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• 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

• 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 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

• EPA Awards $1.275M to Advance Resilience in Disadvantaged Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $1.275M to Advance Resilience in Disadvantaged Communities

  • Release Date: April 8, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces over $151 million for Massachusetts 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 $151 million for Massachusetts 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

• United States and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Announce Settlement with City of Lowell to Address Pollution in Merrimack River

  City to Invest Approximately $195 Million in Total to Upgrade Sewage Systems and Protect Drinking Water for Downstream Communities

  EPA News Release: United States and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Announce Settlement with City of Lowell to Address Pollution in Merrimack River

  • Release Date: February 5, 2024

• EPA announces inaugural Artist-in-Residence Program in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts

  Arts and cultural strategies will support ongoing progress in treasured water bodies across America

  EPA News Release: EPA announces inaugural Artist-in-Residence Program in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts

  • Release Date: February 1, 2024

• EPA Recognizes Massachusetts Industrial Pretreatment Program for Excellence

  EPA News Release: EPA Recognizes Massachusetts Industrial Pretreatment Program for Excellence

  • Release Date: January 29, 2024