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• Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $7.5 million grant to Passamaquoddy Tribe Indian Township to cut climate pollution and accelerate clean energy transition

  Funded by President Biden's Investing in America Agenda, EPA announces 34 selected Tribal and territory applications through the competitive Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $7.5 million grant to Passamaquoddy Tribe Indian Township to cut climate pollution and accelerate clean energy transition

  • Release Date: September 5, 2024

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

  Maine Governor's Office of Policy Innovation and the Future 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: Maine 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 $7.7 million in rebates for Clean School Buses across Maine as part of Investing in America agenda

  EPA's Clean School Bus Rebate Program to fund 38 new clean school buses in 15 school districts across Maine

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces over $7.7 million in rebates for Clean School Buses across Maine as part of Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: May 29, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces $33 million in Brownfield Grants to rehabilitate and revitalize communities in Maine through Investing in America agenda

  Funded by $1.5 billion investment into Brownfields sites from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address legacy pollution, advance environmental justice, and create healthier communities

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces $33 million in Brownfield Grants to rehabilitate and revitalize communities in Maine through Investing in America agenda

  • 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 $28 million for Maine 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 $28 million for Maine lead pipe replacement to advance safe drinking water as part of Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: May 2, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces The Maine Governor's Energy Office to receive over $62 million to deliver residential solar, lowering energy costs and advancing environmental justice across Maine

  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 The Maine Governor's Energy Office to receive over $62 million to deliver residential solar, lowering energy costs and advancing environmental justice across Maine

  • Release Date: April 22, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces over $50 million for Maine drinking water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure upgrades as part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda

  Unprecedented funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is transforming communities across the state

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces over $50 million for Maine drinking water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure upgrades as part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: February 20, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration expands EPA program to bring wastewater sanitation services to 150 more underserved communities across Rural America as part of Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration expands EPA program to bring wastewater sanitation services to 150 more underserved communities across Rural America as part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: February 13, 2024

• EPA and New England Aquarium spotlight the sunken treasure of Blue Carbon in climate resilience

  Aquarium temporary installation highlights collaborative research and critical carbon-capturing coastal environments of seagrass meadows and salt marshes

  EPA News Release: EPA and New England Aquarium spotlight the sunken treasure of Blue Carbon in climate resilience

  • Release Date: February 8, 2024

• EPA Awards Recycling Education and Outreach Grants to Maine and New Hampshire Organizations as Part of America Recycles Day

  On America Recycles Day and Anniversary of President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, EPA announces grants funded in part by the largest recycling investment in 30 years

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Recycling Education and Outreach Grants to Maine and New Hampshire Organizations as Part of America Recycles Day

  • Release Date: November 15, 2023

• EPA New England Awards Nearly $3M to State of Maine for Comprehensive, Economy-wide Climate Mitigation Planning

  Maine will receive nearly $3 million made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act

  EPA News Release: EPA New England Awards Nearly $3M to State of Maine for Comprehensive, Economy-wide Climate Mitigation Planning

  • Release Date: August 30, 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

• "Blue Carbon Reservoirs from Maine to Long Island NY" Report is now available

  EPA News Release: "Blue Carbon Reservoirs from Maine to Long Island NY" Report is now available

  • Release Date: August 8, 2023

• New England Continues to Experience Poor Air Quality due to Smoke from Canadian Wildfires on Tuesday July 18, 2023

  EPA News Release: New England Continues to Experience Poor Air Quality due to Smoke from Canadian Wildfires on Tuesday July 18, 2023

  • Release Date: July 17, 2023