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Ozone Monitoring Season Ends with Lowest Number of Unhealthy Air Days Since Monitoring Began

11/19/2020 Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

Massachusetts continues to see a downward trend in ozone exceedance days

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AG’s Office Reaches Settlement With Sewage Disposal Company for Illegally Dumping Waste Into Millbury Sewers and Failing to Pay Fees

11/13/2020 Office of the Attorney General

Company Allegedly Carried out Scheme to Defraud Customers and Disposal Facilities and Gain Competitive Advantage Over Other Companies

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Developer and Contractor Settle AG’s Claims of Illegal Asbestos Work at Lawrence Apartment Complex

11/10/2020 Office of the Attorney General

Since 2016, AG’s Office Asbestos Enforcement Cases Have Resulted in Nearly $4.5 Million in Civil Penalties

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Tennessee Gas, Contractor Resolve Claims of Wetland, Clean Water Violations During Pipeline Expansion Project in Sandisfield and Otis State Forest

11/02/2020 Office of the Attorney General

Tennessee Gas Will Also Pave Four Miles of Cold Spring Road in Sandisfield

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MassDEP Partners with Local Public Health Officials to Keep Communities Safe

10/29/2020 Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

Improving access to trainings for local public health workforce

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MassDEP Seeks Additional Public Input on Draft Solid Waste Master Plan, Schedules Virtual Public Meetings

6/25/2020 Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

Schedule of public hearings to be held in July, August and September

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AG Healey, Baker-Polito Administration Reach Agreement With Holtec Over Sale of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant

6/17/2020 Office of the Attorney General

Agreement Addresses Environmental, Public Safety and Financial Concerns

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MassDEP, U.S. EPA to Investigate Extent of Soil Contamination in the Bliss Corner Neighborhood of Dartmouth

6/11/2020 Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

Several residential properties impacted from contamination of PCBs and metals, particularly lead

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Massachusetts Announces Plan to Resume Retailer Bottle and Can Redemption Enforcement

5/29/2020 Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

Acceptance of bottle-bill containers for redemption will resume in a two-stage process, beginning on June 5, 2020

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Energy Company Settles Claims of Unlawful Operation of Oil Terminals in Quincy and Everett Without Required Air Permits

5/29/2020 Office of the Attorney General

Proposed Settlement Includes Limitations on Operations and Civil Penalties

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Clean Water Trust Approves $675,000 in School Water Improvement Grants in First Round

4/29/2020 The Massachusetts Clean Water Trust

32 School Districts across Massachusetts Receive Funding to Address Lead Levels in School Drinking Water

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Massachusetts to Temporarily Suspend Bottle Redemption Enforcement

3/18/2020 Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

Massachusetts to Temporarily Suspend Bottle Redemption Enforcement