Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MASSDEP)

Recent news & announcements from Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

• Press Release

  Environmental Officials Issue First-of-its-Kind Watershed Permit for Pleasant Bay Communities on Cape Cod 

  8/03/2018 Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

  Permit Will Allow Communities to Better Address Nitrogen Pollution in Pleasant Bay

• Press Release

  Town Fair Tire Settles Allegations of Illegal Asbestos Work During Expansion of Springfield Store 

  8/01/2018 Office of Attorney General Maura Healey

  Settlement Brings Total Penalties under AG Healey’s “Healthy Building, Healthy Air” Enforcement Initiative to More than $2.2 Million

• Press Release

  Baker-Polito Administration Awards Funding for Regional Glass Recycling Facilities 

  7/25/2018 Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

  A total of $257,000 to the towns of Dennis and Groton to support their development of regional glass processing facilities

• Press Release

  Baker-Polito Administration Releases VW Emissions Settlement Funding Plan to Electrify Transportation Sector and Reduce Air Pollution 

  7/19/2018 Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

  Volkswagen Emissions Case Settlement Provides $75 Million to Implement Projects

• Press Release

  Baker-Polito Administration Announces Funding to Support Connecticut River Water Quality Improvements 

  7/10/2018 Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

  Grant Supports Sewage Overflow Abatement Efforts in Springfield, Chicopee and Holyoke

• Press Release

  Baker-Polito Administration Awards Funding to Assist Local Water Quality Management Efforts 

  6/28/2018 Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

  Since 2007, MassDEP has funded 67 projects, totaling more than $3 million to address non-point source pollution problems