Epa Region 1 (new England)
Recent News About Epa Region 1 (new England)
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New England Continues to Experience Poor Air Quality due to Smoke from Canadian Wildfires on Saturday July 1, 2023
New England state air quality forecasters are predicting elevated concentrations of fine particle air pollution due to wildfires in Quebec and Northern Ontario.
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New England Continues to Experience Poor Air Quality due to Smoke from Canadian Wildfires on Friday June 30, 2023
New England state air quality forecasters are predicting elevated concentrations of fine particle air pollution due to wildfires in Quebec and Northern Ontario.
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New England Continues to Experience Poor Air Quality due to Smoke from Canadian Wildfires on Thursday June 29, 2023
New England state air quality forecasters are predicting elevated concentrations of fine particle air pollution due to wildfires in Quebec and Northern Ontario.
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EPA Proposes Cleanup Plan for Keddy Mill Superfund Site Superfund Site in Windham, Maine
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has today proposed a plan to clean up the Keddy Mill Superfund Site, located on Depot Street in Windham, Maine.
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EPA, State and Local Officials Celebrate Award of Over $8.8M in Rebate and Infrastructure Funding for 28 Zero-Emission Buses in Connecticut
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) New England Regional Administrator David Cash and White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Brenda Mallory joined elected officials and school leaders in New Britain, Conn. to celebrate the award of 25 zero emission school buses to DATTCO Inc.
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New England Continues to Experience Poor Air Quality due to Smoke from Canadian Wildfires on Thursday June 8, 2023
Smoke from wildfires in Quebec and Northern Ontario is continuing to cause elevated levels of air pollution in many portions of New England.
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $7.2M for Cleanup and Assessment at Polluted Brownfields Sites in New Hampshire
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $7,128,850 from President Biden's Investing in America Agenda to expedite the assessment and cleanup of brownfields sites in New Hampshire while advancing environmental justice.
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Canadian Wildfires Prompt Poor Air Quality Alert for Parts of New England on June 7, 2023
New England state air quality forecasters are predicting air quality that is unhealthy for sensitive groups, due to elevated concentrations of fine particle air pollution from wildfires in Quebec and Northern Ontario.
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $8.8M for Cleanup and Assessment at Polluted Brownfields Sites in Connecticut
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $8,800,000 from President Biden's Investing in America Agenda to expedite the assessment and cleanup of brownfields sites in Connecticut while advancing environmental justice.
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Canadian Wildfires Prompt Poor Air Quality Alert for Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont on June 6, 2023
New England state air quality forecasters are predicting air quality that is unhealthy for sensitive groups, due to elevated concentrations of fine particle air pollution due to wildfires in Quebec and Northern Ontario.
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Comments Sought on Proposed Interim Groundwater Cleanup Plan at New Hampshire Plating Company Superfund Site, Merrimack, N.H.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a Proposed Plan for an interim remedy for the cleanup of groundwater at the New Hampshire Plating Company Superfund Site located on Wright Avenue in Merrimack New Hampshire.
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Poor Air Quality Expected for parts of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire on June 1, 2023
New England state air quality forecasters are predicting air quality that is unhealthy for sensitive groups, due to elevated ground-level ozone, commonly referred to as "smog."
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Canadian Wildfires Spark Air Quality Advisory for parts of New England on May 31, 2023
New England state air quality forecasters are predicting elevated concentrations of fine particle air pollution due to wildfires in central and southern Nova Scotia. Areas predicted to reach the Moderate 24-hour particle pollution level concentrations on May 31 are:
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EPA Proposes Updated Protection for Boston Coastal Waters in New Draft Permit for MWRA Deer Island Facility and 43 Contributing Communities
The U.S. Environmental Protect Agency (EPA) has issued an updated draft permit under the Clean Water Act for the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) Deer Island Treatment Plant and several effluent outfalls associated with the system.
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $500K Cleanup Grant for Polluted Brownfields Site in Rhode Island
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $500,000 from President Biden's Investing in America Agenda to expedite the cleanup of a brownfields site in Rhode Island while advancing environmental justice.
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $16.2M for Cleanup and Assessment at Polluted Brownfields Sites in Maine
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $16,222,850 from President Biden's Investing in America Agenda to expedite the assessment and cleanup of brownfields sites in Maine while advancing environmental justice.
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $13.7M for Cleanup and Assessment at Polluted Brownfields Sites in Massachusetts
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $13,790,000 from President Biden's Investing in America Agenda to expedite the assessment and cleanup of brownfields sites in Massachusetts while advancing environmental justice.
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EPA and State/Local Officials Celebrate Award of 14 Zero-Emission School Buses in New Bedford and New $400 Million Clean School Bus Opportunity
Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) New England Regional Administrator David Cash joined elected officials and school leaders in New Bedford to celebrate the award of 14 zero emission school buses to the City of New Bedford.
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $7.25M for Cleanup and Assessment at Polluted Brownfields Sites in Vermont
EPA announces the largest investment ever in brownfields communities made by President Biden's Investing in America Agenda
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EPA Expands Public Comment Opportunities for Draft Determination to Protect Cape Cod's Sole Source of Drinking Water
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is increasing the ways members of the public and other interested parties may submit comments regarding the draft determination under the Safe Drinking Water Act that a Multi-Purpose Machine Gun Range proposed to be constructed by the Massachusetts Army National Guard may contaminate the Cape Cod Aquifer.