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• EPA Completes Review of Burgess Brothers Landfill Superfund Site Cleanup in Vermont during FY 2020

  EPA News Release: EPA Completes Review of Burgess Brothers Landfill Superfund Site Cleanup in Vermont during FY 2020

  • Release Date: December 8, 2020

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

  Twenty-four grants awarded to projects in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont

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

  • Release Date: December 7, 2020

• Nearing full implementation, EPA’s Lean Management System delivers results in EPA Region 8

  EPA News Release: Nearing full implementation, EPA’s Lean Management System delivers results in EPA Region 8

  • Release Date: November 10, 2020

• EPA Highlights 12 Actions to Protect Children from Lead Paint in New England During Past Year

  EPA News Release: EPA Highlights 12 Actions to Protect Children from Lead Paint in New England During Past Year

  • Release Date: October 29, 2020

• EPA Awards Vermont Over $19 Million to Protect Clean Water and Drinking Water Across the State

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Vermont Over $19 Million to Protect Clean Water and Drinking Water Across the State

  • Release Date: October 28, 2020

• New England Experienced Fewer Unhealthy Air Quality Days During 2020 Ozone Season

  EPA News Release: New England Experienced Fewer Unhealthy Air Quality Days During 2020 Ozone Season

  • Release Date: October 16, 2020

• New Haven Ecology Project, University of Rhode Island, and Vermont Energy Education Program awarded $300,000 in EPA Education Grants

  EPA News Release: New Haven Ecology Project, University of Rhode Island, and Vermont Energy Education Program awarded $300,000 in EPA Education Grants

  • Release Date: October 16, 2020

• EPA announces selection of Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to receive $120,000 for environmental emergency planning

  Standing Rock Sioux Tribe one of 18 organizations selected nationwide for Collaborative Problem-Solving Agreements

  EPA News Release: EPA announces selection of Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to receive $120,000 for environmental emergency planning

  • Release Date: October 8, 2020

• EPA Selects Five New England Organizations for Pollution Prevention Grants

  Nearly $900,000 in funding for projects in Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects Five New England Organizations for Pollution Prevention Grants

  • Release Date: September 23, 2020

• Vermont Organizations and Individual Recognized by EPA with Regional Environmental Award

  EPA News Release: Vermont Organizations and Individual Recognized by EPA with Regional Environmental Award

  • Release Date: September 15, 2020

• EPA Region 8 continues to aggressively address PFAS

  Building on assistance provided to Colorado, South Dakota and Wyoming, Trump Administration continues to address PFAS affecting water and drinking water resources

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 8 continues to aggressively address PFAS

  • Release Date: July 30, 2020

• EPA Region 8 actions protect public from coronavirus and other pathogens

  17 Advisory Letters and 14 Notice of Refusal of Admission Orders issued to companies selling and importing mislabeled and unregistered pesticide products

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 8 actions protect public from coronavirus and other pathogens

  • Release Date: July 30, 2020

• EPA Continues to Aggressively Address PFAS in New England

  EPA News Release: EPA Continues to Aggressively Address PFAS in New England

  • Release Date: July 29, 2020

• EPA Initiative Continues to Improve Safety of Ammonia Refrigeration Facilities in New England

  EPA News Release: EPA Initiative Continues to Improve Safety of Ammonia Refrigeration Facilities in New England

  • Release Date: July 23, 2020

• Cleanup complete at former Sitting Bull College in Fort Yates, North Dakota

  EPA funds used by Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to eliminate contamination at Brownfields property

  EPA News Release: Cleanup complete at former Sitting Bull College in Fort Yates, North Dakota

  • Release Date: July 7, 2020