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• $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

•  New England Continues to Experience Poor Air Quality due to Smoke from Canadian Wildfires on Thursday June 29, 2023

  EPA News Release:  New England Continues to Experience Poor Air Quality due to Smoke from Canadian Wildfires on Thursday June 29, 2023

  • Release Date: June 28, 2023

• EPA Announces $1.5 Million for Brownfield Sites in Dallas, Texas

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $1.5 million in funding from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to the city of Dallas to expedite the assessment and cleanup of brownfield sites while advancing environmental justice.

  • Release Date: June 16, 2023

• New England Continues to Experience Poor Air Quality due to Smoke from Canadian Wildfires on Thursday June 8, 2023

  EPA News Release: New England Continues to Experience Poor Air Quality due to Smoke from Canadian Wildfires on Thursday June 8, 2023

  • Release Date: June 8, 2023

• Canadian Wildfires Prompt Poor Air Quality Alert for Parts of New England on June 7, 2023

  EPA News Release: Canadian Wildfires Prompt Poor Air Quality Alert for Parts of New England on June 7, 2023

  • Release Date: June 7, 2023

• Canadian Wildfires Prompt Poor Air Quality Alert for Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont on June 6, 2023 

  EPA News Release: Canadian Wildfires Prompt Poor Air Quality Alert for Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont on June 6, 2023 

  • Release Date: June 5, 2023

• Canadian Wildfires Spark Air Quality Advisory for parts of New England on May 31, 2023

  EPA News Release: Canadian Wildfires Spark Air Quality Advisory for parts of New England on May 31, 2023

  • Release Date: May 31, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $500K Cleanup Grant for Polluted Brownfields Site in Rhode Island

  EPA announces the largest investment ever in brownfields communities made by President Biden's Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $500K Cleanup Grant for Polluted Brownfields Site in Rhode Island

  • Release Date: May 31, 2023

• Federal and State Agencies Prepare for Hurricane Season in Corpus Christi

  Natural Disaster Operational Workgroup conducts annual preparedness exercises

  This week, agencies from the federal government and the state of Texas will participate in a hurricane-preparedness exercise in and around Corpus Christi, Texas, from May 22-26.

  • Release Date: May 23, 2023

• EPA Reminds New Englanders to Use Free Air Quality Alerts for the Summer Smog Season

  Air Quality Awareness Week is May 1–5, 2023

  EPA News Release: EPA Reminds New Englanders to Use Free Air Quality Alerts for the Summer Smog Season

  • Release Date: May 1, 2023

• EPA Settlements Resolve Alleged Violations of Toxic Chemical Reporting Requirements by Six New England Companies

  EPA News Release: EPA Settlements Resolve Alleged Violations of Toxic Chemical Reporting Requirements by Six New England Companies

  • Release Date: May 1, 2023

• Two Rhode Island teachers receive EPA's 2023 Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators

  EPA News Release: Two Rhode Island teachers receive EPA's 2023 Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators

  • Release Date: April 26, 2023

• EPA New England Announces recipients of the 2023 President's Environmental Youth Awards and Presidential Innovation Awards for Environmental Educators

  EPA News Release: EPA New England Announces recipients of the 2023 President's Environmental Youth Awards and Presidential Innovation Awards for Environmental Educators

  • Release Date: April 26, 2023

• EPA New England Celebrates Earth Week by Making Community Grants Available to Protect Public Health and the Environment

  Informational webinars scheduled April 25, 27 and May 11

  EPA News Release: EPA New England Celebrates Earth Week by Making Community Grants Available to Protect Public Health and the Environment

  • Release Date: April 21, 2023

• EPA Proposes Texas Regional Haze Rule to Protect Visibility in National Parks and Wilderness Areas

  Emissions limits would reduce SO2 emissions in Texas by more than 80,000 tons per year

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Texas Regional Haze Rule to Protect Visibility in National Parks and Wilderness Areas

  • Release Date: April 21, 2023