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• EPA Completes Review of Landfill & Resource Recovery Superfund Site in N. Smithfield, Rhode Island

  EPA News Release: EPA Completes Review of Landfill & Resource Recovery Superfund Site in N. Smithfield, Rhode Island

  • Release Date: December 20, 2019

• EPA Awards 2019 Environmental Justice Small Grants for Projects in Rhode Island

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards 2019 Environmental Justice Small Grants for Projects in Rhode Island

  • Release Date: November 5, 2019

• EPA offers first-ever grants to reduce toxics in Columbia River

  EPA News Release: EPA offers first-ever grants to reduce toxics in Columbia River

  • Release Date: October 31, 2019

• EPA Superfund site deletions in 2019 provide lasting benefit to communities in Region 8

  Deletions in Colorado, Montana, Utah and Wyoming contribute to largest national tally since 2001

  EPA News Release: EPA Superfund site deletions in 2019 provide lasting benefit to communities in Region 8

  • Release Date: October 29, 2019

• EPA Selects University of Southern Maine to Run Technical Assistance Network for Southeast New England Coastal Watershed Restoration Program

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects University of Southern Maine to Run Technical Assistance Network for Southeast New England Coastal Watershed Restoration Program

  • Release Date: October 25, 2019

• Two Rhode Island Groups Invited to Apply for Water Infrastructure Loans to Improve Water Quality and Create Jobs

  EPA News Release: Two Rhode Island Groups Invited to Apply for Water Infrastructure Loans to Improve Water Quality and Create Jobs

  • Release Date: October 22, 2019

• EPA Funding for Local Groups Will Help Protect and Restore Southeastern New England Coastal Areas

  EPA News Release: EPA Funding for Local Groups Will Help Protect and Restore Southeastern New England Coastal Areas

  • Release Date: October 11, 2019

• EPA Healthy Communities Grant Will Help Protect Children's Health in Rhode Island

  Grant Addresses Children's Health Concerns including Exposure to Lead in Housing

  EPA News Release: EPA Healthy Communities Grant Will Help Protect Children's Health in Rhode Island

  • Release Date: October 11, 2019

• New England Experienced Fewer Unhealthy Air Quality Days During 2019 Ozone Season

  EPA News Release: New England Experienced Fewer Unhealthy Air Quality Days During 2019 Ozone Season

  • Release Date: October 3, 2019

• EPA and partners release data and findings from Kootenai River sampling effort

  Water quality and fish tissue results show elevated levels of selenium and nitrates associated with upstream sources

  EPA News Release: EPA and partners release data and findings from Kootenai River sampling effort

  • Release Date: September 23, 2019

• EPA Announces Nearly $270 Million Water Infrastructure Loan to the Narragansett Bay Commission

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Nearly $270 Million Water Infrastructure Loan to the Narragansett Bay Commission

  • Release Date: September 20, 2019

• Rhode Island Citizen and Organization Recognized by EPA for Environmental Achievements

  EPA News Release: Rhode Island Citizen and Organization Recognized by EPA for Environmental Achievements

  • Release Date: September 10, 2019

• EPA Celebrates Progress at Centredale Manor Superfund Site in Rhode Island as Superfund Task Force Final Report is Issued

  Superfund Task Force Issues Final Report and Announces Plans to Continue Program Improvements Moving Forward

  EPA News Release: EPA Celebrates Progress at Centredale Manor Superfund Site in Rhode Island as Superfund Task Force Final Report is Issued

  • Release Date: September 9, 2019

• EPA proposes updates to air regulations for oil and gas to remove redundant requirements and reduce burden

  EPA News Release: EPA proposes updates to air regulations for oil and gas to remove redundant requirements and reduce burden

  • Release Date: August 29, 2019

• EPA presents East Helena, Montana partners with Superfund Reuse award

  Montana Environmental Trust Group recognized for transformation of the East Helena Superfund site

  EPA News Release: EPA presents East Helena, Montana partners with Superfund Reuse award

  • Release Date: August 22, 2019