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• Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $21.5 million in rebates for Clean School Buses across Connecticut as part of Investing in America agenda

  EPA's Clean School Bus Rebate Program to fund over 90 new clean school buses in six school districts across Connecticut

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $21.5 million in rebates for Clean School Buses across Connecticut as part of Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: May 29, 2024

• EPA and partners celebrate groundbreaking of Scovill Industrial Landfill Superfund Site cleanup

  Nearly $12 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding will address legacy contamination in Waterbury

  EPA News Release: EPA and partners celebrate groundbreaking of Scovill Industrial Landfill Superfund Site cleanup

  • Release Date: May 28, 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 nearly $9 million in Brownfield Grants to rehabilitate and revitalize communities in Connecticut 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 nearly $9 million in Brownfield Grants to rehabilitate and revitalize communities in Connecticut through Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: May 20, 2024

• EPA completes removal of over 100,000 cubic yards of contamination at the Raymark Superfund Site

  $113 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding addresses legacy contamination and ensures the protection of human health

  EPA News Release: EPA completes removal of over 100,000 cubic yards of contamination at the Raymark Superfund Site

  • Release Date: May 14, 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 Connecticut 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 Connecticut lead pipe replacement to advance safe drinking water as part of Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: May 2, 2024

• 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