Search News Releases

Displaying 1 - 11 of 11 results

• Hyde Park, Mass. resident selected to join EPA's first-ever National Environmental Youth Advisory Council

  Marks the first time an EPA advisory committee features exclusively youth aged 16-29, charged with advising EPA on impacts of climate change and environmental harms

  EPA News Release: Hyde Park, Mass. resident selected to join EPA's first-ever National Environmental Youth Advisory Council

  • Release Date: November 16, 2023

• EPA Protects Community's Right to Know About Chemical Hazards Through Settlement With Lawrence, Mass. Food Company

  EPA News Release: EPA Protects Community's Right to Know About Chemical Hazards Through Settlement With Lawrence, Mass. Food Company

  • Release Date: November 7, 2023

• EPA settlement with Hingham, Mass. company stops distribution and use of unregistered pesticides

  Company agreed to pay penalty and comply with the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act

  EPA News Release: EPA settlement with Hingham, Mass. company stops distribution and use of unregistered pesticides

  • Release Date: November 2, 2023

• EPA and partners provide over $3 million for 14 projects in Massachusetts coastal communities

  Increased funding from President Biden's Investing in America Agenda will support water infrastructure and climate resiliency projects

  EPA News Release: EPA and partners provide over $3 million for 14 projects in Massachusetts coastal communities

  • Release Date: November 1, 2023

• EPA Completes Reviews of 9 Superfund Site Cleanups in New England During 2021

  EPA News Release: EPA Completes Reviews of 9 Superfund Site Cleanups in New England During 2021

  • Release Date: December 21, 2021

• EPA Reaches Settlement with a Montague, Mass. Food Manufacturing Company for Clean Water Act Pretreatment Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Reaches Settlement with a Montague, Mass. Food Manufacturing Company for Clean Water Act Pretreatment Violations

  • Release Date: December 20, 2021

• EPA and City of Fall River Agree on Five-Year Plan for Fixing Wastewater Infrastructure and Reducing Combined Sewer Overflows into Local Waterways

  EPA News Release: EPA and City of Fall River Agree on Five-Year Plan for Fixing Wastewater Infrastructure and Reducing Combined Sewer Overflows into Local Waterways

  • Release Date: December 20, 2021

• EPA Announces $1.3 Million to Fund 13 Environmental Justice Grants in New England

  Projects in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, and Vermont

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $1.3 Million to Fund 13 Environmental Justice Grants in New England

  • Release Date: December 16, 2021

• EPA and Massachusetts Settlements ensure Company will Pay Nearly $1.5 Million for 2019 North River Fish Kill

  Company will Compensate Massachusetts for Harms to Natural Resources and Cold Water Fishery; Ensure Safe Operation of Colrain, Mass. Bleaching Facility

  EPA News Release: EPA and Massachusetts Settlements ensure Company will Pay Nearly $1.5 Million for 2019 North River Fish Kill

  • Release Date: December 7, 2021

• Increased EPA Water Infrastructure Funding Will Provide More Than $188 Million in Massachusetts

  Under Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, EPA will Prioritize Funding Projects in Underserved Communities

  EPA News Release: Increased EPA Water Infrastructure Funding Will Provide More Than $188 Million in Massachusetts

  • Release Date: December 2, 2021

• EPA Announces Sole Source Aquifer Review Process Including Public Participation for the Proposed Multi-Purpose Machine Gun Range Project at Joint Base Cape Cod

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Sole Source Aquifer Review Process Including Public Participation for the Proposed Multi-Purpose Machine Gun Range Project at Joint Base Cape Cod

  • Release Date: December 1, 2021