Search News Releases

Displaying 1 - 15 of 168 results

• Biden-Harris Administration issues final rule requiring replacement of lead pipes within 10 years, announces nearly $53.5 million in funding to Massachusetts to provide clean water to schools and homes

  EPA announces new final regulations and new funding under the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda for clean drinking water

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration issues final rule requiring replacement of lead pipes within 10 years, announces nearly $53.5 million in funding to Massachusetts to provide clean water to schools and homes

  • Release Date: October 8, 2024

• EPA Issues Final Rule Requiring Replacement of Lead Pipes Within 10 Years, Announces Over $24.8M in Funding to Nebraska to Provide Clean Water to Schools and Homes

  EPA announces new final regulations and new funding under the Biden-Harris administration’s Investing in America Agenda for clean drinking water

  EPA News Release: EPA Issues Final Rule Requiring Replacement of Lead Pipes Within 10 Years, Announces Over $24.8M in Funding to Nebraska to Provide Clean Water to Schools and Homes

  • Release Date: October 8, 2024

• La EPA anuncia asociaciones con seis ciudades de Massachusetts para acelerar el reemplazo de las tuberías de plomo y proteger la salud pública

  EPA News Release: La EPA anuncia asociaciones con seis ciudades de Massachusetts para acelerar el reemplazo de las tuberías de plomo y proteger la salud pública

  • Release Date: September 20, 2024

• EPA announces partnerships with six Massachusetts cities to accelerate replacement of lead water pipes and protect public health

  Thanks to the Biden-Harris Administration's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Cities of Chelsea, Fall River, Malden, Melrose, Revere, and Taunton are joining communities across the country who are accelerating replacement of lead service lines

  EPA News Release: EPA announces partnerships with six Massachusetts cities to accelerate replacement of lead water pipes and protect public health

  • Release Date: September 20, 2024

• 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

• Floating Classroom Event Hosted by EPA Regional Leaders to Promote Healthy Waters Along Mississippi River During National Water Quality Month

  EPA News Release: Floating Classroom Event Hosted by EPA Regional Leaders to Promote Healthy Waters Along Mississippi River During National Water Quality Month

  • Release Date: August 20, 2024

• EPA Region 7 Joins City of Lincoln Lead Water Service Line Replacement Kickoff Event in Nebraska

  Program is funded through EPA’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law allocations to the Nebraska Drinking Water State Revolving Fund

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Joins City of Lincoln Lead Water Service Line Replacement Kickoff Event in Nebraska

  • Release Date: July 23, 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 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 Region 7 Issues Emergency Order on Drinking Water Safety at Colonial Acres of Humboldt Nursing Home and Assisted Living Facility in Humboldt, Nebraska

  Facility’s ongoing Legionella bacterial contamination may endanger public health

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Issues Emergency Order on Drinking Water Safety at Colonial Acres of Humboldt Nursing Home and Assisted Living Facility in Humboldt, Nebraska

  • Release Date: May 22, 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 Announces Over $2.8M in Available Grants to Upgrade Stormwater and Sewer Infrastructure in Region 7

  Under President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, EPA offers grant assistance at no cost to small and financially distressed communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Over $2.8M in Available Grants to Upgrade Stormwater and Sewer Infrastructure in Region 7

  • Release Date: May 14, 2024