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• EPA orders Connecticut winter sports park to correct alleged violation of the Clean Air Act

  Powder Ridge Mountain Park, LLC's noncompliance related to its use of anhydrous ammonia in an ice-making unit on its slopes

  EPA News Release: EPA orders Connecticut winter sports park to correct alleged violation of the Clean Air Act

  • Release Date: August 19, 2024

• EPA fines construction firm for alleged violations of federal lead-based paint rule

  EPA News Release: EPA fines construction firm for alleged violations of federal lead-based paint rule

  • Release Date: July 17, 2024

• Connecticut property owner to pay penalty and perform lead abatement for violations of federal lead-based paint rules

  Under EPA's settlement J. Da Silva Properties, LLC will complete two Supplemental Environmental Projects in Danbury

  EPA News Release: Connecticut property owner to pay penalty and perform lead abatement for violations of federal lead-based paint rules

  • Release Date: June 25, 2024

• EPA fines Connecticut property management company and property owners for alleged violations of federal Lead Disclosure Rule in New Haven and Waterbury

  EPA News Release: EPA fines Connecticut property management company and property owners for alleged violations of federal Lead Disclosure Rule in New Haven and Waterbury

  • Release Date: June 6, 2024

• EPA Announces Over $2.8M in Available Grants to Upgrade Stormwater and Sewer Infrastructure in Region 7

  Under President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, EPA offers grant assistance at no cost to small and financially distressed communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Over $2.8M in Available Grants to Upgrade Stormwater and Sewer Infrastructure in Region 7

  • Release Date: May 14, 2024

• EPA Announces Over $30M for Iowa Lead Pipe Replacement to Advance Safe Drinking Water, as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  Announcement is 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: EPA Announces Over $30M for Iowa Lead Pipe Replacement to Advance Safe Drinking Water, as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: May 2, 2024

• EPA takes action against Bethel, Connecticut company for lead renovation rule violations

  EPA News Release: EPA takes action against Bethel, Connecticut company for lead renovation rule violations

  • Release Date: April 23, 2024

• EPA enforcement action leads to settlement with school bus transportation company for alleged Clean Air Act violations

  EPA News Release: EPA enforcement action leads to settlement with school bus transportation company for alleged Clean Air Act violations

  • Release Date: March 26, 2024

• EPA Analysis shows 2022 decrease of toxic chemical releases in Connecticut

  Toxic chemical releases have declined 21% nationally in 10 years according to new Toxics Release Inventory data

  EPA News Release: EPA Analysis shows 2022 decrease of toxic chemical releases in Connecticut

  • Release Date: March 26, 2024

• EPA finds lead-based paint at Putnam, Conn. apartment complex may present imminent and substantial endangerment to tenants

  Agency takes action against property owner to address lead-based paint hazards and protect children and families

  EPA News Release: EPA finds lead-based paint at Putnam, Conn. apartment complex may present imminent and substantial endangerment to tenants

  • Release Date: March 21, 2024

• EPA Adds Lot 46 Valley Gardens TCE Superfund Site to National Priorities List

  Adding the site to the National Priorities List ensures that the site is prioritized for cleanup, due to the potential for contamination of drinking water

  EPA News Release: EPA Adds Lot 46 Valley Gardens TCE Superfund Site to National Priorities List

  • Release Date: March 5, 2024

• EPA takes action against three New England companies for Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act violations 

  Massachusetts and Connecticut companies will pay penalties for reporting violations

  EPA News Release: EPA takes action against three New England companies for Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act violations 

  • Release Date: February 26, 2024

• EPA to Review Cleanup at Woodstock, Connecticut Superfund Site this Year

  EPA News Release: EPA to Review Cleanup at Woodstock, Connecticut Superfund Site this Year

  • Release Date: February 1, 2024

• EPA takes action against Connecticut contractor for failing to follow lead-safe work practices when renovating

  EPA News Release: EPA takes action against Connecticut contractor for failing to follow lead-safe work practices when renovating

  • Release Date: January 25, 2024

• EPA Strengthens Safeguards to Protect Families and Children from Lead in Contaminated Soil at Residential Sites in Region 7

  Utilizing updated, best available science, EPA lowers nationwide screening levels for the first time in 30 years, impacting sites in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska

  EPA News Release: EPA Strengthens Safeguards to Protect Families and Children from Lead in Contaminated Soil at Residential Sites in Region 7

  • Release Date: January 17, 2024