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• 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

• EPA Awards the Fort Sill Apache Tribe with a $66,000 Air Sensor Monitoring Grant

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the Fort Sill Apache Tribe with a $66,360 grant to conduct air sensor monitoring for particulate matter (PM), a mixture of solid particles and liquid droplets that can cause serious health concerns.

  • Release Date: March 4, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces $64,805,000 for Oklahoma to Upgrade Drinking Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Infrastructure as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda

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

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $64,805,000 from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for Oklahoma to implement drinking water and clean water infrastructure upgrades.

  • Release Date: February 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

• Biden-Harris Administration expands EPA program to bring wastewater sanitation services to 150 more underserved communities across Rural America as part of Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration expands EPA program to bring wastewater sanitation services to 150 more underserved communities across Rural America as part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: February 13, 2024

• EPA and New England Aquarium spotlight the sunken treasure of Blue Carbon in climate resilience

  Aquarium temporary installation highlights collaborative research and critical carbon-capturing coastal environments of seagrass meadows and salt marshes

  EPA News Release: EPA and New England Aquarium spotlight the sunken treasure of Blue Carbon in climate resilience

  • Release Date: February 8, 2024

• EPA to Review Cleanup at Saco, Maine Superfund Site this Year

  EPA News Release: EPA to Review Cleanup at Saco, Maine Superfund Site this Year

  • Release Date: February 1, 2024

• Oil Companies to Pay $7.4 Million in Civil Penalties to Resolve U.S. Claims for Pipeline Spill on Allotted Tribal Land

  Clean Water Act Settlement Addresses July 2022 Crude Oil Pipeline Rupture into Oklahoma’s Skull Creek

  EPA News Release: Oil Companies to Pay $7.4 Million in Civil Penalties to Resolve U.S. Claims for Pipeline Spill on Allotted Tribal Land

  • Release Date: January 30, 2024

• EPA Recognizes Maine Wastewater Treatment Facility for Excellence

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

  • Release Date: January 29, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces at Least $9,079,605 in Awards for Clean School Buses Across Oklahoma as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  The awards, which are made possible through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, will help the selectees purchase clean school buses in two school districts across Oklahoma.

  • Release Date: January 10, 2024