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

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

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

  • Release Date: August 30, 2023

• University of Maine Selected for $1+ Million EPA Research Grant to Address Energy Transitions in Underserved Communities

  EPA News Release: University of Maine Selected for $1+ Million EPA Research Grant to Address Energy Transitions in Underserved Communities

  • Release Date: August 17, 2023

• EPA Settlements with Maine Companies Improve Chemical Safety and Impose Over $370,000 in Penalties

  EPA News Release: EPA Settlements with Maine Companies Improve Chemical Safety and Impose Over $370,000 in Penalties

  • Release Date: August 17, 2023

• EPA Proposes to Remove Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Superfund Site in Kittery, Maine from Superfund List

  Public comments accepted until September 15

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes to Remove Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Superfund Site in Kittery, Maine from Superfund List

  • Release Date: August 16, 2023

• EPA Selects Four Educational Organizations in New England to Receive Funding to Support Environmental Projects

  $346,000 in grants will help address environmental challenges and boost career development to advance environmental justice in underserved communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects Four Educational Organizations in New England to Receive Funding to Support Environmental Projects

  • Release Date: August 15, 2023

• EPA to award Maine $272,000 to support water quality monitoring at beaches

  Funding is part of nationwide program to protect public health 

  EPA News Release: EPA to award Maine $272,000 to support water quality monitoring at beaches

  • Release Date: August 11, 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

• $10 million grant opportunity to advance environmental justice in New England

  EPA seeks applicants to provide environmental justice technical assistance for organizations and communities in Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island

  EPA News Release: $10 million grant opportunity to advance environmental justice in New England

  • Release Date: July 31, 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

• $10 Million Grant Opportunity to Enhance Environmental Justice in New England Communities

  Grant opportunity for providing technical assistance for organizations and communities in the states of CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT, and 10 Tribes

  EPA News Release: $10 Million Grant Opportunity to Enhance Environmental Justice in New England Communities

  • Release Date: July 3, 2023