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News Releases from Region 1

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11/19/2009In N.H., Timberlane School Buildings Earn Energy Star
11/19/2009Bridgeport Selected as Environmental Justice Showcase Community
11/16/2009Settlement Clears Way for Cleanup Work at Hows Corner Superfund Site in Plymouth, Maine
11/12/2009In Time for America Recycles Day, Western Mass. Group Receives EPA Grant for Construction Debris Reuse
11/05/2009Curt Spalding Named EPA Regional Administrator for New England
10/29/2009New Haven Building Earns ENERGY STAR for Superior Energy Efficiency
10/29/2009Two Connecticut Schools Recognized by EPA for Green Power Purchases
10/29/2009More than $1 Million for Projects to Improve the Health of Long Island Sound
10/28/2009EPA Recognizes 17 Green Power Partners for Leadership
10/26/2009Wallingford Chemical Company Fined for Clean Air Violations
10/26/2009EPA Recognizes Massachusetts Leader for Water Efficiency
10/26/2009New Hampshire and EPA Launch Campaigns to Replace Old Non-EPA Certified Wood Stoves and to “Burn Wise”
10/23/2009Massachusetts Students Win $10,000 for Solar Project to Help Environment and Economy in Himalayas
10/23/2009Rhode Island Students Win $10,000 to Design Solar/Wind System to Help Food Fish Production
10/22/2009New Hampshire and EPA Launch Campaigns to Replace Old Non-EPA Certified Wood Stoves and to “Burn Wise”
10/21/2009School Bus Company to Implement Nationwide Anti-Idling Program and Pay Penalties for Clean Air Act Violations -
Public Health Benefits as Nation Recognizes School Bus Safety Week
10/09/2009Rhode Island Barge Builder Fined for Clean Air Violations
10/09/2009Two Connecticut Landlords Face Fines for Failing to Warn Tenants about Lead Paint
10/09/2009Vermont Flooring Contractor Faces Fine for Clean Air Violations
10/09/2009N.H. Yogurt Company Honored for Reducing CO2 Emissions
10/08/2009Three Connecticut Companies Face Penalties for Hazardous Chemical Violations
10/07/2009Six New England Companies Settle with EPA for Pesticide Violations
10/06/2009Two N.H. and Mass. Companies Face Fine for Souhegan River Oil Spill and Failing to Implement SPCC Plan
10/06/2009Bridgewater, Mass. Correctional Facility Earns Energy Star Award for Significant Energy Savings
10/01/2009New England Experienced Fewer Unhealthy Air Quality Days During Recent Summer
10/01/2009Connecticut Environmental Consulting Firm Pays Fine for PCB Violations
09/30/2009Eight Maine Real Estate Firms Face Fines for Lead Paint Disclosure Violations
09/24/2009New England Firms Partner to Address Climate Change
09/23/2009Registration Open for 12th Annual Cornell Pond Fishing Derby in North Dartmouth, Mass.
09/23/2009EPA Challenges American school districts to save energy and money with ENERGY STAR
09/22/2009Connecticut Holding Company Faces Fines for PCB Violations
09/22/2009Waste company in Bridgeport, Conn. Pays $26,000 for Environmental Violations
09/17/2009Connecticut Oil Company Pays Fine for Clean Water Violations
09/16/2009EPA to Host Neighborhood Meeting for Parker Street Waste Site
09/15/2009Input Sought on Proposed Actions at Three Camp Edwards Sites
09/15/2009Connecticut Health Care Facility Pays Fine for PCB Violations
09/03/2009EPA Briefing at September Housatonic River Commission Meeting
09/03/2009EPA’s Ocean Research Vessel Visits Narragansett, R.I. on Labor Day - Free Public “Open House” on Monday, Sept. 7, 10AM – 3PM
08/28/2009Grocers and Refrigerator Companies with New England Presence Chill for the Environment
08/26/2009Free Public Open Ship Event in New London, Thurs. Aug. 27
08/25/2009Industrial Launderer Will Pay $525,000 for Clean Water Act Violations
08/20/2009EPA Orders Massachusetts Developer to Restore Damaged Wetlands
08/20/20093 Facilities Agree to Pay Penalties Totaling $226,132 for Oil Spill Planning Failures
08/20/2009Massachusetts Gets $3.1 Million in Recovery Act Funds to Help Clean Up Underground Petroleum Leaks, Create Jobs, Protect Land and Water
08/19/2009A Record 150 New England Communities Take Steps to Save Energy and Money
08/19/2009Three Coastal Maine Towns Stem Boat Pollution with No Discharge Area Designation - EPA also provides $264K for beach water quality monitoring in Maine
08/18/2009Portsmouth to Build Higher Level of Treatment and Control Sewer Overflows
08/17/2009Summer Heat Wave Means Poor Air Quality Predicted in New England for Monday and Tuesday
08/12/2009Nine Mass. and N.H. Communities Face Actions to Improve Storm Sewer Pollution
08/12/2009Connecticut Awarded $2 Million in Recovery Act Funds to Clean Up Underground Petroleum Leaks, Creating Jobs, Protecting Land and Water
08/11/2009Short-Term Cleanup to Begin at Centredale Manor Restoration Project in N. Providence
08/11/2009EPA Awards Additional $25K to Brunswick Area Citizens for a Safe Environment
08/11/2009EPA Grant Helps Rhode Islanders Enjoy Safe Beaches
08/10/2009Lowell. Mass. Manufacturer to Perform Environmental Audits, Pay Fine for Air and Waste Violations
08/07/200913 New England Groups Selected to Receive Additional Brownfields Grants for Contaminated Land Clean Up and Local Job Creation
08/07/2009Hartford Group Will Provide Green Job Training through EPA Brownfields Grant
08/06/2009EPA Awards $1+ Million in Recovery Act Funds to Clean Up Underground Petroleum Leaks in Vermont - Funds help create jobs, protect land and water
08/06/2009Ready-Mix Concrete Producer Agrees To Resolve Clean Water Act Violations
08/06/2009Vermont Real Estate and Demolition Companies Face Fines for Clean Air Violations
08/04/2009Boston-Based Bus Company Agrees To $650,000 Penalty For 234 Violations of the Clean Air Act and Anti-Idling Regulations
07/30/2009Camden, Rockport and Rockland, Maine Seek “No Discharge” Designation to Stem Boat Pollution
07/30/2009Follow EPA’s Ocean Research Vessel Tweet its Way up the New England Coast
07/29/2009EPA Recognizes Prudential Tower with ENERGY STAR Label
07/27/2009Settlement Reached at Morses Pond Culvert Site in Wellesley, Mass.
