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• EPA Proposes to Remove Former McKin Company Site In Gray, Maine From Superfund List

  Public comments accepted until May 2

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes to Remove Former McKin Company Site In Gray, Maine From Superfund List

  • Release Date: March 22, 2022

• EPA Community Grants Available to Protect Public Health and the Environment in New England

  Informational webinars scheduled April 5 and 14

  EPA News Release: EPA Community Grants Available to Protect Public Health and the Environment in New England

  • Release Date: March 17, 2022

• EPA Says, "Don't Pollute the Air our Kids Breathe," as it Fines Taunton, Mass. Company for Selling Vehicle Emission Control By-Pass Devices

  EPA News Release: EPA Says, "Don't Pollute the Air our Kids Breathe," as it Fines Taunton, Mass. Company for Selling Vehicle Emission Control By-Pass Devices

  • Release Date: March 16, 2022

• EPA Determines Lower Neponset River is a Superfund Site

  This is a move to protect Boston and Milton communities and provide a mechanism for cleanup

  EPA News Release: EPA Determines Lower Neponset River is a Superfund Site

  • Release Date: March 14, 2022

• Woonasquatucket River Selected for Pilot Watershed

  Becomes Second Project in Rhode Island under EPA Coastal Initiative

  EPA News Release: Woonasquatucket River Selected for Pilot Watershed

  • Release Date: March 9, 2022

• Latest EPA Toxics Release Inventory Data Show Decline in Chemical Releases in New England

  Database has new features improving accessibility for communities

  EPA News Release: Latest EPA Toxics Release Inventory Data Show Decline in Chemical Releases in New England

  • Release Date: March 3, 2022

• EPA Issues Final Permit Decision Requiring GE to Clean Up Housatonic River

  EPA News Release: EPA Issues Final Permit Decision Requiring GE to Clean Up Housatonic River

  • Release Date: March 1, 2022

• Settlement Leads to Halt of Scrap Metal Releases into Mt. Hope Bay

  EPA News Release: Settlement Leads to Halt of Scrap Metal Releases into Mt. Hope Bay

  • Release Date: May 28, 2021

• Long Island Sound Water Quality Improving in Response to Significant Reductions in Nitrogen Pollution

  EPA News Release: Long Island Sound Water Quality Improving in Response to Significant Reductions in Nitrogen Pollution

  • Release Date: May 26, 2021

• The Metropolitan District to Pay Penalty and Meet More Protective Emission Limits at its Sewage Sludge Incinerators Under Proposed Clean Air Act Settlement with EPA

  EPA News Release: The Metropolitan District to Pay Penalty and Meet More Protective Emission Limits at its Sewage Sludge Incinerators Under Proposed Clean Air Act Settlement with EPA

  • Release Date: May 26, 2021

• EPA Reminds Rhode Islanders about Summer Safety Tips on Woonasquatucket River

  EPA News Release: EPA Reminds Rhode Islanders about Summer Safety Tips on Woonasquatucket River

  • Release Date: May 19, 2021

• EPA Approves Air Permit for Construction & Operation of Vineyard Wind Offshore Wind Project

  Action allows work to begin on clean & renewable energy project

  EPA News Release: EPA Approves Air Permit for Construction & Operation of Vineyard Wind Offshore Wind Project

  • Release Date: May 19, 2021

• Settlement Will Result in Wetlands Restoration in Scarborough, Maine Area

  EPA News Release: Settlement Will Result in Wetlands Restoration in Scarborough, Maine Area

  • Release Date: May 17, 2021

• EPA Selects Rhode Island Project to Receive $300K Brownfields Assessment Grant

  EPA Brownfields Funding Helps Local Communities Build Back Better and Address Environmental Justice Concerns

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects Rhode Island Project to Receive $300K Brownfields Assessment Grant

  • Release Date: May 13, 2021

• EPA Selects Two Vermont Entities to Receive $1.1 Million for Brownfields Cleanup and Assessment

  EPA Brownfields Funding Helps Local Communities Build Back Better and Address Environmental Justice Concerns

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects Two Vermont Entities to Receive $1.1 Million for Brownfields Cleanup and Assessment

  • Release Date: May 13, 2021