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• EPA issues draft permit to reduce discharge of pollutants into the Mystic, Charles, and Neponset Rivers

  EPA News Release: EPA issues draft permit to reduce discharge of pollutants into the Mystic, Charles, and Neponset Rivers

  • Release Date: October 31, 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

• EPA announces over $1 million in new awards to advance climate resilience in disadvantaged communities across Rhode Island and Southeast Massachusetts

  This brings the total investment through EPA's Southeast New England Program (SNEP) Opportunity to Advance Resilience (SOAR) Fund to $2.3 Million

  EPA News Release: EPA announces over $1 million in new awards to advance climate resilience in disadvantaged communities across Rhode Island and Southeast Massachusetts

  • Release Date: October 25, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces more than $108 million for water infrastructure in Massachusetts through Investing in America agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces more than $108 million for water infrastructure in Massachusetts through Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: October 23, 2024

• 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

• 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

• EPA anuncia parcerias com seis cidades de Massachusetts para acelerar a substituição de canos de água de chumbo e proteger a saúde pública

  EPA News Release: EPA anuncia parcerias com seis cidades de Massachusetts para acelerar a substituição de canos de água de chumbo e proteger a saúde 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

• 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

• 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 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 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