Environmental Protection Agency

The EPA says there is $73 million available to finish the cleanup of PCBs from New Bedford Harbor, and the work should be completed sometime next year.

Sen. Ed Markey was in New Bedford on Tuesday to mark a very important milestone in the city's history. It's unfortunate that Sen. Elizabeth Warren missed it.

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).