U.S. EPA New England Region

09/10/2026

This year’s Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) Fall Meeting was a major success! Whether we learned about innovative ways to tackle PFAS or held productive conversations that advanced cooperative federalism and led to real-world solutions, ECOS brought together hundreds of state leaders working to make a difference in your community.

RA Sanborn joined alongside Deputy Administrator Fotouhi, U.S. EPA Southeast Region Administrator McOmber, and U.S. EPA Great Lakes Region Administrator Vogel to discuss.

09/09/2026

➡️ September is National Preparedness Month!

📅 This month, we’re encouraging and reminding New Englanders to be prepared for disasters or emergencies in their homes, businesses, and communities.

📌 There are many ways to reduce risks from contamination, leaks, spills, hazardous materials, and other dangers. 🔗 Learn more about these actions: https://www.epa.gov/natural-disasters/september-preparedness-month

09/08/2026

The answer is beneath our feet! 🔬

➡️This summer, lab staff used a Geoprobe direct push machine to collect soil core samples at the Springfield Paper Road Site in Springfield, MA.

Our EPA chemist screened the soil samples from the site for contamination using our Chemistry Mobile Lab 🚚 as part of the site investigation.

09/07/2026

This Labor Day, we're celebrating the people behind EPA's work in New England. 👏

employees are on the ground helping to protect human health and the environment in communities across the region.

Thank you to our dedicated team for the work that you do every day.

09/04/2026

📌 Progress Report: St. Johnsbury, Vermont

☀️ This summer, Brownfields staff joined the Northeastern Vermont Development Association (NVDA) and Town of St. Johnsbury to conduct a site walk of the former wood dowel and tool handle manufacturing facility, True Temper.

🏗️ Cleanup of the site will be supported by an FY26 Brownfields cleanup grant, which includes the removal of debris, and the abatement of asbestos, lead and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Future plans being considered for this site’s redevelopment include more housing options for the community at large.

09/02/2026

Collaboration is in the air! ☁️

🤝 In August, ’s lab, air, and tribal teams, as well as representatives from the Mohegan Tribe and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, joined Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) for a tour at the regulatory ozone monitor in Groton, .

📌 During the visit, the group discussed the scientific and logistic challenges of maintaining a regulatory ozone monitoring network to ensure the protection of clean air resources. The meeting strengthened the collaborative working relationships among the state, federal, and tribal agencies.

08/31/2026

08/31/2026

🏆Superfund Successes!

➡️ Last year, completed a time critical removal action in Hillsborough, in January 2025. These efforts allowed the town to move forward with its plan to build new fire and police department facilities on the property.

💭 ? A time critical removal action is based on an evaluation of the site, where EPA determines that less than six months is available before site activities must be initiated.

🔗 Interested in reading more about Region 1 Superfund successes, check out this webpage: https://www.epa.gov/superfund/superfund-accomplishments-report-fiscal-year-2025

08/28/2026

✨ Meet the new Director of the Long Island Sound Partnership!

🤝 ? Since 1985, the Long Island Sound Partnership has worked across the northeast to protect and improve the health of the Sound. These collaborative efforts between U.S. EPA New England Region and U.S. EPA Northeast and Caribbean Region focus on nutrient management, habitat restoration, public involvement and education, and water quality monitoring.

🔗 Learn more about U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Director selection: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-administrator-lee-zeldin-names-new-director-advance-long-island-sound-restoration

08/27/2026

🏖️ Seas the day on Sunday because it will be !

🌊 In Massachusetts, home to EPA Region 1, we have the United States’ first public beach! ? Revere Beach, just north of downtown Boston in Revere, Massachusetts, first opened for public recreation in 1896.

🔗 EPA's 2.0 tool reports beach monitoring data and maps over 6,000 beaches covered by the act. Click to see if there's data on your local beach: https://beacon.epa.gov/ords/beacon2/r/beacon_apex/beacon2/map-page