January 2012

UPDATED: Location for Independent Wind Panel Report Public Meeting in Boston Changed to Gardner Auditorium in the Statehouse

Property Owner and Heating Contractor Indicted for Allegedly Illegally Removing Asbestos from Medway Rental Property 

Northborough Man Arraigned for Animal Cruelty, Multiple Environmental Violations in Connection with Operatiing Illegal Dump 

Independent Expert Science Panel Releases Report on Potential Health Effects of Wind Turbines

State Extends Vehicle Inspection Program

Public Hearings Next Week on Amendments to Solid Waste Regulations for Managing Organic Materials

MassDEP Assesses Southbridge Property Owner $18,187 Penalty for Asbestos Removal Violations

MassDEP Penalizes Montague Property Owner $31,000 for Failing to Complete Oil Spill Cleanup

Ashburnham Chemical Company Assessed $29,648 Penalty for Violating Air Pollution Control Requirements

Owners of Former Auto Salvage Yard and Junkyard in Springfield fined $32,500 by MassDEP

December 2011

Environmental Agreement Will Assist Redevelopment Of Great Barrington Property Into Affordable Housing And Continuing Care Facility

Patrick-Murray Administration Announces 91 Percent Reduction in Toxic Mercury Air Emissions

Northborough Man Indicted for Animal Cruelty, Multiple Environmental Violations Involving Operating Illegal Dump

Public Meeting in Framingham, 12/14/11 on Draft Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment for Sudbury River Watershed

Erosion Control Company Penalized $18,975 Following Backflow Incident Involving Somerset Water Supply

MassDEP Penalizes Groom Construction Co. $39,150 for Using Unlicensed Asbestos Contractor

Leominster Developers Ordered to Pay $200,000 for Wetlands and Timber Harvesting Violations

MassDEP, Massachusetts Food Association Announce Significant Reduction in Disposable Shopping Bag Use at Supermarkets

November 2011

Patrick-Murray Administration Launches New Clean Energy Program

As Part of America Reycles Day, MassDEP Announces Initiative to Boost Textile Recycling

Corn Syrup Company to Pay $105,000 and Restore Wetlands Following Alleged Illegal Wastewater Discharges 

Newly Expanded,State Environmental Laboratory in Lawrence, the Wall Experiment Station is State-of-the-Art, 'Green' Building following $30M Upgrade

MEDIA ADVISORY: Ribbon-Cutting on Newly Expanded, LEED-Certified State Environmental Laboratory in Lawrence on Tuesday, November 2, 2012

October 2011

Patrick-Murray Administration Awards $1.7 in Recycling/Waste Reduction Grants

Milford Gas Station Owner to Pay $200,000 to Settle Allegations of Failure to Report Oil Spill

Environmental Agreement to Assist Development of Computing Center Project in Holyoke 

Milford Man Pleads Guilty to Issuing Phony Septic System Inspections

Northborough Resident Must Stop Collecting Solid Waste and Allow Health Checks of Animals Under Court Order Obtained by Massachusetts Attorney General 

Owner of Former Diamond Cascade Mill in Palmer Fined $3,000 by MassDEP, Ordered to Finalize Site Cleanup

Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust Approves $14.3 Million in Low-Interest Loans to Massachusetts Communities

Natick Realty Owner Assessed $41,235 Penalty for Asbestos Violations at Worcester and Upton Locations

Upper Blackstone Water Pollution Abatement District Assessed $20,000 Penalty to Resolve Clean Water Act Violations

Missouri Company Assessed $11,959 Fine for Wetlands Violations along the Westfield River in Agawam 

September 2011

David Johnston Named Director of MassDEP's Southeast Regional Office in Lakeville

Former Manager of Milford Water Company Indicted for Allegedly Tampering With Samples of Contaminated Water 

Westport Auto Emissions Inspector To Pay Penalty For Conducting Fraudulent Inspections

DATE CHANGE: Mass. Environmental Officials to Host Informational Meeting Oct. 12 to Outline Commonwealth's Plan to Cleanup PCBs in Housatonic River

State and Federal Officials Schedule Buzzards Bay Oil Spill Restoration Planning Public Information Meetings

