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• Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $21.5 million in rebates for Clean School Buses across Connecticut as part of Investing in America agenda

  EPA's Clean School Bus Rebate Program to fund over 90 new clean school buses in six school districts across Connecticut

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $21.5 million in rebates for Clean School Buses across Connecticut as part of Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: May 29, 2024

• EPA and partners celebrate groundbreaking of Scovill Industrial Landfill Superfund Site cleanup

  Nearly $12 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding will address legacy contamination in Waterbury

  EPA News Release: EPA and partners celebrate groundbreaking of Scovill Industrial Landfill Superfund Site cleanup

  • Release Date: May 28, 2024

• Poor Air Quality Expected for parts of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, and New Hampshire on May 22, 2024

  EPA News Release: Poor Air Quality Expected for parts of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, and New Hampshire on May 22, 2024

  • Release Date: May 22, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $9 million in Brownfield Grants to rehabilitate and revitalize communities in Connecticut through Investing in America agenda

  Funded by $1.5 billion investment into Brownfields sites from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address legacy pollution, advance environmental justice, and create healthier communities

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $9 million in Brownfield Grants to rehabilitate and revitalize communities in Connecticut through Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: May 20, 2024

• EPA completes removal of over 100,000 cubic yards of contamination at the Raymark Superfund Site

  $113 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding addresses legacy contamination and ensures the protection of human health

  EPA News Release: EPA completes removal of over 100,000 cubic yards of contamination at the Raymark Superfund Site

  • Release Date: May 14, 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

• EPA reminds New Englanders to use free air quality monitoring tools this summer

  Air Quality Awareness Week is May 6 - 10, 2024

  EPA News Release: EPA reminds New Englanders to use free air quality monitoring tools this summer

  • 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

• EPA Completes Reviews of 9 Superfund Site Cleanups in New England During 2021

  EPA News Release: EPA Completes Reviews of 9 Superfund Site Cleanups in New England During 2021

  • Release Date: December 21, 2021

• EPA Announces Plans to Use Funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Clear Out the Superfund Backlog at Connecticut Superfund Site

  Initial resources will accelerate cleanup for Scovill Industrial Landfill

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Plans to Use Funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Clear Out the Superfund Backlog at Connecticut Superfund Site

  • Release Date: December 17, 2021

• EPA Announces $1.3 Million to Fund 13 Environmental Justice Grants in New England

  Projects in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, and Vermont

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $1.3 Million to Fund 13 Environmental Justice Grants in New England

  • Release Date: December 16, 2021

• $2.8 Million in Grants Awarded to Improve the Health of Long Island Sound

  22 grants awarded to projects in Connecticut and Vermont

  EPA News Release: $2.8 Million in Grants Awarded to Improve the Health of Long Island Sound

  • Release Date: December 6, 2021

• Increased EPA Water Infrastructure Funding Will Provide More than $76 Million in Connecticut

  Under Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, EPA will Prioritize Funding Projects in Underserved Communities

  EPA News Release: Increased EPA Water Infrastructure Funding Will Provide More than $76 Million in Connecticut

  • Release Date: December 2, 2021