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• Canadian Wildfires Spark Air Quality Advisory for parts of New England on May 31, 2023

  EPA News Release: Canadian Wildfires Spark Air Quality Advisory for parts of New England on May 31, 2023

  • Release Date: May 31, 2023

• Poor Air Quality Expected for parts of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire on June 1, 2023

  EPA News Release: Poor Air Quality Expected for parts of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire on June 1, 2023

  • Release Date: May 31, 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 and State/Local Officials Celebrate Award of 14 Zero-Emission School Buses in New Bedford and New $400 Million Clean School Bus Opportunity

  Latest funding from the President's Investing in America Agenda follows nearly $1 billion for thousands of electric and low-emission school buses across the nation

  EPA News Release: EPA and State/Local Officials Celebrate Award of 14 Zero-Emission School Buses in New Bedford and New $400 Million Clean School Bus Opportunity

  • Release Date: May 26, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $13.7M for Cleanup and Assessment at Polluted Brownfields Sites in Massachusetts

  EPA announces the largest investment ever in brownfields communities made by President Biden's Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $13.7M for Cleanup and Assessment at Polluted Brownfields Sites in Massachusetts

  • Release Date: May 25, 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 Reminds New Englanders to Use Free Air Quality Alerts for the Summer Smog Season

  Air Quality Awareness Week is May 1–5, 2023

  EPA News Release: EPA Reminds New Englanders to Use Free Air Quality Alerts for the Summer Smog Season

  • Release Date: May 1, 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 Secures Funding to Complete Cleanup of New Bedford Harbor Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Provides $72+ Million to Ensure Work is Expedited

  EPA News Release: EPA Secures Funding to Complete Cleanup of New Bedford Harbor Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Provides $72+ Million to Ensure Work is Expedited

  • Release Date: May 31, 2022

• Boston Makes the Top Ten of U.S. Cities with the Most Energy Star Certified Buildings

  EPA News Release: Boston Makes the Top Ten of U.S. Cities with the Most Energy Star Certified Buildings

  • Release Date: May 24, 2022

• EPA Announces $500 Million for Clean School Buses for New England School Districts

  President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Creates New EPA Program to Protect Children's Health, Reduce Pollution, and Boost American Manufacturing

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $500 Million for Clean School Buses for New England School Districts

  • Release Date: May 20, 2022

• EPA Takes Action Against Five Construction Companies in Massachusetts and New Hampshire to Address Clean Water Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Takes Action Against Five Construction Companies in Massachusetts and New Hampshire to Address Clean Water Violations

  • Release Date: May 18, 2022

• EPA Enforcement Protects Vulnerable Massachusetts Communities from Risks of Chemical Accidents

  EPA reached settlements with facilities handling dangerous substances in Leominster and New Bedford, Mass. resulting in civil fines and compliance improvements

  EPA News Release: EPA Enforcement Protects Vulnerable Massachusetts Communities from Risks of Chemical Accidents

  • Release Date: May 18, 2022