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• EPA Recognizes Maine Wastewater Treatment Entities for Excellence

  EPA News Release: EPA Recognizes Maine Wastewater Treatment Entities for Excellence

  • Release Date: January 30, 2025

• EPA completes review at Saco Tannery Superfund site in Maine

  EPA News Release: EPA completes review at Saco Tannery Superfund site in Maine

  • Release Date: January 13, 2025

• EPA adds Upper Columbia River site to the Superfund National Priorities List to protect public health from metals contamination

  EPA News Release: EPA adds Upper Columbia River site to the Superfund National Priorities List to protect public health from metals contamination

  • Release Date: December 13, 2024

• EPA enforcement action resolves alleged Clean Air Act violations by Topsham, Maine company

  EPA News Release: EPA enforcement action resolves alleged Clean Air Act violations by Topsham, Maine company

  • Release Date: November 13, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces University of Southern Maine selected to receive $350,000 to help craft beverage manufacturers in Maine and Vermont prevent pollution as part of Investing in America agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces University of Southern Maine selected to receive $350,000 to help craft beverage manufacturers in Maine and Vermont prevent pollution as part of Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: October 31, 2024

• $10 Million Award to University of Connecticut to Help Maine Communities Address Environmental Justice Challenges

  EPA News Release: $10 Million Award to University of Connecticut to Help Maine Communities Address Environmental Justice Challenges

  • Release Date: October 30, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces $1 million of Clean Ports investments in Maine as part of Investing in America agenda

  EPA's Clean Ports Program to fund 55 zero-emission port equipment, infrastructure, and planning projects across the nation to tackle climate change, reduce air pollution, promote good jobs, and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces $1 million of Clean Ports investments in Maine as part of Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: October 29, 2024

• EPA announces public comment period for a NPDES permit modification for Ocean Era off the Florida coast

  Comments must be received by November 25, 2024

  EPA News Release: EPA announces public comment period for a NPDES permit modification for Ocean Era off the Florida coast

  • Release Date: October 25, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces more than $28.5 million for water infrastructure in Maine through Investing in America agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces more than $28.5 million for water infrastructure in Maine through Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: October 23, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration issues final rule requiring replacement of lead pipes within 10 years, announces nearly $25 million in funding to Maine to provide clean water to schools and homes

  EPA announces new final regulations and new funding under the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda for clean drinking water

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration issues final rule requiring replacement of lead pipes within 10 years, announces nearly $25 million in funding to Maine to provide clean water to schools and homes

  • Release Date: October 8, 2024

• EPA Removes New York’s Rochester Embayment from List of Most Polluted Areas in the Great Lakes

  Nearly $14 million in GLRI cleanup funding results in delisting New York’s second area of concern

  EPA News Release: EPA Removes New York’s Rochester Embayment from List of Most Polluted Areas in the Great Lakes

  • Release Date: October 8, 2024

• EPA Awards More Than $7 Million to Indiana University to Monitor Toxic Chemicals Entering the Great Lakes

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards More Than $7 Million to Indiana University to Monitor Toxic Chemicals Entering the Great Lakes

  • Release Date: October 1, 2024

• EPA Announces $4 Million Funding Opportunity for Phosphorus Reduction Efforts in Western Lake Erie Basin

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $4 Million Funding Opportunity for Phosphorus Reduction Efforts in Western Lake Erie Basin

  • Release Date: October 1, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Makes $965M Available to Fund Clean School Buses that Reduce Pollution, Save Money, and Protect Children's Health

  Latest funding opportunity under the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda builds on nearly $3 billion already invested into clean school buses nationwide

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Makes $965M Available to Fund Clean School Buses that Reduce Pollution, Save Money, and Protect Children's Health

  • Release Date: September 26, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $7.5 million grant to Passamaquoddy Tribe Indian Township to cut climate pollution and accelerate clean energy transition

  Funded by President Biden's Investing in America Agenda, EPA announces 34 selected Tribal and territory applications through the competitive Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $7.5 million grant to Passamaquoddy Tribe Indian Township to cut climate pollution and accelerate clean energy transition

  • Release Date: September 5, 2024