07/27/2009Rhode Island Gets $977K in Recovery Act Funds to Help Clean Up Underground Petroleum Leaks, Create Jobs, Protect Land and Water
07/22/2009New Hampshire Gets $1.4 Million in Recovery Act Funds to Help Clean Up Underground Petroleum Leaks, Create Jobs, Protect Land and Water
07/22/2009Maine Gets $1.4 Million in Recovery Act Funds to Help Clean Up Underground Petroleum Leaks, Create Jobs, Protect Land and Water
07/21/2009Environmental Sampling to Begin at Raymark Superfund Site in Stratford, Conn.
07/21/2009$1.1 Million in Recovery Act Funding Will Help Reduce Diesel Emissions in New England
07/20/2009RI DEM Employee Receives National Recognition Providing Outstanding Wastewater Management Training
07/20/2009NHDES Employee Receives National Recognition for Providing Outstanding On-site Wastewater Operator Technical Assistance
07/13/2009Chelsea Collaborative Awarded $1.9 Million in Recovery Act Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
07/09/2009Real Estate Developer Ordered to Pay $227K Penalty for Hazardous Waste Violations in North Attleboro, Mass.
07/08/2009Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point Benefits from Recovery Act - $431K to Improve Water Services
07/08/2009Passamaquoddy Tribe of Indian Township Benefits from Recovery Act - $346K to Improve Water Services
07/08/2009Penobscot Tribe Benefits from Recovery Act - $216K to Improve Water Services
07/08/2009Narragansett Indian Tribe Benefits from Recovery Act - $20K to Improve Water Services
07/08/2009Maine Oil Storage Company Pays Penalty to Settle Clean Water Violations
07/07/2009EPA to Begin Clean Up at the Rolnick Property Site in Brewer, Maine
07/06/2009EPA, Coast Guard and Mass DEP Respond to Fuel Spill in Newburyport, Mass.
07/02/2009Northeast Air Managers Awarded $2.7 Million in Recovery Act Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
07/02/2009Maine DEP Awarded $746K in Recovery Act Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
07/02/2009Massachusetts DEP Awarded $502K in Recovery Act Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
07/02/2009Maine Turnpike Authority Awarded $1.2 Million in Recovery Act Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
07/02/2009Providence Awarded $565K in Recovery Act Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
06/30/2009Vermonter’s Video Helps Inspire Stewardship for Water and Environment
06/26/2009Public Meeting for Callahan Mine Superfund Site in Brooksville, ME
06/24/2009$30+ Million of Recovery Act Funds for Wastewater Infrastructure Projects in Maine to Boost Economy, Create Jobs and Protect the Environment
06/24/2009Cleanup Progress under Review for Wells GandH Superfund Site in Woburn
06/23/2009With Summer Approaching, Rhode Islanders Reminded About Woonasquatucket River "Do's and Don'ts"
06/18/2009Two Real Estate Firms Fined for Lead Paint Disclosure Violations in Four New England States
06/17/2009EPA Seeks Input on Decision Documents for Camp Edwards Cleanups
06/15/2009EPA Announces More Than $185 Million in Recovery Act Funds for Massachusetts Water Infrastructure Projects
06/09/2009Green Infrastructure Projects Promise Environmental Results in Ipswich River Watershed
06/04/2009Construction Firm Faces Fine for Clean Water Violations in Worcester Development
06/02/2009$2.8 Million in Grants for Contaminated Land Cleanup, Economic Development in New Hampshire
06/01/2009Springfield, Mass. Landlords Face Fines for Failing to Warn Tenants about Lead Paint
05/28/2009Nearly $39 Million of Recovery Act Funding Will Go to Vermont – Protecting Water Quality and Creating Jobs
05/28/2009Maine Storage Facility Pays Fine for Chemical Reporting Violations
05/28/2009Lebanon, N.H. Will Take Action to Eliminate Sewage Discharges to Connecticut and Mascoma Rivers

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