Residents Who Heat With Oil Reminded That Homeowner Heating Safety Law Requirements Take Effect September 30, 2011

MassCleanDiesel 'Clean Air for Kids' Program Retrofits More Than 2,100 School Buses Serving Nearly 310,000 Students Statewide

Connecticut River Water Advisory Lifted

Patrick-Murray Administration Announces More than $600,000 in Grants for Brownfields Site in Chelmsford

August 2011

MassDPH Issues an Advisory Regarding Discharge of Sewage into the Deerfield River

MassDEP and EPA Unveil Series of Free Stormwater Workshops Across the State This Fall to Assist Communities

Tool Corporation in Hudson Assessed $2,850 Penalty for Violating Air Quality, Hazardous Waste Requirements

Shrewsbury Manufacturer Assessed $3,550 Penalty for Violating Environmental Requirements

Adams Business Penalized $29,800 by MassDEP, Ordered to Restore Riverfront Area that was Disturbed

MassDEP Penalizes Brown Oil Company $15,375 for Violations Following the Spill of Home-Heating Oil into a Dorchester Residence

Commissioner Kimmell Lauds EPA for Steps to Reduce Cleanup Time at Silresim Site in Lowell

Pilot Travel Centers Assessed $9,590 Penalty by MassDEP to Resolve Environmental Violations at Sturbridge Facility

MassDEP Fines Landlords of Springfield Property $66,370 for Asbestos Handling and Disposal Violations

MassDEP Penalizes Wilbraham Home Repair Company $64,000 for Numerous Violations

Worcester Sand and Gravel Company Penalized $15,000 to Resolve Environmental Violations

July 2011

MassDEP Penalizes Boston University $74,250 for Asbestos Violations at Three School Properties

June 2011

MassDEP Issues Final State Air Quality Plan Approval for Palmer Renewable Energy Project

Patrick-Murray Administration Announces Nearly $6.5 Million in Loan Forgiveness to Taunton, Brockton and Fall River for Environmental Projects

MassDEP Assesses $15,000 Penalty to Middlefield Property Owner for Wetlands Violations

Coldbrook RV Resort of Barre Assessed $2,875 Penalty by MassDEP for Violations of Ground Water Discharge Permit Requirements

Sand and Gravel Company in Granby Assessed $2,500 Penalty, Ordered to Restore Impacted Wetland

Patrick-Murray Administration Awards Nearly $400 Million in Loans to Fund Water Infrastructure Projects

Great Barrington Property Owner Penalized by MassDEP for Alteration of Riverfront Area

MassDEP Penalizes One Brussels Street Realty Trust for Asbestos Violations at its Worcester Property

Classrooms Across the Commonwealth Honored with 2010-11 'Green Team' Awards

Helping Retrofit Construction Equipment, MassDEP Grant Program Cuts Harmful Diesel Emissions

MassDEP Environmental Strike Force Uncovers 92 Fraudulent Auto Inspections Conducted by Six Inspectors at Five Stations

Patrick-Murray Administration Awards $201,812 in Grants to Assess Water Quality

Shaw's Receives Supermarket Recycling Program Certification from MassDEP

May 2011

Patrick-Murray Administration Announces Installation of Pollution Controls on 185 Buses Serving 20 Communities

Hadley Excavating Company Assessed $20,200 Penalty after Placing Fill in the Floodplain of the Connecticut River

CSX Transportation's Delay in Reporting Allston Rail Yard Diesel Spill to MassDEP Results in $24,000 Penalty

Cumberland Farms Assessed $7,500 Penalty by MassDEP for Violating Waste Site Cleanup Requirements at Lancaster Site

MassDEP Assesses $30,000 Penalty to Millbury Asphalt Manufacturing Facility for Air Pollution Control and Hazardous Waste Violations

First-responders from New Bedford, Fairhaven to Join MassDEP for Oil Spill Field Exercise Wednesday in Outer New Bedford Harbor

Patrick-Murray Administration Marks National Drinking Water Week

MassDEP Penalizes Rockland Manufacturer $12,360 for Numerous Environmental Violations 

