Environmental Protection Agency

Cashman Settles With EPA
Cashman Settles With 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...
EPA Funds For New Bedford
EPA Funds For 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...