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• EPA and partners provide over $3 million for 14 projects in Massachusetts coastal communities

  Increased funding from President Biden's Investing in America Agenda will support water infrastructure and climate resiliency projects

  EPA News Release: EPA and partners provide over $3 million for 14 projects in Massachusetts coastal communities

  • Release Date: November 1, 2023

• EPA selects six communities to improve stormwater management and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: EPA selects six communities to improve stormwater management and advance environmental justice

  • Release Date: October 19, 2023

• EPA Proposes Draft NPDES Permit for General Electric facility in Pittsfield, Mass.

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Draft NPDES Permit for General Electric facility in Pittsfield, Mass.

  • Release Date: September 20, 2023

• EPA to award Massachusetts $275,000 to support water quality monitoring at beaches

  Funding is part of nationwide program to protect public health 

  EPA News Release: EPA to award Massachusetts $275,000 to support water quality monitoring at beaches

  • Release Date: August 11, 2023

• EPA Proposes Updated Protection for Boston Coastal Waters in New Draft Permit for MWRA Deer Island Facility and 43 Contributing Communities

  Draft Permit includes provisions to address climate impacts and lingering combined sewer overflows

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Updated Protection for Boston Coastal Waters in New Draft Permit for MWRA Deer Island Facility and 43 Contributing Communities

  • Release Date: May 31, 2023

• EPA Expands Public Comment Opportunities for Draft Determination to Protect Cape Cod's Sole Source of Drinking Water

  EPA News Release: EPA Expands Public Comment Opportunities for Draft Determination to Protect Cape Cod's Sole Source of Drinking Water

  • Release Date: May 17, 2023

• EPA Announces $48 Million Settlement for Cleanup of the Olin Chemical Superfund Site in Wilmington, Massachusetts

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $48 Million Settlement for Cleanup of the Olin Chemical Superfund Site in Wilmington, Massachusetts

  • Release Date: May 11, 2023

• EPA Celebrates Massachusetts Efforts to Combat Climate Change

  Commonwealth joins new Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Program – funds from Pres. Biden's Inflation Reduction Act

  EPA News Release: EPA Celebrates Massachusetts Efforts to Combat Climate Change

  • Release Date: May 9, 2023

• EPA Settlements Resolve Alleged Violations of Toxic Chemical Reporting Requirements by Six New England Companies

  EPA News Release: EPA Settlements Resolve Alleged Violations of Toxic Chemical Reporting Requirements by Six New England Companies

  • Release Date: May 1, 2023

• EPA Proposes Draft Determination to Protect Cape Cod's Sole Source of Drinking Water; Seeks Public Input on Groundwater Impacts from Proposed Machine Gun Range Project

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Draft Determination to Protect Cape Cod's Sole Source of Drinking Water; Seeks Public Input on Groundwater Impacts from Proposed Machine Gun Range Project

  • Release Date: April 27, 2023

• EPA Announces Nearly $106 Million for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Massachusetts

  Made possible by President Biden's Investing in America Agenda, new funding is part of $6.5 Billion nationwide to help ensure communities have access to clean and safe drinking water

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Nearly $106 Million for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Massachusetts

  • Release Date: April 4, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $57+ Million Investment for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades in New England States

  Funding for critical water infrastructure projects in Conn., Maine, Mass., N.H., R.I., and Vermont

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $57+ Million Investment for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades in New England States

  • Release Date: March 31, 2023

• EPA Announces New England Virtual Listening Session on PFAS Strategic Roadmap

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces New England Virtual Listening Session on PFAS Strategic Roadmap

  • Release Date: March 28, 2023

• EPA Settlement with Cold Storage Warehouse and Distribution Company Helps Make New Bedford and Hartford Communities Safer

  EPA News Release: EPA Settlement with Cold Storage Warehouse and Distribution Company Helps Make New Bedford and Hartford Communities Safer

  • Release Date: March 22, 2023

• EPA Analysis Shows 2021 Increase of Toxic Chemical Releases in Massachusetts

  EPA News Release: EPA Analysis Shows 2021 Increase of Toxic Chemical Releases in Massachusetts

  • Release Date: March 16, 2023