May 2013 releases
- Former Manager of Milford Water Company Sentenced in Tampering Case
- MWPAT Achieves Record-Low Borrowing Costs on Recent Bond Sales
- Revere, Saugus and Lynn Join MassDEP for Oil Spill Field Exercise
- Boston Property Owner Penalized $25,000 for Failing to Report Spill
- Solid Waste Master Plan Focuses on Recycling, Materials Reduction, Waste Ban Enforcement to Build Path to a ‘Zero Waste’ Future
- Patrick-Murray Administration Announces 81 Winners of 2013 Public Water Systems Awards as Part of National Drinking Water Week
- Commonwealth Delivers Grants for 20 Municipal Water Projects
- Patrick-Murray Administration Awards More Than $512 Million in Loans to Fund Wastewater and Drinking Water Infrastructure Projects
- BP Reservoir Place in Waltham Penalized $11,500 for Failure to Report a Large Release of Diesel Fuel MassDEP Inspects Trapelo Road Site
April 2013
- Patrick-Murray Administration Celebrates Earth Day 2013 with Launch of Massachusetts Electric Vehicle Incentive Program for Municipalities
- MassDEP Seeks Comment on Proposed Wetland, Waterways & Wastewater Regulatory Reform
- Environmental Officials Announce Westborough as Latest Community to Qualify for Zero Percent Loan to Reduce Nutrients in Wastewater
- Charlton Man Sentenced for Negligent Discharge of Oil into the Environment
- MassDEP Issues $2,750 Penalty to Piedmont Operating Partnership in Boxborough to Resolve Groundwater Discharge Permit Violations
- MassDEP Inspection Reveals Recyclable Wood Dumped at Landfill in Violation of State's Waste Ban by ABC Disposal Services of New Bedford
- President of Lee Water Testing Company Arraigned on Additional Charges, Prohibited from Operating Company
March 2013
- Public Comment on Proposed Waste Site Cleanup Regulation Reforms Sought
- Commonwealth Signs Pact with Cape Cod Commission to Develop Water Quality Management Plan
- Patrick-Murray Administration's Regulatory Reforms Cut Permit Times, Encourages Economic Development and Job Growth
- Patrick-Murray Administration Grants Nearly $929,000 to Assist Communities with Water Conservation, Demand Management Projects
February 2013
- Defendants Pay $4.25 Million Settlement for Restoring Natural Resources at Industri-Plex Superfund Site in Woburn
- Triumvirate Environmental, Inc. Penalized $17,250 for Hazardous Waste Management Violations in Lowell
- Holliston Manufacturing Company Assessed a $4,260 Penalty for Violating Environmental Requirements
- MassDEP Penalizes Landworks Industries $53,937 for Asbestos Removal Violations During Renovation Work at Milton Residence
- Patrick-Murray Administration Awards $400,000 for Anaerobic Digestion Facility at Dartmouth Landfill
- State Snow Disposal Policy Protects Sensitive Environmental Resources
- Patrick-Murray Administration Announces Historic Nine-State Agreement to Significantly Lower Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Power Plants
- Patrick-Murray Administration Funds New Real-Time Air Quality Monitoring Station in City of Brockton
January 2013
- MassDEP Assesses Property Owner $4,100 Penalty Following Violations of Drinking Water Requirements at Boxborough Commons
- Worcester Trust and Lowell Company to Pay $24,000 Penalty for Asbestos Violations at Worcester Renovation Project
- MassDEP Fines Methuen Woman $42,975 for Numerous Environmental Violations at Springfield Rental Property
- Owner of Getty Station in Monson fined $3,000 by MassDEP
- Commonwealth Woodstove Trade-in-Program Closes
- Patrick-Murray Administration Relaunches Woodstove Exchange Program
- Director of Lee Water Testing Lab Indicted in Connection with Falsifying Drinking Water Reports
- MassDEP Penalizes Yankee Environmental Services of Billerica $35,625 for Asbestos Violations on Babcock Street in Boston
