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• EPA awards over $8.8 million to reduce air pollution from wood heaters

  Inflation Reduction Act to fund nationwide wood heater testing effort

  EPA News Release: EPA awards over $8.8 million to reduce air pollution from wood heaters

  • Release Date: June 25, 2024

• EPA to award $254,000 in grants to support Maine water quality monitoring and protect the health of beachgoers

  EPA News Release: EPA to award $254,000 in grants to support Maine water quality monitoring and protect the health of beachgoers

  • Release Date: June 13, 2024

• EPA settles with Maine-based rail transportation company over alleged Clean Water Act violations

  EPA News Release: EPA settles with Maine-based rail transportation company over alleged Clean Water Act violations

  • Release Date: June 12, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces over $7.7 million in rebates for Clean School Buses across Maine as part of Investing in America agenda

  EPA's Clean School Bus Rebate Program to fund 38 new clean school buses in 15 school districts across Maine

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces over $7.7 million in rebates for Clean School Buses across Maine as part of Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: May 29, 2024

• Poor Air Quality Expected for parts of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, and New Hampshire on May 22, 2024

  EPA News Release: Poor Air Quality Expected for parts of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, and New Hampshire on May 22, 2024

  • Release Date: May 22, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces $33 million in Brownfield Grants to rehabilitate and revitalize communities in Maine through Investing in America agenda

  Funded by $1.5 billion investment into Brownfields sites from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address legacy pollution, advance environmental justice, and create healthier communities

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces $33 million in Brownfield Grants to rehabilitate and revitalize communities in Maine through Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: May 20, 2024

• EPA to host virtual environmental justice webinar for New England communities

  EPA News Release: EPA to host virtual environmental justice webinar for New England communities

  • Release Date: May 6, 2024

• EPA reminds New Englanders to use free air quality monitoring tools this summer

  Air Quality Awareness Week is May 6 - 10, 2024

  EPA News Release: EPA reminds New Englanders to use free air quality monitoring tools this summer

  • Release Date: May 6, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces over $28 million for Maine lead pipe replacement to advance safe drinking water as part of Investing in America agenda

  EPA announces latest round of funding toward President Biden's commitment to replace every lead pipe in the nation, protecting public health and helping to deliver safe drinking water

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces over $28 million for Maine lead pipe replacement to advance safe drinking water as part of Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: May 2, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces The Maine Governor's Energy Office to receive over $62 million to deliver residential solar, lowering energy costs and advancing environmental justice across Maine

  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 The Maine Governor's Energy Office to receive over $62 million to deliver residential solar, lowering energy costs and advancing environmental justice across Maine

  • Release Date: April 22, 2024

• EPA Analysis shows 2022 increase of toxic chemical releases in Maine

  Toxic chemical releases have declined 21% nationally in 10 years according to new Toxics Release Inventory data

  EPA News Release: EPA Analysis shows 2022 increase of toxic chemical releases in Maine

  • Release Date: March 26, 2024

• EPA partners with Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point to foster equitable Brownfields development strategies to reach environmental goals

  EPA News Release: EPA partners with Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point to foster equitable Brownfields development strategies to reach environmental goals

  • Release Date: March 22, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces over $50 million for Maine drinking water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure upgrades as part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda

  Unprecedented funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is transforming communities across the state

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces over $50 million for Maine drinking water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure upgrades as part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: February 20, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $83 million in funding to expand air quality monitoring across the nation as part of Investing in America agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $83 million in funding to expand air quality monitoring across the nation as part of Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: February 16, 2024

• Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine Removed from EPA Superfund List

  EPA News Release: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine Removed from EPA Superfund List

  • Release Date: February 16, 2024