State Environmental Officials Highlight Sustainable Landscaping Care

Operator of Municipal Waste Incinerators to Pay $7.5 Million to Resolve Multiple Environmental Violations

April 2011

MassDEP Awards $86,500 to Support Single-stream Recycling Initiative in the Town of Franklin

MassDEP Awards $100,000 to Support Single-stream Recycling Initiative in the Town of Framingham

MassDEP Awards $100,000 to Support Single-stream Recycling Initiative in the City of Springfield 

MassDEP Awards $100,000 to Support Single-stream Recycling Initiative in the Town of Brookline 

Patrick-Murray Administration Grant Program Helps to Retrofit 107 Waste Collection Vehicles, Cutting Harmful Diesel Emissions

Leominster Residents Assessed $23,531 Penalty by MassDEP to Resolve Wetlands Protection Violations

Patrick-Murray Administration, U.S. EPA Celebrate 'Green' Improvements at 21 Drinking Water and Wastewater Treatment Facilities

A Variety of Events and Celebrations to Commemorate Earth Day in 2011

Tedeschi Food Shops, Inc. Assessed $30,100 Penalty for Violating Asbestos Regulations at Leominster Store

New England Hydro-Transmission Electric Company of Ayer Assessed $5,000 Penalty for an Air Pollution Control Violation

Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. Assessed $8,000 Penalty for Hazardous Waste and Industrial Wastewater Violations at Hopkinton Facility

March 2011

Millbury Manufacturing Company Assessed $12,937.50 Penalty for Air Pollution Control Violations

Public Information Meeting on Holyoke Coal Tar Case Natural Resource Restoration Plan to be held April 7 in Holyoke

Patrick-Murray Administration Announces Installation of Pollution Controls on 76 Buses Serving 18 Communities Across the Commonwealth

Tire and Battery Company in Shrewsbury Assessed $3,500 Penalty For Violating Hazardous Waste Management Requirements

Eckel Industries, Inc. of Ayer Assessed $2,800 Penalty for Violating Air Pollution Control and Hazardous Waste Requirements

Dartmouth Power Associates Penalized $12,500 by MassDEP For Operating Combustion Turbine Without Approval

Whitman Company Penalized $6,472 for Failing to Notify MassDEP After Coal-Tar Asphalt Sealant Was Discharged into Andover Wetlands

Westborough Car Dealership Assessed $18,000 Penalty for Violating Environmental Requirements

Federal Study Maps Possible Concentrations of Arsenic and Uranium in Private Bedrock Well Water in Massachusetts

Update on Plastic Disks in the Merrimack River and Washing Up Along the Coast of Massachusetts and New Hampshire

Top Notch Abatement Assessed $4,800 Penalty by MassDEP for Improper Asbestos Removal at Southbridge and Worcester Properties

MassDEP Penalizes Gas Recovery Systems $222,110 Due to Violations of its Permitted Emissions at Fall River Landfill

MassDEP Penalizes Stow Realty Trust $6,400 for Violating Waste Site Cleanup Requirements at Maynard Sites

MassDEP Assesses $5,000 in Fines and Penalties to World Color Printing of Leominster for Air Pollution Control Violations

February 2011

MassDEP Penalizes DeMoulas Super Markets, Inc. $14,380 For Unauthorized Soil Removal, Cleanup Activities at Chelsea Facility

MassDEP Assesses $25,000 Penalty to TRC Environmental Corp.for Waste Site Cleanup Violations at Fitchburg's Riverfront Park

Patrick-Murray Administration Announces Installation of Pollution Controls on Another 149 Buses Serving 22 Communities Across the Commonwealth

Western Massachusetts Tire and Auto Service Company Penalized $50,000 for Environmental Violations at its Eight Facilities

Southbridge Savings Bank Pays $4,000 Penalty for Violating Waste Site Cleanup Requirements at Charlton Site

Tri-State Group, Inc. Pays Penalty for Violating Environmental Requirements at Oxford Manufacturing Site

MassDEP Penalizes Safety-Kleen Systems $2,363 for Hazardous Waste Violations at Salisbury Facility