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• EPA New England Provides Tips for a Healthier Heating Season

  EPA News Release: EPA New England Provides Tips for a Healthier Heating Season

  • Release Date: December 21, 2023

• EPA completes reviews at six Mass. Superfund sites

  EPA News Release: EPA completes reviews at six Mass. Superfund sites

  • Release Date: December 20, 2023

• EPA completes reviews at four Conn. Superfund sites

  EPA News Release: EPA completes reviews at four Conn. Superfund sites

  • Release Date: December 20, 2023

• EPA completes reviews at four Rhode Island Superfund sites

  EPA News Release: EPA completes reviews at four Rhode Island Superfund sites

  • Release Date: December 20, 2023

• EPA completes reviews at five New Hampshire Superfund sites

  EPA News Release: EPA completes reviews at five New Hampshire Superfund sites

  • Release Date: December 20, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration selects Health Resources in Action to receive $50,000,000 to fund environmental justice projects across New England as part of Investing in America agenda

  Grantmakers selected to reduce barriers to federal funds and issue thousands of environmental justice grants over the next three years

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration selects Health Resources in Action to receive $50,000,000 to fund environmental justice projects across New England as part of Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: December 20, 2023

• EPA report: US fuel economy marks a new record high; CO2 emissions reach record lows, and all large manufacturers meet greenhouse gas standards

  EPA News Release: EPA report: US fuel economy marks a new record high; CO2 emissions reach record lows, and all large manufacturers meet greenhouse gas standards

  • Release Date: December 20, 2023

• EPA completes reviews at two Vermont Superfund sites

  EPA News Release: EPA completes reviews at two Vermont Superfund sites

  • Release Date: December 20, 2023

• EPA completes reviews at two Maine Superfund sites

  EPA News Release: EPA completes reviews at two Maine Superfund sites

  • Release Date: December 20, 2023

• EPA New England advances three air permits for offshore wind farm projects

  EPA News Release: EPA New England advances three air permits for offshore wind farm projects

  • Release Date: December 19, 2023

• EPA settles with two Rhode Island companies for Clean Air Act violations

  Cranston and North Kingstown, R.I. ammonia refrigeration facilities to pay penalties and evaluate hazards

  EPA News Release: EPA settles with two Rhode Island companies for Clean Air Act violations

  • Release Date: December 18, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $350 Million to 14 States to Reduce Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Sector as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  Funding from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act will help improve air quality for communities by helping states take the lead in cutting methane emissions from low-producing well sites

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $350 Million to 14 States to Reduce Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Sector as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: December 15, 2023

• EPA takes action against Connecticut-based school bus transportation company for idling violations

  Company will pay penalty and implement anti-idling measures that will further protect Connecticut communities

  EPA News Release: EPA takes action against Connecticut-based school bus transportation company for idling violations

  • Release Date: December 6, 2023

• $12 Million in Grants Awarded to Improve the Environment of Long Island Sound

  39 grants awarded to projects in New England and New York

  EPA News Release: $12 Million in Grants Awarded to Improve the Environment of Long Island Sound

  • Release Date: December 4, 2023

• EPA Proposes Amended Cleanup Plan for the Linemaster Switch Corp. Superfund Site in Woodstock

  EPA will hold a public meeting on December 11 in Woodstock, Conn. to explain the proposed plan, followed by a 30-day public comment period

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Amended Cleanup Plan for the Linemaster Switch Corp. Superfund Site in Woodstock

  • Release Date: December 1, 2023