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• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $100 Million for the organization Metroplan to Develop Community-Driven Solutions to Cut Climate Pollution Across Arkansas and Oklahoma

  Funded by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, EPA announces selected applications through competitive Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program to tackle climate change, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice

  As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Metroplan will receive $99,999,999 from the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant.

  • Release Date: July 23, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces Vermont Department of Public Service to receive nearly $62.5 million to deliver residential solar, lowering energy costs and advancing environmental justice across Vermont

  EPA announces selectees under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged households through the President's Investing in America agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces Vermont Department of Public Service to receive nearly $62.5 million to deliver residential solar, lowering energy costs and advancing environmental justice across Vermont

  • Release Date: April 22, 2024

• EPA Requires Arkansas Midland Railroad Company to Pay $910K for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently finalized a settlement with the Arkansas Midland Railroad Company over alleged hazardous waste violations at a private rail track in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

  • Release Date: March 20, 2024

• EPA to Review Cleanups at Six Vermont Superfund Sites this Year

  EPA News Release: EPA to Review Cleanups at Six Vermont Superfund Sites this Year

  • Release Date: February 1, 2024

• EPA Settlement Addresses Contractor’s Actions on Renovation TV Show Violating the Lead-Based Paint Rule

  Marrs Construction Co. Will Pay Penalty and Raise Awareness of Lead-Safe Work Practices Through Home Improvement Programming

  EPA News Release: EPA Settlement Addresses Contractor’s Actions on Renovation TV Show Violating the Lead-Based Paint Rule

  • Release Date: January 22, 2024

• EPA Announces $2.1 Million in Environmental Projects and $200,000 Civil Penalty in Clean Air Act Violations Against Evergreen Packaging LLC

  On September 27, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a consent agreement and final order (CAFO) with Evergreen Packaging LLC (“Evergreen”) for alleged Clean Air Act (CAA) violations.

  • Release Date: October 16, 2023

• Judicial Settlement with Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling, Inc. Resolves Clean Water Act Violations

  The U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a consent decree with Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling, Inc (Transocean) for alleged violations.

  • Release Date: September 28, 2023

• EPA New England Awards $3M to State of Vermont for Comprehensive, Economy-wide Climate Mitigation Planning

  Vermont will receive $3 million made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act

  EPA News Release: EPA New England Awards $3M to State of Vermont for Comprehensive, Economy-wide Climate Mitigation Planning

  • Release Date: August 30, 2023

• "Blue Carbon Reservoirs from Maine to Long Island NY" Report is now available

  EPA News Release: "Blue Carbon Reservoirs from Maine to Long Island NY" Report is now available

  • Release Date: August 8, 2023

• EPA Advises Facility Operators to Prepare for Hazardous Weather Events

  As the hurricane season kicks off, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reminds facility operators of preventing, minimizing, and reporting chemical releases during hazardous weather events.

  • Release Date: July 18, 2023

• New England Continues to Experience Poor Air Quality due to Smoke from Canadian Wildfires on Tuesday July 18, 2023

  EPA News Release: New England Continues to Experience Poor Air Quality due to Smoke from Canadian Wildfires on Tuesday July 18, 2023

  • Release Date: July 17, 2023

• EPA Honors New England Organizations as 2023 ENERGY STAR Partners of the Year

  Companies and Organizations in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont

  EPA News Release: EPA Honors New England Organizations as 2023 ENERGY STAR Partners of the Year

  • Release Date: March 28, 2023

• New England Experienced a Slight Increase in the Number of Unhealthy Air Quality Days During the 2022 Ozone Season

  EPA News Release: New England Experienced a Slight Increase in the Number of Unhealthy Air Quality Days During the 2022 Ozone Season

  • Release Date: October 27, 2022

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $4.3 Million from EPA's Clean School Bus Program for Four Vermont School Districts

  Historic investment from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America's school bus fleet

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $4.3 Million from EPA's Clean School Bus Program for Four Vermont School Districts

  • Release Date: October 26, 2022

• EPA, DOE Announce New England Winners of 2022 ENERGY STAR Awards

  13 organizations in New England are leading the way in support of America's clean energy transition

  EPA News Release: EPA, DOE Announce New England Winners of 2022 ENERGY STAR Awards

  • Release Date: May 5, 2022