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• Rhode Island to benefit from a $450 million grant for community-driven solutions to cut climate pollution across New England

  Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources is part of a coalition selected by the EPA to receive a $450 million Climate Pollution Reduction Grant to tackle climate change, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: Rhode Island to benefit from a $450 million grant for community-driven solutions to cut climate pollution across New England

  • Release Date: July 22, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces over $18 million to support clean U.S. manufacturing of construction materials across New England

  Grants from President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act will support the renewal of American manufacturing by helping businesses produce low-carbon materials

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces over $18 million to support clean U.S. manufacturing of construction materials across New England

  • Release Date: July 16, 2024

• EPA New England Makes Healthy Communities Grants Available to Protect Public Health and the Environment in New England

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

  • Release Date: July 12, 2024

• EPA hands down penalties to Rhode Island corporation for FIFRA violations

  North Kingstown, R.I.-based business will settle alleged violations for misbranded pesticide devices

  EPA News Release: EPA hands down penalties to Rhode Island corporation for FIFRA violations

  • Release Date: July 9, 2024

• EPA awards over $8.8 million to reduce air pollution from wood heaters

  Inflation Reduction Act to fund nationwide wood heater testing effort

  EPA News Release: EPA awards over $8.8 million to reduce air pollution from wood heaters

  • Release Date: June 25, 2024

• EPA announces New England's winners of Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educator and the President's Environmental Youth Award

  EPA News Release: EPA announces New England's winners of Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educator and the President's Environmental Youth Award

  • Release Date: June 20, 2024

• EPA to award $210,000 in grants to support Rhode Island water quality monitoring and protect the health of beachgoers

  EPA News Release: EPA to award $210,000 in grants to support Rhode Island water quality monitoring and protect the health of beachgoers

  • Release Date: June 13, 2024

• EPA to award $254,000 in grants to support Maine water quality monitoring and protect the health of beachgoers

  EPA News Release: EPA to award $254,000 in grants to support Maine water quality monitoring and protect the health of beachgoers

  • Release Date: June 13, 2024

• EPA settles with Maine-based rail transportation company over alleged Clean Water Act violations

  EPA News Release: EPA settles with Maine-based rail transportation company over alleged Clean Water Act violations

  • Release Date: June 12, 2024

• Summer Season Reminder About Woonasquatucket River "Do's and Don'ts"

  EPA News Release: Summer Season Reminder About Woonasquatucket River "Do's and Don'ts"

  • Release Date: June 5, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces over $7.7 million in rebates for Clean School Buses across Maine as part of Investing in America agenda

  EPA's Clean School Bus Rebate Program to fund 38 new clean school buses in 15 school districts across Maine

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces over $7.7 million in rebates for Clean School Buses across Maine as part of Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: May 29, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $12.4 million in rebates for Clean School Buses across Rhode Island as part of Investing in America agenda

  EPA's Clean School Bus Rebate Program to fund 45 new clean school buses in five school districts across Rhode Island

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $12.4 million in rebates for Clean School Buses across Rhode Island as part of Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: May 29, 2024

• Poor Air Quality Expected for parts of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, and New Hampshire on May 22, 2024

  EPA News Release: Poor Air Quality Expected for parts of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, and New Hampshire on May 22, 2024

  • Release Date: May 22, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces $33 million in Brownfield Grants to rehabilitate and revitalize communities in Maine through Investing in America agenda

  Funded by $1.5 billion investment into Brownfields sites from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address legacy pollution, advance environmental justice, and create healthier communities

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces $33 million in Brownfield Grants to rehabilitate and revitalize communities in Maine through Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: May 20, 2024

• EPA to host virtual environmental justice webinar for New England communities

  EPA News Release: EPA to host virtual environmental justice webinar for New England communities

  • Release Date: May 6, 2024