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• EPA New England Awards $6M to State of Connecticut and Three Metropolitan Areas for Comprehensive, Economy-wide Climate Mitigation Planning

  Connecticut will receive $3 million and Bridgeport, Hartford, and New Haven metropolitan areas will each receive up to $1 million made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act

  EPA News Release: EPA New England Awards $6M to State of Connecticut and Three Metropolitan Areas for Comprehensive, Economy-wide Climate Mitigation Planning

  • Release Date: August 30, 2023

• EPA deletes portion of Eagle Mine Superfund site in Colorado from National Priorities List

  Cleanup milestone reflects Superfund progress in securing healthier communities

  EPA News Release: EPA deletes portion of Eagle Mine Superfund site in Colorado from National Priorities List

  • Release Date: August 21, 2023

• EPA fines Suncor for chemical accident prevention and reporting violations

  EPA News Release: EPA fines Suncor for chemical accident prevention and reporting violations

  • Release Date: August 18, 2023

• EPA Selects Four Educational Organizations in New England to Receive Funding to Support Environmental Projects

  $346,000 in grants will help address environmental challenges and boost career development to advance environmental justice in underserved communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects Four Educational Organizations in New England to Receive Funding to Support Environmental Projects

  • Release Date: August 15, 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 offers Colorado $531K for stormwater collection, sewer system upgrades

  Infrastructure funding available at no cost to small, financially distressed communities

  EPA News Release: EPA offers Colorado $531K for stormwater collection, sewer system upgrades

  • Release Date: August 10, 2023

• "Blue Carbon Reservoirs from Maine to Long Island NY" Report is now available

  EPA News Release: "Blue Carbon Reservoirs from Maine to Long Island NY" Report is now available

  • Release Date: August 8, 2023

• Fort Lewis College students awarded $25K for water quality testing project

  EPA News Release: Fort Lewis College students awarded $25K for water quality testing project

  • Release Date: August 3, 2023

• EPA Seeks Comments on Raymark Industries, Inc. Superfund Site Proposed Cleanup Plan for Shore Road Area in Stratford

  EPA will hold public meetings in Stratford, Conn. to announce the Proposed Plan and solicit comments from the public

  EPA News Release: EPA Seeks Comments on Raymark Industries, Inc. Superfund Site Proposed Cleanup Plan for Shore Road Area in Stratford

  • Release Date: August 3, 2023

• EPA objects to Colorado’s Suncor refinery air permit after evaluating petitions

  Objection and order for Clean Air Act permit for Plant 2 requires state revisions 

  EPA News Release: EPA objects to Colorado’s Suncor refinery air permit after evaluating petitions

  • Release Date: August 1, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration announces $835,000 for Colorado to reduce Lead in Schools and Childcare facilities through Investing in America Agenda

  President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law expanded the eligibility of WIIN funding to include remediating lead in water that children drink, in addition to testing and compliance monitoring

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces $835,000 for Colorado to reduce Lead in Schools and Childcare facilities through Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: August 1, 2023