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• 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

• $15 million construction project for the Commerce Street Plume Superfund Site slated to start this summer

  EPA Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding supplied to Vermont's Department of Environmental Conservation will go to groundwater cleanup at the site

  EPA News Release: $15 million construction project for the Commerce Street Plume Superfund Site slated to start this summer

  • Release Date: April 17, 2024

• EPA partners with Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point to foster equitable Brownfields development strategies to reach environmental goals

  EPA News Release: EPA partners with Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point to foster equitable Brownfields development strategies to reach environmental goals

  • Release Date: March 22, 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

• Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $1.9 million for environmental justice projects in communities across Vermont 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 nearly $1.9 million for environmental justice projects in communities across Vermont as part of Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: October 25, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration announces over $3.5 million for environmental justice projects in communities across Maine 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 over $3.5 million for environmental justice projects in communities across Maine as part of Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: October 25, 2023

• University of Maine Selected for $1+ Million EPA Research Grant to Address Energy Transitions in Underserved Communities

  EPA News Release: University of Maine Selected for $1+ Million EPA Research Grant to Address Energy Transitions in Underserved Communities

  • Release Date: August 17, 2023

• EPA New England Announces New Partnership with Landmark College of Putney, Vt. to Advance Opportunities for Neurodivergent Individuals in Government Careers

  Five-year Memorandum of Understanding establishes neurodiversity training curriculum for federal employees and increases access to job openings for students during and after college

  EPA News Release: EPA New England Announces New Partnership with Landmark College of Putney, Vt. to Advance Opportunities for Neurodivergent Individuals in Government Careers

  • Release Date: August 1, 2023

• Vermont Organization Selected as Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across New England and USA to 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: Vermont Organization Selected as Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across New England and USA to Access Historic Investments to Advance Environmental Justice

  • Release Date: April 17, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $3 Million to Maine to Fund Innovative Projects That Tackle Climate Pollution

  Funds from EPA's New Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Program were made possible by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $3 Million to Maine to Fund Innovative Projects That Tackle Climate Pollution

  • Release Date: April 3, 2023

• EPA Honors New England Organizations as 2023 ENERGY STAR Partners of the Year

  Companies and Organizations in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont

  EPA News Release: EPA Honors New England Organizations as 2023 ENERGY STAR Partners of the Year

  • Release Date: March 28, 2023

• EPA Announces New England Virtual Listening Session on PFAS Strategic Roadmap

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces New England Virtual Listening Session on PFAS Strategic Roadmap

  • Release Date: March 28, 2023

• Lewiston, Maine Bakery Recognized by EPA for Energy Efficiency

  EPA News Release: Lewiston, Maine Bakery Recognized by EPA for Energy Efficiency

  • Release Date: March 9, 2023

• CertaPro Painters of Maine Fined for Alleged Lead-Based Paint Violations

  EPA News Release: CertaPro Painters of Maine Fined for Alleged Lead-Based Paint Violations

  • Release Date: January 24, 2023

• EPA Announces 22 Healthy Communities Grants worth over $740,000 Awarded in New England

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces 22 Healthy Communities Grants worth over $740,000 Awarded in New England

  • Release Date: November 18, 2022