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• EPA completes reviews at 12 Massachusetts Superfund sites

  EPA News Release: EPA completes reviews at 12 Massachusetts Superfund sites

  • Release Date: January 13, 2025

• Public meeting scheduled to review remediation plans for Woods Pond area of GE-Pittsfield Housatonic River Site

  EPA News Release: Public meeting scheduled to review remediation plans for Woods Pond area of GE-Pittsfield Housatonic River Site

  • Release Date: December 19, 2024

• The City of Worcester receives a $499,000 Brownfields Job Training Grant

  EPA News Release: The City of Worcester receives a $499,000 Brownfields Job Training Grant

  • Release Date: December 17, 2024

• Five Massachusetts applicants selected to receive over $55 million for Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles as part of Investing in America agenda

  Biden-Harris Administration tentatively selected 70 applicants to receive funding for over 2,400 zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles to tackle climate change, reduce air pollution, and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: Five Massachusetts applicants selected to receive over $55 million for Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles as part of Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: December 11, 2024

• EPA extends evaluation deadline of proposals to reduce PCB concentrations and/or toxicity at the GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site

  EPA News Release: EPA extends evaluation deadline of proposals to reduce PCB concentrations and/or toxicity at the GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site

  • Release Date: December 10, 2024

• 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

• Lower Neponset River Superfund Site Public Meeting scheduled for November 12, 2024

  EPA News Release: Lower Neponset River Superfund Site Public Meeting scheduled for November 12, 2024

  • Release Date: October 30, 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

• Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $530,000 of Clean Ports investments in Massachusetts as part of Investing in America agenda

  EPA's Clean Ports Program to fund 55 zero-emission port equipment, infrastructure, and planning projects across the nation to tackle climate change, reduce air pollution, promote good jobs, and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $530,000 of Clean Ports investments in Massachusetts as part of Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: October 29, 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

• Prospective purchaser agreement finalized for redeveloper of the Olin Eames Street Property in Wilmington, Massachusetts

  EPA News Release: Prospective purchaser agreement finalized for redeveloper of the Olin Eames Street Property in Wilmington, Massachusetts

  • Release Date: October 1, 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