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• $12 Million in Grants Awarded to Improve the Environment of Long Island Sound

  39 grants awarded to projects in New England and New York

  EPA News Release: $12 Million in Grants Awarded to Improve the Environment of Long Island Sound

  • Release Date: December 4, 2023

• EPA takes action for noncompliance with Ocean Dumping Act

  EPA News Release: EPA takes action for noncompliance with Ocean Dumping Act

  • Release Date: November 13, 2023

• EPA takes action against Connecticut company for Clean Water Act violations

  Settlement results in wetland and stream restoration in Durham

  EPA News Release: EPA takes action against Connecticut company for Clean Water Act violations

  • Release Date: November 7, 2023

• EPA and partners provide over $3 million for 14 projects in Massachusetts coastal communities

  Increased funding from President Biden's Investing in America Agenda will support water infrastructure and climate resiliency projects

  EPA News Release: EPA and partners provide over $3 million for 14 projects in Massachusetts coastal communities

  • Release Date: November 1, 2023

• EPA selects six communities to improve stormwater management and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: EPA selects six communities to improve stormwater management and advance environmental justice

  • Release Date: October 19, 2023

• EPA awards $4.6 million for coastal communities in Rhode Island

  Increased funding from President Biden's Investing in America Agenda will support water infrastructure and climate resiliency projects

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $4.6 million for coastal communities in Rhode Island

  • Release Date: October 6, 2023

• EPA Proposes Draft NPDES Permit for General Electric facility in Pittsfield, Mass.

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Draft NPDES Permit for General Electric facility in Pittsfield, Mass.

  • Release Date: September 20, 2023

• EPA to award Connecticut $236,000 to support water quality monitoring at beaches

  Funding is part of nationwide program to protect public health 

  EPA News Release: EPA to award Connecticut $236,000 to support water quality monitoring at beaches

  • Release Date: August 11, 2023

• EPA to award Rhode Island $228,000 to support water quality monitoring at beaches

  Funding is part of nationwide program to protect public health 

  EPA News Release: EPA to award Rhode Island $228,000 to support water quality monitoring at beaches

  • Release Date: August 11, 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

• EPA to award Massachusetts $275,000 to support water quality monitoring at beaches

  Funding is part of nationwide program to protect public health 

  EPA News Release: EPA to award Massachusetts $275,000 to support water quality monitoring at beaches

  • Release Date: August 11, 2023

• EPA to award New Hampshire $214,000 to support water quality monitoring at beaches

  Funding is part of nationwide program to protect public health 

  EPA News Release: EPA to award New Hampshire $214,000 to support water quality monitoring at beaches

  • Release Date: August 11, 2023

• Comments Sought on Proposed Interim Groundwater Cleanup Plan at New Hampshire Plating Company Superfund Site, Merrimack, N.H.

  EPA News Release: Comments Sought on Proposed Interim Groundwater Cleanup Plan at New Hampshire Plating Company Superfund Site, Merrimack, N.H.

  • Release Date: May 31, 2023

• EPA Proposes Updated Protection for Boston Coastal Waters in New Draft Permit for MWRA Deer Island Facility and 43 Contributing Communities

  Draft Permit includes provisions to address climate impacts and lingering combined sewer overflows

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Updated Protection for Boston Coastal Waters in New Draft Permit for MWRA Deer Island Facility and 43 Contributing Communities

  • 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