Concentration of CO2 in the Atmosphere

EPA Enforcement Action Helps Protect Children in New Haven, Conn. from Lead Paint Hazards

An EPA settlement with several affiliated property owners and property management company in New Haven, Conn. requires the company and their affiliates to identify and reduce lead paint hazards in residential rental properties they own.

A Consent Agreement and Final Order filed by EPA resolves alleged violations of the Toxic Substances Control Act’s Residential Real […]

Speak Out on the EPA!

Visit our new engagement map to find an event near you and speak out against Trump’s plan to gut the EPA. Act now

Donald Trump recently outlined his budget plan for the federal government, and it confirms what we already know — Trump only cares about himself and his corporate allies.

Trump’s budget would gut […]

EPA Urged to Level the Playing Field for Energy Efficiency in the Clean Power Plan

More Than 50 Groups Join ACEEE in Clean Energy Incentive Plan Proposal Washington, D.C. (October 26, 2016): A diverse alliance is calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to expand incentives for energy efficiency in the Clean Power Plan. Led by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), it argues that energy efficiency should receive […]

Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities Program – Deadline October 12 at 5pm EST – FREE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

Apply for Free Technical Assistance from EPA

EPA invites communities to apply for targeted technical assistance to help overcome barriers to implementing smart growth development approaches. Communities can choose from tools to help them make development more equitable, attract infill development, assess policies in small towns and rural areas, improve resilience to floods, or promote […]

EPA Will Award Nearly $2.6 Million in Supplemental Funds to Clean up Contaminated Brownfields Sites in New England

News Release U.S. Environmental Protection Agency New England Regional Office July 13, 2016

Contact: David Deegan, (617) 918-1017

BOSTON – EPA will award additional grants of nearly $2.6 million in supplemental funding for communities in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Vermont to carry out cleanup and redevelopment projects at contaminated Brownfields properties. The projects […]

EPA Awards $700,000+ Grant to Harvard for Research on Climate Impacts on Air Quality

News Release U.S. Environmental Protection Agency New England Regional Office April 7, 2016

Contact: David Deegan, (617) 918-1017

BOSTON – A US Environmental Protection Agency research grant of $719,780 will assist a Harvard researcher for a project to study how climate change will affect changes in dust and smoke on the Earth’s […]

 

EPA Grants Available to Improve the Environment and Public Health in New England Communities

BOSTON – EPA is making grant money available for New England communities to reduce environmental risks, protect and improve human health and improve the quality of life.

EPA New England’s Healthy Communities Grant Program is currently accepting initial […]

EPA Research Funding Grants

EPA Research Funding Aims to Improve Understanding of Climate Change Impacts on Indoor Air Quality

BOSTON – Harvard College is one of only nine institutions that will share nearly $8 million from the US Environmental Protection Agency to study how climate change affects indoor air quality and the resulting health effects.

The grant to Harvard […]