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• Biden-Harris Administration announces University of Massachusetts campuses to receive nearly $1.5 million in grants to help businesses prevent pollution as part of Investing in America agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces University of Massachusetts campuses to receive nearly $1.5 million in grants to help businesses prevent pollution as part of Investing in America agenda

  • 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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 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

• Biden-Harris Administration announces over $42 million in rebates for Clean School Buses across Massachusetts as part of Investing in America agenda

  EPA's Clean School Bus Rebate Program to fund over 165 new clean school buses in 17 school districts across Massachusetts

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces over $42 million in rebates for Clean School Buses across Massachusetts as part of Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: May 29, 2024