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• Connecticut: EPA announces $418,000 in grants to protect children from lead in drinking water at schools and childcare facilities

  Biden-Harris Administration announced a total of $26 million across the United States to protect children from lead in drinking water where they learn and play

  EPA News Release: Connecticut: EPA announces $418,000 in grants to protect children from lead in drinking water at schools and childcare facilities

  • Release Date: August 27, 2024

• Connecticut Department of Public Health selected to receive $556,000 in a new grant to combat impact of climate change on drinking water infrastructure in Montville, Conn.

  Biden-Harris Administration awards $25.5 Million in 16 new grants from Connecticut to Alaska to combat impact of climate change on drinking water infrastructure

  EPA News Release: Connecticut Department of Public Health selected to receive $556,000 in a new grant to combat impact of climate change on drinking water infrastructure in Montville, Conn.

  • Release Date: August 26, 2024

• EPA and partners get the lead out in New London

  Nearly $7 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to replace 150 lead service lines and complete lead service line inventory

  EPA News Release: EPA and partners get the lead out in New London

  • Release Date: August 23, 2024

• La EPA y sus socios eliminan el plomo en New London

  Casi USD 7 millones de financiación a través de la Ley Bipartidista de Infraestructura para reemplazar 150 líneas de servicio de plomo y ayudar en el inventario

  EPA News Release: La EPA y sus socios eliminan el plomo en New London

  • Release Date: August 23, 2024

• EPA to award $206,000 in grants to support Connecticut water quality monitoring and protect the health of beachgoers

  EPA News Release: EPA to award $206,000 in grants to support Connecticut water quality monitoring and protect the health of beachgoers

  • Release Date: June 13, 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

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

  • Release Date: May 2, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces over $61 million for Connecticut 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 $61 million for Connecticut 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 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

• $12 Million in Grants Awarded to Improve the Environment of Long Island Sound

  39 grants awarded to projects in New England and New York

  EPA News Release: $12 Million in Grants Awarded to Improve the Environment of Long Island Sound

  • Release Date: December 4, 2023

• EPA takes action against Connecticut company for Clean Water Act violations

  Settlement results in wetland and stream restoration in Durham

  EPA News Release: EPA takes action against Connecticut company for Clean Water Act violations

  • Release Date: November 7, 2023

• EPA to award Connecticut $236,000 to support water quality monitoring at beaches

  Funding is part of nationwide program to protect public health 

  EPA News Release: EPA to award Connecticut $236,000 to support water quality monitoring at beaches

  • Release Date: August 11, 2023

• University of Connecticut Selected as a Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across New England 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: University of Connecticut Selected as a Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across New England Access Historic Investments to Advance Environmental Justice

  • Release Date: April 17, 2023

• EPA Announces $73.5 Million for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Connecticut

  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 $73.5 Million for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Connecticut

  • 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