Environmental Protection Agency

The U.S. EPA plans to spend around $2.8 million to clean up five Dartmouth properties that were found to have dangerously high concentrations of hazardous chemicals.

Councilor Linda Morad said the City of New Bedford could be fined up to $464,000 a day for not updating its water and sewer systems to federal specifications.

Microscopic air pollutants pose the largest environmental health risk factor in the country, the lawsuit states.

New Bedford was one of 26 grant recipients selected by the EPA to share $5.1 million to operate environmental job training programs for local citizens.

A settlement has ensured a New Bedford electroplating company has certified they have come into compliance with all federal and state hazardous waste laws.

The Wareham school district was chosen to receive $200,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to retrofit the engines on seven older school buses, so they would emit fewer pollutants that are linked to health problems such as asthma and lung damage.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its initial list of Superfund National Priorities List sites with the greatest expected redevelopment and commercial potential on Wednesday, and New Bedford Harbor was among the 31 sites listed.

The Town of Dartmouth is notifying residents of its recent violation of drinking water standards imposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

The company responsible for the dredging of New Bedford harbor will pay penalties to the EPA for allegedly violating the Ocean Dumping Act. The EPA says Cashman Dredging and Marine Contracting, along with it's joint venture Cashman-Weeks NB, dumped dredged materials outside of designated locations in Portland, Maine and New Bedford...

New Bedford is receiving $400,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency to further study brownfield sites in the city. Michele Paul, director of the city's Office of Environmental Stewardship, says the funding allows her department to assess those contaminated properties, and share the results with the public and potential investors...