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• Lower Neponset River Superfund Site Public Meeting scheduled for November 12, 2024

  EPA News Release: Lower Neponset River Superfund Site Public Meeting scheduled for November 12, 2024

  • Release Date: October 30, 2024

• $10 Million Award to University of Connecticut to Help Massachusetts Communities Address Environmental Justice Challenges

  EPA News Release: $10 Million Award to University of Connecticut to Help Massachusetts Communities Address Environmental Justice Challenges

  • Release Date: October 30, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $530,000 of Clean Ports investments in Massachusetts as part of Investing in America agenda

  EPA's Clean Ports Program to fund 55 zero-emission port equipment, infrastructure, and planning projects across the nation to tackle climate change, reduce air pollution, promote good jobs, and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $530,000 of Clean Ports investments in Massachusetts as part of Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: October 29, 2024

• Boston celebrates major clean-up milestones at Lower Neponset River in Hyde Park

  EPA News Release: Boston celebrates major clean-up milestones at Lower Neponset River in Hyde Park

  • Release Date: October 4, 2024

• Prospective purchaser agreement finalized for redeveloper of the Olin Eames Street Property in Wilmington, Massachusetts

  EPA News Release: Prospective purchaser agreement finalized for redeveloper of the Olin Eames Street Property in Wilmington, Massachusetts

  • Release Date: October 1, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Makes $965M Available to Fund Clean School Buses that Reduce Pollution, Save Money, and Protect Children's Health

  Latest funding opportunity under the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda builds on nearly $3 billion already invested into clean school buses nationwide

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Makes $965M Available to Fund Clean School Buses that Reduce Pollution, Save Money, and Protect Children's Health

  • Release Date: September 26, 2024

• U.S. EPA Recognizes Two New England Based Freight Industry Leaders for Environmental Performance

  Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. and The TJX Companies, Inc. of Massachusetts win 2024 SmartWay Partner Awards

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA Recognizes Two New England Based Freight Industry Leaders for Environmental Performance

  • Release Date: September 25, 2024

• EPA schedules public meeting to update community on air quality during PCB removal activities

  EPA News Release: EPA schedules public meeting to update community on air quality during PCB removal activities

  • Release Date: September 25, 2024

• City of Springfield, Mass., selected to receive a nearly $20 million Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grant

  EPA announces initial selections from $2 billion Inflation Reduction Act program—the largest single environmental justice investment in history—delivered by President Biden's Investing in America agenda

  EPA News Release: City of Springfield, Mass., selected to receive a nearly $20 million Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grant

  • Release Date: July 25, 2024

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

  Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources 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: Massachusetts to benefit from a $450 million grant for community-driven solutions to cut climate pollution across New England

  • Release Date: July 22, 2024

• Investing in Montague: EPA celebrates $5 million Brownfields grant for revitalization efforts

  EPA joins federal, state, and local partners to kick off cleanup at Strathmore Mill Complex

  EPA News Release: Investing in Montague: EPA celebrates $5 million Brownfields grant for revitalization efforts

  • Release Date: July 18, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces over $18 million to support clean U.S. manufacturing of construction materials across New England

  Grants from President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act will support the renewal of American manufacturing by helping businesses produce low-carbon materials

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces over $18 million to support clean U.S. manufacturing of construction materials across New England

  • Release Date: July 16, 2024

• Public input sought for proposed prospective purchaser agreement to redevelop the Olin Eames Street Property in Wilmington, Massachusetts

  EPA News Release: Public input sought for proposed prospective purchaser agreement to redevelop the Olin Eames Street Property in Wilmington, Massachusetts

  • Release Date: July 2, 2024

• 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

• EPA celebrates nearly $35 million in EPA Brownfield Grants for Massachusetts

  EPA News Release: EPA celebrates nearly $35 million in EPA Brownfield Grants for Massachusetts

  • Release Date: June 10, 2024