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U.S. EPA New England Region The official page of U.S. EPA Region 1, serving Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont and 10 Tribes.

🤝 Last week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin was in to meet with Regional Administrator ...
10/07/2026

🤝 Last week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin was in to meet with Regional Administrator Mark Sanborn, NH Department of Environmental Services Commissioner Robert Scott, and state representatives to share perspectives on the State’s vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics.

▶️ The roundtable, observed by Saint Anselm College students, covered technical information, EPA’s process, and the Agency’s commitment to its statutory obligations.

🙌 Thanks for hosting us, New Hampshire Institute of Politics!

🌧️ Strong stormwater management starts with partnership!➡️ Last week, EPA New England Regional Administrator Mark Sanbor...
10/06/2026

🌧️ Strong stormwater management starts with partnership!

➡️ Last week, EPA New England Regional Administrator Mark Sanborn joined partners from across New England in Natick, MA, for the 4th annual Environmental Business Council Stormwater Summit.

💧 RA Sanborn highlighted how EPA is working to address aging infrastructure, strengthen MS4 (municipal stormwater) permitting, support compliance, and invest in resilient water systems. Tackling these challenges requires collaboration with states and municipalities throughout the region.

💭 ? EPA regulates stormwater discharges from many sources: municipalities, construction activities, and industrial activities. While most states are authorized to implement the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program, EPA is the permitting authority for NPDES in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Learn more about stormwater management: https://www.epa.gov/npdes

🛞 On the lookout for tires! 💧 Recently, underwater divers removed the remaining tires from the Unnamed Island waste area...
10/05/2026

🛞 On the lookout for tires!

💧 Recently, underwater divers removed the remaining tires from the Unnamed Island waste areas at the Agency’s Peterson/Puritan, Inc. Superfund Site.

➡️ ? Over 32,000 tires have been retrieved throughout the Site and consolidated onto the J.M. Mills Landfill.

📍 This Superfund Site includes the location of the former Lonsdale Sports Arena, a closed-loop asphalt oval racetrack that operated off Mendon Road in Cumberland, Rhode Island, from 1947 to 1956 and drew crowds from all over New England.

🤝 Recently, Regional Administrator Mark Sanborn and EPA staff joined Mayor Elyse Tipton, the Maine Department of Envir...
09/29/2026

🤝 Recently, Regional Administrator Mark Sanborn and EPA staff joined Mayor Elyse Tipton, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, and other stakeholders in City of South Portland.

🏗️ The group discussed and toured progress across the city. From affordable housing and community engagement to new economic opportunities, Brownfields dollars are helping communities.

🙌 Thanks for having us, City of South Portland!

➡️ ? EPA’s Brownfields and Land Revitalization Program provides grants and technical assistance to communities, states, Tribes, and others to assess, safely clean up and help them to sustainably reuse contaminated properties.

🤝 Keeping communities safe! 🛠️ Recently, EPA staff installed new signs, which included seafood consumption information ...
09/28/2026

🤝 Keeping communities safe!

🛠️ Recently, EPA staff installed new signs, which included seafood consumption information in popular fishing locations around Dartmouth, Massachusetts. These signs are meant to help educate the community about the risks of PCB contamination in New Bedford Harbor.

🔍 Up close: These new signs display QR codes that can direct community members to information in Spanish, Portuguese, Cape Verdean Creole, and Vietnamese.

📸 Photo credit: Naomi Yang

09/27/2026

It’s World River Day! 💧

📆 Today, we’re celebrating by showcasing the rivers of .

💭 ? EPA’s “How’s My Waterway” tool was designed to provide the general public with information about the condition of their local waters based on data that states, federal, tribal, local agencies and others have provided to EPA.

🔗 Explore the water quality in your local watershed and more: https://bit.ly/3Lo8uy1

What’s the buzz on fish? 🐟 ➡️ Last month, lab staff joined the NH Department of Environmental Services New Hampshire I...
09/25/2026

What’s the buzz on fish? 🐟

➡️ Last month, lab staff joined the NH Department of Environmental Services New Hampshire Instream Flow Program for electrofishing surveys on the Pemigewasset and Ashuelot Rivers.

🛥️The team collected, identified, measured, and assessed fish before safely releasing them back into the rivers. This monitoring helps track fish communities at state-designated sites and supports long-term efforts to protect New Hampshire’s rivers and aquatic resources.

Hey, Western Massachusetts!👋 🤝 Berkshire residents now have additional opportunities to ask our Community Involvement t...
09/23/2026

Hey, Western Massachusetts!👋

🤝 Berkshire residents now have additional opportunities to ask our Community Involvement team questions about the ongoing cleanup work at the GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Superfund Site during our on-site and online office hours.

➡️ Interested in attending? 🔗 More information on locations and times: https://bit.ly/4yJkEZ5

☁️ Ever wonder what’s in the air?➡️ Recently, EPA staff joined Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management at th...
09/23/2026

☁️ Ever wonder what’s in the air?

➡️ Recently, EPA staff joined Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management at the Myron Francis School ambient air monitoring station in East Providence to learn more about how data is collected to help protect the air New Englanders breathe.

🤝 ? EPA New England partners with states and Tribes to track air quality and help communities meet National Ambient Air Quality Standards under the Clean Air Act.

Training in progress! 🦺 🙌 EPA prepares for, prevents, and responds to oil spills, chemical, biological, radiological re...
09/21/2026

Training in progress! 🦺

🙌 EPA prepares for, prevents, and responds to oil spills, chemical, biological, radiological releases, and large-scale national emergencies.

➡️ recently hosted sessions for EPA staff and local partners, providing training and resources for personnel who require advanced knowledge for on-the-ground responses.

⚙️ The Incident Command System (ICS) is a system that represents organizational “best practices,” and has become the standard for emergency management across the country.

🔗 ICYMI: September is National Preparedness Month! Learn more about emergency planning: https://www.epa.gov/natural-disasters/september-preparedness-month

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