- Minnesota Company Assessed $6,000 Penalty for Failing to Meet Oil Spill Cleanup Requirements at Millis Residence
- MassDEP Penalizes Waltham Demolition Contractor $41,150 for Asbestos, Demolition Violations at Old Colony Housing in South Boston
- MassDEP Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Solid Waste Management, Asbestos Air Quality Regulation Reforms
- Commonwealth Recommends Funding to Develop Regional Water Quality Management Plan for Cape Cod Waterways
- State and federal officials release final piping plover restoration plan associated with the Bouchard Barge 120 oil spill
- Maine Company Assessed $2,000 Penalty for Late Notification Following Hydraulic Fluid Spill in Pittsfield
December 2012 releases
- Certa Pro Painters Penalized $5,750 for Dumping Waste Paint Wash Water in Storm Drain, Polluting River in Dartmouth
- South Middlesex Non-Profit Housing Corp. of Framingham Assessed $10,062 Penalty for Failing to Timely Report, Cleanup Oil Release in Marlborough
- Cahill's Tire Center in Oxford Assessed $10,222 Penalty for Violating Environmental Requirements
- North Woods Contracting of Maine Assessed $2,000 Penalty for Late Notification Following Hydraulic Fluid Spill in Pittsfield
- EP Energy, Contractors and Engineers to Pay $3.25 Million after Illegally Overfilling Agawam, West Springfield Landfill
- MassDEP Issues Updated Draft Solid Waste Master Plan
- Massachusetts Joins Six Other States in Northeast Recycling Council's 'The Reuse Marketplace' to Promote Recycling and Reuse
November 2012 releases
- Lieutenant Governor Murray Announces Third Round of the Brownfields Support Team Initiative
- Patrick-Murray Administration Establishes Framework to Better Protect Water Resources across the Commonwealth
- East Boston Auto Repair Shop Owner Ordered to Clean Up Hazardous and Solid Waste Impacting Vital Wetlands
- Trustee of Harvard's Hillside Garage Assessed $19,937 Penalty for Failing to Cleanup Site Contamination
- Rules to Spur Increased Use of Organics for Recycling, Composting and Renewable Energy
- Patrick-Murray Administration Marks America Recycles Day with $2.07M in Grants for Recycling, Composting to 118 Communities and Groups
- Celebrating America Recycles Day with EPA, MassDEP and the Boston Red Sox
- Settlement Requires Restoration of Chickley River Natural Resources
- DARN Properties of Milford Assessed $28,372 Penalty for Asbestos Violations at Milford Rental Property
- Sterling Bag Manufacturer Penalized $6,052 for Industrial Wastewater Violations and Neglecting Hazardous Waste Requirements
- Springfield Chemical Manufacturer Fined $23,250 for Air Quality Violations
- MassDEP Fines Owner of Residential Housing Complex in Northampton $5,000 for Failure to Complete Site Cleanup
- Projects Totaling More Than $353,000 Selected to Restore Connecticut River Damaged by Holyoke Coal Tar Wastes
October 2012 releases
- Patrick-Murray Administration Announces $1.4 Million in Grants To Fund Projects Targeting Nonpoint Source Pollution
- State and Federal Environment Officials Celebrate Amethyst Brook Restoration
- AVX Corp to Pay $366 M in Settlement, Accelerating Cleanup of New Bedford Harbor
- Using Remote Surveillance, MassDEP and City of Lawrence Target Illegal Dumping in Public Spaces
- ThermoEnergy Corp. of Worcester Pays $2,800 Penalty for Industrial Wastewater, Hazardous Waste Violations
- Springfield Company Penalized $39,000 for Air Pollution Violations
- MassDEP Penalizes Commonwealth Tank $10,887 for Asbestos Violations at University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
September 2012 releases
- Patrick-Murray Administration Delivers Oil Spill Emergency Response Trailers for Protection of Boston Harbor
