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• EPA settles with Rhode Island corporation for hazardous waste violations 

  Electrical connector manufacturer agrees to pay penalties for alleged storage issues 

  EPA News Release: EPA settles with Rhode Island corporation for hazardous waste violations 

  • Release Date: April 25, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources to receive over $49 million to deliver residential solar, lowering energy costs and advancing environmental justice across Rhode Island

  EPA announces selectees under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged households through the President's Investing in America agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources to receive over $49 million to deliver residential solar, lowering energy costs and advancing environmental justice across Rhode Island

  • Release Date: April 22, 2024

• EPA New England issues three air permits for offshore wind farm projects

  EPA News Release: EPA New England issues three air permits for offshore wind farm projects

  • Release Date: April 16, 2024

• EPA Awards $1.275M to Advance Resilience in Disadvantaged Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $1.275M to Advance Resilience in Disadvantaged Communities

  • Release Date: April 8, 2024

• $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

• Poor Air Quality Expected for parts of Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island on July 28, 2023

  EPA News Release: Poor Air Quality Expected for parts of Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island on July 28, 2023

  • Release Date: July 27, 2023

• U.S. Fines North Kingstown, R.I.-Based Facility $650,000 for Chemical Accident Prevention Violations

  EPA News Release: U.S. Fines North Kingstown, R.I.-Based Facility $650,000 for Chemical Accident Prevention Violations

  • Release Date: July 26, 2023

• EE. UU. impone una multa de USD 650 000 a una instalación de North Kingstown, R.I., por infracciones a las leyes de prevención de accidentes con sustancias químicas

  EPA News Release: EE. UU. impone una multa de USD 650 000 a una instalación de North Kingstown, R.I., por infracciones a las leyes de prevención de accidentes con sustancias químicas

  • Release Date: July 26, 2023

• EPA and Lawmakers Celebrate $500K Cleanup Grant for Polluted Brownfields Site in Rhode Island

  Grant is part of historic largest national investment ever in brownfields communities made by President Biden's Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: EPA and Lawmakers Celebrate $500K Cleanup Grant for Polluted Brownfields Site in Rhode Island

  • Release Date: July 24, 2023

• Poor Air Quality Expected for parts of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, on July 12, 2023

  EPA News Release: Poor Air Quality Expected for parts of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, on July 12, 2023

  • Release Date: July 12, 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