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• 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

• Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $12.4 million in rebates for Clean School Buses across Rhode Island as part of Investing in America agenda

  EPA's Clean School Bus Rebate Program to fund 45 new clean school buses in five school districts across Rhode Island

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $12.4 million in rebates for Clean School Buses across Rhode Island as part of Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: May 29, 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

• EPA reminds New Englanders to use free air quality monitoring tools this summer

  Air Quality Awareness Week is May 6 - 10, 2024

  EPA News Release: EPA reminds New Englanders to use free air quality monitoring tools this summer

  • Release Date: May 6, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces over $28 million for Rhode Island 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 $28 million for Rhode Island lead pipe replacement to advance safe drinking water as part of Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: May 2, 2024

• EPA settles with Rhode Island corporation for hazardous waste violations 

  Electrical connector manufacturer agrees to pay penalties for alleged storage issues 

  EPA News Release: EPA settles with Rhode Island corporation for hazardous waste violations 

  • Release Date: April 25, 2024

• EPA New England issues three air permits for offshore wind farm projects

  EPA News Release: EPA New England issues three air permits for offshore wind farm projects

  • Release Date: April 16, 2024

• EPA takes action against two Rhode Island companies for Clean Air Act Asbestos violations

  Real estate development and management companies will pay penalties for failures in reporting

  EPA News Release: EPA takes action against two Rhode Island companies for Clean Air Act Asbestos violations

  • Release Date: March 13, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces over $47 million for Rhode Island 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 $47 million for Rhode Island 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 announces nearly $83 million in funding to expand air quality monitoring across the nation as part of Investing in America agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $83 million in funding to expand air quality monitoring across the nation as part of Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: February 16, 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

• EPA New England Provides Tips for a Healthier Heating Season

  EPA News Release: EPA New England Provides Tips for a Healthier Heating Season

  • Release Date: December 21, 2023

• EPA New England advances three air permits for offshore wind farm projects

  EPA News Release: EPA New England advances three air permits for offshore wind farm projects

  • Release Date: December 19, 2023

• EPA settles with two Rhode Island companies for Clean Air Act violations

  Cranston and North Kingstown, R.I. ammonia refrigeration facilities to pay penalties and evaluate hazards

  EPA News Release: EPA settles with two Rhode Island companies for Clean Air Act violations

  • Release Date: December 18, 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