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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.

The 40-year project to clean New Bedford harbor of cancer-causing chemicals is on track to wrap up in the next three years, after officials announced Tuesday a $73 million injection thanks to the federal infrastructure bill.

A gigantic cargo ship that traveled from Korea to New Bedford delivered the oddest import on Tuesday, March 22nd, 2022.

The capital plan announced by the Baker-Polito Administration today includes millions for SouthCoast projects, including nearly $300 million for the South Coast Rail and $24 million in UMass Dartmouth building upgrades.

Billie Schofield is no longer associated with NorPel, records show.

A million cubic yards of PCB-laden sediment has been removed from New Bedford harbor, and a former staging area has been handed over to the city.

The New Bedford Fire Department made use of equipment provided by MassDEP.

The 78-foot vessel has been refurbished, upgraded, repainted, and renamed as the 'Carrabasset.'

The replica of the 1620 Pilgrim vessel pulled into port this week to avoid Tropical Storm Isaias.

It was the second HazMat response in two days for an ammonia leak at a commercial fish facility on the harbor.