completes reviews at four Conn. Superfund sites

  EPA News Release: EPA completes reviews at four Conn. Superfund sites

  • Release Date: December 20, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration selects Health Resources in Action to receive $50,000,000 to fund environmental justice projects across New England as part of Investing in America agenda

  Grantmakers selected to reduce barriers to federal funds and issue thousands of environmental justice grants over the next three years

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration selects Health Resources in Action to receive $50,000,000 to fund environmental justice projects across New England as part of Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: December 20, 2023

• EPA takes action against Connecticut-based school bus transportation company for idling violations

  Company will pay penalty and implement anti-idling measures that will further protect Connecticut communities

  EPA News Release: EPA takes action against Connecticut-based school bus transportation company for idling violations

  • Release Date: December 6, 2023

• $12 Million in Grants Awarded to Improve the Environment of Long Island Sound

  39 grants awarded to projects in New England and New York

  EPA News Release: $12 Million in Grants Awarded to Improve the Environment of Long Island Sound

  • Release Date: December 4, 2023

• EPA Proposes Amended Cleanup Plan for the Linemaster Switch Corp. Superfund Site in Woodstock

  EPA will hold a public meeting on December 11 in Woodstock, Conn. to explain the proposed plan, followed by a 30-day public comment period

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Amended Cleanup Plan for the Linemaster Switch Corp. Superfund Site in Woodstock

  • Release Date: December 1, 2023

• National Ice Cream Manufacturer Agrees to Pay Penalty for Clean Air Act Violations and Audit the Safety of Six Facilities Nationwide

  EPA News Release: National Ice Cream Manufacturer Agrees to Pay Penalty for Clean Air Act Violations and Audit the Safety of Six Facilities Nationwide

  • Release Date: November 27, 2023

• EPA takes action against Connecticut company for Clean Water Act violations

  Settlement results in wetland and stream restoration in Durham

  EPA News Release: EPA takes action against Connecticut company for Clean Water Act violations

  • Release Date: November 7, 2023

• EPA highlights lead paint settlement with South Windsor, Conn. company during National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week

  EPA's Connecticut Geographic Initiative on Lead continues to help reduce chemical exposure in overburdened communities

  EPA News Release: EPA highlights lead paint settlement with South Windsor, Conn. company during National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week

  • Release Date: October 26, 2023

• EPA New England Offers Career Showcase for Law Students

  Event on Friday November 3 – Opportunity to learn about legal careers at EPA

  EPA News Release: EPA New England Offers Career Showcase for Law Students

  • Release Date: October 26, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration announces $4.5 million for environmental justice projects in communities across Connecticut as part of Investing in America agenda

  Selections announced as part of largest investments through EPA's Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem Solving Cooperative Agreement & Environmental Justice Government-to-Government grant programs funded by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces $4.5 million for environmental justice projects in communities across Connecticut as part of Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: October 25, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Invests More Than $2.6 Million in Connecticut Recycling Infrastructure Projects Through Investing in America Agenda

  EPA grants funded in part by largest recycling investment in 30 years under President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Invests More Than $2.6 Million in Connecticut Recycling Infrastructure Projects Through Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: September 14, 2023

• EPA New England Awards Over $1.28M to New England Tribes for Comprehensive, Economy-wide Climate Mitigation Planning

  Nine New England Tribes will benefit from more than $1.28 million made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act

  EPA News Release: EPA New England Awards Over $1.28M to New England Tribes for Comprehensive, Economy-wide Climate Mitigation Planning

  • Release Date: September 8, 2023

• EPA New England Awards $6M to State of Connecticut and Three Metropolitan Areas for Comprehensive, Economy-wide Climate Mitigation Planning

  Connecticut will receive $3 million and Bridgeport, Hartford, and New Haven metropolitan areas will each receive up to $1 million made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act

  EPA News Release: EPA New England Awards $6M to State of Connecticut and Three Metropolitan Areas for Comprehensive, Economy-wide Climate Mitigation Planning

  • Release Date: August 30, 2023

• EPA Selects Four Educational Organizations in New England to Receive Funding to Support Environmental Projects

  $346,000 in grants will help address environmental challenges and boost career development to advance environmental justice in underserved communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects Four Educational Organizations in New England to Receive Funding to Support Environmental Projects

  • Release Date: August 15, 2023