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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 announces finalists for GLRI grants to address nutrients in the Great Lakes

  Projects to receive $11.5 million in funding, including $2 million for water-quality trading projects

  EPA News Release: EPA announces finalists for GLRI grants to address nutrients in the Great Lakes

  • Release Date: December 19, 2019

• EPA announces grant to enhance mussel populations in New York’s lower Grasse River

  Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe receives $160,000 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant

  EPA News Release: EPA announces grant to enhance mussel populations in New York’s lower Grasse River

  • Release Date: December 18, 2019

• EPA requests applications for $2 million in funding for Great Lakes trash-free water projects

  For the first time, GLRI grants available to keep trash out of the Great Lakes

  EPA News Release: EPA requests applications for $2 million in funding for Great Lakes trash-free water projects

  • Release Date: December 16, 2019

• EPA announces grant to restore habitat in Indiana’s Grand Calumet River Area of Concern

  Indiana Department of Natural Resources receives a $100,000 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant

  EPA News Release: EPA announces grant to restore habitat in Indiana’s Grand Calumet River Area of Concern

  • Release Date: December 10, 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 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 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 Administrator Andrew Wheeler Visits Cleveland, Announces Trash-Free Great Lakes Grant Program

  For the first time, EPA will be requesting competitive applications for GLRI funding for trash-free water project grants in the Great Lakes

  EPA News Release: EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler Visits Cleveland, Announces Trash-Free Great Lakes Grant Program

  • Release Date: July 19, 2019