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• Biden-Harris Administration announces over $7.7 million in rebates for Clean School Buses across Maine as part of Investing in America agenda

  EPA's Clean School Bus Rebate Program to fund 38 new clean school buses in 15 school districts across Maine

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces over $7.7 million in rebates for Clean School Buses across Maine as part of Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: May 29, 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 $33 million in Brownfield Grants to rehabilitate and revitalize communities in Maine 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 $33 million in Brownfield Grants to rehabilitate and revitalize communities in Maine through Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: May 20, 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 Maine 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 Maine lead pipe replacement to advance safe drinking water as part of Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: May 2, 2024

• EPA New England Provides Tips for a Healthier Heating Season

  EPA News Release: EPA New England Provides Tips for a Healthier Heating Season

  • Release Date: December 21, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration selects Health Resources in Action to receive $50,000,000 to fund environmental justice projects across New England as part of Investing in America agenda

  Grantmakers selected to reduce barriers to federal funds and issue thousands of environmental justice grants over the next three years

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration selects Health Resources in Action to receive $50,000,000 to fund environmental justice projects across New England as part of Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: December 20, 2023

• EPA completes reviews at two Maine Superfund sites

  EPA News Release: EPA completes reviews at two Maine Superfund sites

  • Release Date: December 20, 2023

• EPA Awards Recycling Education and Outreach Grants to Maine and New Hampshire Organizations as Part of America Recycles Day

  On America Recycles Day and Anniversary of President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, EPA announces grants funded in part by the largest recycling investment in 30 years

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Recycling Education and Outreach Grants to Maine and New Hampshire Organizations as Part of America Recycles Day

  • Release Date: November 15, 2023

• EPA New England Offers Career Showcase for Law Students

  Event on Friday November 3 – Opportunity to learn about legal careers at EPA

  EPA News Release: EPA New England Offers Career Showcase for Law Students

  • Release Date: October 26, 2023

• Two Westbrook, Maine Companies Fined for Failing to Warn Tenants about Lead Paint

  Companies will pay penalties and remove lead-based paint under settlement

  EPA News Release: Two Westbrook, Maine Companies Fined for Failing to Warn Tenants about Lead Paint

  • Release Date: October 26, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration announces over $3.5 million for environmental justice projects in communities across Maine as part of Investing in America agenda

  Selections announced as part of largest investments through EPA's Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem Solving Cooperative Agreement & Environmental Justice Government-to-Government grant programs funded by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces over $3.5 million for environmental justice projects in communities across Maine as part of Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: October 25, 2023

• EPA selects cleanup plan for Keddy Mill Superfund Site

  EPA News Release: EPA selects cleanup plan for Keddy Mill Superfund Site

  • Release Date: October 17, 2023

• EPA New England Awards Over $1.28M to New England Tribes for Comprehensive, Economy-wide Climate Mitigation Planning

  Nine New England Tribes will benefit from more than $1.28 million made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act

  EPA News Release: EPA New England Awards Over $1.28M to New England Tribes for Comprehensive, Economy-wide Climate Mitigation Planning

  • Release Date: September 8, 2023