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• EPA enforcement action leads to settlement with school bus transportation company for alleged Clean Air Act violations

  EPA News Release: EPA enforcement action leads to settlement with school bus transportation company for alleged Clean Air Act violations

  • Release Date: March 26, 2024

• EPA Analysis shows 2022 decrease of toxic chemical releases in Connecticut

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

  EPA News Release: EPA Analysis shows 2022 decrease of toxic chemical releases in Connecticut

  • Release Date: March 26, 2024

• EPA New England honors 2024 ENERGY STAR Winners in Conn., Mass. and N.H.

  EPA News Release: EPA New England honors 2024 ENERGY STAR Winners in Conn., Mass. and N.H.

  • Release Date: March 26, 2024

• EPA finds lead-based paint at Putnam, Conn. apartment complex may present imminent and substantial endangerment to tenants

  Agency takes action against property owner to address lead-based paint hazards and protect children and families

  EPA News Release: EPA finds lead-based paint at Putnam, Conn. apartment complex may present imminent and substantial endangerment to tenants

  • Release Date: March 21, 2024

• Public meeting scheduled to update community on status of Scovill Industrial Landfill Superfund Site in Waterbury, Conn.

  EPA News Release: Public meeting scheduled to update community on status of Scovill Industrial Landfill Superfund Site in Waterbury, Conn.

  • Release Date: March 12, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1M from EPA's Brownfields Grants to Train Connecticut Environmental Workers

  EPA selects two Connecticut organizations to receive first Brownfields Job Training grants funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, boosting workforce training in underserved, overburdened communities

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1M from EPA's Brownfields Grants to Train Connecticut Environmental Workers

  • Release Date: December 14, 2022

• EPA Announces 22 Healthy Communities Grants worth over $740,000 Awarded in New England

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces 22 Healthy Communities Grants worth over $740,000 Awarded in New England

  • Release Date: November 18, 2022

• EPA New England Provides Tips for a Healthier Heating Season

  EPA News Release: EPA New England Provides Tips for a Healthier Heating Season

  • Release Date: November 16, 2022

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $600,000 for Community Air Pollution Monitoring Projects in Connecticut Communities

  Largest investment for community air monitoring in EPA history funded by President Biden's Climate and Economic Plans

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $600,000 for Community Air Pollution Monitoring Projects in Connecticut Communities

  • Release Date: November 3, 2022

• EPA Penalizes Property Management and Development Firm in Waterbury for Asbestos and Lead-Based Paint Violations

  EPA's Connecticut Geographic Initiative on Lead continues to help reduce chemical exposure in overburdened communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Penalizes Property Management and Development Firm in Waterbury for Asbestos and Lead-Based Paint Violations

  • Release Date: October 27, 2022

• New England Experienced a Slight Increase in the Number of Unhealthy Air Quality Days During the 2022 Ozone Season

  EPA News Release: New England Experienced a Slight Increase in the Number of Unhealthy Air Quality Days During the 2022 Ozone Season

  • Release Date: October 27, 2022

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $8.8 Million from EPA's Clean School Bus Program for Four Connecticut School Districts

  Historic investment from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America's school bus fleet

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $8.8 Million from EPA's Clean School Bus Program for Four Connecticut School Districts

  • Release Date: October 26, 2022

• EPA Completes Reviews of 14 Superfund Site Cleanups in New England During 2022

  EPA News Release: EPA Completes Reviews of 14 Superfund Site Cleanups in New England During 2022

  • Release Date: October 25, 2022

• EPA Awards Two Environmental Merit Awards to Connecticut Recipients

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Two Environmental Merit Awards to Connecticut Recipients

  • Release Date: October 12, 2022

• Biden-Harris Administration and EPA Announce Delivery of Historic Water Infrastructure Funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Connecticut

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration and EPA Announce Delivery of Historic Water Infrastructure Funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Connecticut

  • Release Date: September 16, 2022