EPA Completes Reviews of 3 Superfund Site Cleanups in Rhode Island during FY 2020
BOSTON – EPA has completed comprehensive reviews of site cleanups at 3 National Priorities List Sites (Superfund Sites) in Rhode Island by performing required Five-Year Reviews of each site.
EPA Completes Review of Burgess Brothers Landfill Superfund Site Cleanup in Vermont during FY 2020
BOSTON – EPA has completed a comprehensive review of a site cleanup at 1 National Priorities List Site (Superfund Site) in Vermont by performing the required Five-Year Review of the site.
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: EPA Finalizes NAAQS for Particulate Matter
WASHINGTON (December 8, 2020) — Yesterday, at a virtual press conference with Governor Jim Justice, U.S. Congressman Alex Mooney (WV-02), West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Austin Caperton, and Senior Deputy Attorney General Douglas Buffington, U.S.
$1.1 Million in Grants Awarded to Improve the Health of Long Island Sound Sixteen grants awarded to projects in New York
NEW YORK – Today, top federal and state environmental officials announced 16 grants totaling $1.1 million to local governments, nongovernmental organizations and community groups to improve Long Island Sound.
EPA highlights recent major accomplishments in Flint, Michigan
FLINT, Mich (Dec. 7, 2020) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the City of Flint celebrated recent progress being made to improve and safeguard the quality of drinking water in Flint.
$2.8 Million in Grants Awarded in New England to Improve the Health of Long Island Sound
Long Island Sound Watershed, New York (December 7, 2020) – Today, top federal and state environmental officials from New England announced 24 grants totaling $2.8 million to local governments, nongovernmental organizations and community groups to improve Long Island Sound.
EPA Finalizes NAAQS for Particulate Matter
WASHINGTON (December 7, 2020) — Today, at a virtual press conference with Governor Jim Justice, U.S. Congressman Alex Mooney (WV-02), West Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Secretary Austin Caperton, and Senior Deputy Attorney General Douglas Buffington, U.S.
EPA awards $219,021 to the city of Albuquerque to conduct ambient air quality monitoring
DALLAS (Dec. 7, 2020) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded $219,021 to the City of Albuquerque’s Environmental Health Department to monitor ambient air quality for fine particulate matter (PM 2.5).