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EPA Administrator Zeldin Travels to Massachusetts, Visits Region 1 Headquarters, NARUC Conference, Regional Lab, Wells G&H Superfund Site, King’s Beach & Boston Dynamics

August 1, 2025

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WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, July 30, 2025, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin traveled to Boston, Massachusetts, to speak at the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) and visit EPA Region 1 Headquarters, their Regional Lab in Chelmsford, Wells G&H Superfund Site, King’s Beach in Swampscott, and Boston Dynamics.  

Administrator Zeldin’s first stop was to the NARUC Conference where he participated in a fireside chat with NARUC President and Georgia Public Service Commission Chairman Tricia Pridemore about EPA’s proposal to rescind the Endangerment Finding, cooperative federalism, and unleashing American energy dominance to drive down consumer prices, increase grid reliability, and power data centers that will help America become the AI capital of the world. 

Afterward, Administrator Zeldin visited the EPA Regional office in Boston where he spoke with senior staff, took questions, and delivered remarks about his vision for the agency, advancing its statutory obligations, and Powering the Great American Comeback. 

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin discusses energy dominance at NARUC in Boston

Administrator Zeldin then visited the Region 1 Lab in Chelmsford. He met with EPA scientists and observed the process developed by EPA to detect PFAS in drinking water.

EPA Administrator visits the Chelmsford Lab to discuss the process developed by EPA to detect PFAS in drinking water.

Administrator Zeldin continued on to the Industriplex Superfund Site in Woburn, a former manufacturing facility in Woburn, Massachusetts. The Industriplex site exemplifies how EPA, working with local, state and private partners, can utilize the Superfund process to bring a contaminated site into productive reuse. The site has been transformed into a transportation center that includes surrounding commercial and residential properties, with more opportunities for redevelopment on the horizon.  

Administrator Zeldin continued on to the Industriplex Superfund Site in Woburn, a former manufacturing facility in Woburn, Massachusetts.

Administrator Zeldin also visited King’s Beach in Swampscott, Massachusetts, with local officials to discuss water quality challenges at the beach. He viewed a UV light pilot project that is being funded through a partnership between the City of Lynn and Town of Swampscott.  

He concluded his Massachusetts visit with a tour of the Boston Dynamics site in Waltham, Massachusetts, and learned about the technology and advancements the company is making in AI. Making the United States the artificial intelligence capital of the world is a core pillar of Administrator Zeldin’s Powering the Great American Comeback initiative.

Administrator Zeldin concluded his Massachusetts visit with a tour of the Boston Dynamics site in Waltham, Massachusetts

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