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• EPA takes action for noncompliance with Ocean Dumping Act

  EPA News Release: EPA takes action for noncompliance with Ocean Dumping Act

  • Release Date: November 13, 2023

• EPA awards $4.6 million for coastal communities in Rhode Island

  Increased funding from President Biden's Investing in America Agenda will support water infrastructure and climate resiliency projects

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $4.6 million for coastal communities in Rhode Island

  • Release Date: October 6, 2023

• EPA to award Rhode Island $228,000 to support water quality monitoring at beaches

  Funding is part of nationwide program to protect public health 

  EPA News Release: EPA to award Rhode Island $228,000 to support water quality monitoring at beaches

  • Release Date: August 11, 2023

• EPA to award New Hampshire $214,000 to support water quality monitoring at beaches

  Funding is part of nationwide program to protect public health 

  EPA News Release: EPA to award New Hampshire $214,000 to support water quality monitoring at beaches

  • Release Date: August 11, 2023

• Comments Sought on Proposed Interim Groundwater Cleanup Plan at New Hampshire Plating Company Superfund Site, Merrimack, N.H.

  EPA News Release: Comments Sought on Proposed Interim Groundwater Cleanup Plan at New Hampshire Plating Company Superfund Site, Merrimack, N.H.

  • Release Date: May 31, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $500K Cleanup Grant for Polluted Brownfields Site in Rhode Island

  EPA announces the largest investment ever in brownfields communities made by President Biden's Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $500K Cleanup Grant for Polluted Brownfields Site in Rhode Island

  • Release Date: May 31, 2023

• EPA Issues Administrative Order Requiring Town of Epping Take Corrective Actions to Eliminate Discharge of Untreated Wastewater into Lamprey River

  EPA News Release: EPA Issues Administrative Order Requiring Town of Epping Take Corrective Actions to Eliminate Discharge of Untreated Wastewater into Lamprey River

  • Release Date: May 15, 2023

• EPA Settlements Resolve Alleged Violations of Toxic Chemical Reporting Requirements by Six New England Companies

  EPA News Release: EPA Settlements Resolve Alleged Violations of Toxic Chemical Reporting Requirements by Six New England Companies

  • Release Date: May 1, 2023

• Two Rhode Island teachers receive EPA's 2023 Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators

  EPA News Release: Two Rhode Island teachers receive EPA's 2023 Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators

  • Release Date: April 26, 2023

• EPA New England Announces recipients of the 2023 President's Environmental Youth Awards and Presidential Innovation Awards for Environmental Educators

  EPA News Release: EPA New England Announces recipients of the 2023 President's Environmental Youth Awards and Presidential Innovation Awards for Environmental Educators

  • Release Date: April 26, 2023

• Vermont Organization Selected as Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across New England and USA to Access Historic Investments to Advance Environmental Justice

  EPA's Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers include a network of over 160 partners to provide resources to unlock access to President Biden's historic investments in America

  EPA News Release: Vermont Organization Selected as Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across New England and USA to Access Historic Investments to Advance Environmental Justice

  • Release Date: April 17, 2023

• EPA Announces $62.2 Million for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Rhode Island

  Made possible by President Biden's Investing in America Agenda, new funding is part of $6.5 Billion nationwide to help ensure communities have access to clean and safe drinking water

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $62.2 Million for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Rhode Island

  • Release Date: April 4, 2023

• EPA Announces $62.2 Million for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Vermont

  Made possible by President Biden's Investing in America Agenda, new funding is part of $6.5 Billion nationwide to help ensure communities have access to clean and safe drinking water

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $62.2 Million for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Vermont

  • Release Date: April 4, 2023

• EPA Announces $62.2 Million for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades in New Hampshire

  Made possible by President Biden's Investing in America Agenda, new funding is part of $6.5 Billion nationwide to help ensure communities have access to clean and safe drinking water

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $62.2 Million for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades in New Hampshire

  • Release Date: April 4, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $57+ Million Investment for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades in New England States

  Funding for critical water infrastructure projects in Conn., Maine, Mass., N.H., R.I., and Vermont

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $57+ Million Investment for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades in New England States

  • Release Date: March 31, 2023