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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

• 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 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

• EPA visits lead pipe removal sites in the City of Malden

  There is no safe level of lead exposure - and the primary source of harm is through lead pipes

  EPA News Release: EPA visits lead pipe removal sites in the City of Malden

  • Release Date: May 20, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $35 million in Brownfield Grants to rehabilitate and revitalize communities in Massachusetts through Investing in America agenda

  Funded by $1.5 billion investment into Brownfields sites from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address legacy pollution, advance environmental justice, and create healthier communities

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $35 million in Brownfield Grants to rehabilitate and revitalize communities in Massachusetts through Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: May 20, 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