- MassDEP's Environmental Strike Force, Registry of Motor Vehicles Catch Faulty Auto Emissions Testers, Inspection Stations
- Willow Road Development Trustee Pays $9,000 Fine, Corrects Violation of Wetlands Protection Act Regulations at Ayer Site
- Patrick-Murray Administration Recognizes Big Y Foods for Energy and Environmental Efforts
- Patrick-Murray Administration Seeks K-12 School Nominees for Federal Green Ribbon Schools Award
- UMass Medical School in Worcester Assessed $23,000 Penalty for Violating Requirement to Notify MassDEP of Chemical Release
- Environmental Officials Announced Chatham is First Community to Qualify for Zero Percent Loan to Reduce Nutrients in Wastewater
- Connecticut Management Company Assessed $5,750 Penalty for Failing to Report Oil Release at Worcester Property
- Methuen Contracting Company to Pay $2,000 Penalty for Asbestos Removal Violations in Southbridge
- Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival in Becket Penalized $9,057 For Drinking Water System Violations
- Haverhill Emissions Inspector Ordered to Stop Inspecting Motor Vehicles as a Result of Investigation
- Restoration Effort Moving Forward on 11 Projects as Part of $3.7 Million Nyanza Natural Resource Damages Settlement
August 2012 releases
- AG, DEP Resolve Case Against Town of Falmouth for Water Emergency in 2010
- Patrick-Murray Administration Awards $210,372 in Grants To Assess Water Quality in Watersheds Across the Commonwealth
- Handy Trucking & Bobcat Services Penalized $11,000 for Wetlands Violations at Residence in Tisbury
- Capital Contractors, Inc. of Natick Assessed $11,056 Penalty for Violating Air Pollution Control, Solid Waste Requirements at Holliston Site
- MassDEP Assesses $12,500 Penalty on Dufour Escorted Tours for Environmental Violations at Hinsdale Facility
- Officials Release Draft Restoration Plan for Third Round of Housatonic River Watershed Restoration Program
- Warrior Fuels Failure to Notify MassDEP Following Large Home Heating Oil Release in New Bedford Garners $48,802.50 Penalty
July 2012 releases
- Osterville Company Settles Allegations it Failed to Cleanup Contaminated Property
- Massachusetts and Rhode Island Coordinate Help for Communities to Reduce Stormwater Pollution
- Owners of Lynnfield Company Plead Guilty, Sentenced in Connection With Illegal Asbestos Removal and Disposal
- State Planning Summer Workshop on Siting Solar And Wind Projects on 'Recycled' Local Landfills
- MassDEP Finds Additional Asbestos Removal Violations at Boston University Facilities in Boston
June 2012 releases
- State Environmental Officials Honor Schools, Classes Across the Commonwealth with 2011-12 'Green Team' Awards
- MassDEP Penalizes Texas Trucking Company $2,000 for Failing to Complete Spill Cleanup Following Route 291 Incident
- Brideau Oil Corp. of Fitchburg Assessed $13,225 Penalty for Failing to Report, Cleanup Oil Spill at Leominster Home
- MassDEP Penalizes MIG Corp. of Acton $4,000 for Diesel Fuel Spill in Becket
- Patrick-Murray Administration Announces Nearly $818,000 in Grants to Install Technologies that Reduce Harmful Diesel Emission
- MassDEP Assesses $1,400 Penalty to USPack, Inc. of Leominster for Violating Hazardous Waste Requirements
- $6.6 Million Distributed to Six Restoration Projects In And Around Greater New Bedford Harbor
- MassDEP Issues $1,450 Penalty to Parker-Hannifin Corp. of Devens to Resolve Hazardous Waste Violations
- Littleton Manufacturer Assessed $5,700 Penalty for Violating Air Pollution Control and Hazardous Waste Requirements
- Former Pittsfield Gasoline Station Site Owner Fined $3,500 for Failure to Cleanup Contamination
- MassDEP Penalizes Stow Shopping Center Owner, Requires Upgrades to Correct Drinking Water System Violations
