Region 1: EPA New England
Event Gallery
Lowell and Boston Youth Participate in Summer Job Program and Learn Environmental Skills |
A group of students from YouthBuild's Boston and Lowell program worked with EPA staff to plant close to 300 plants in a rain garden along the entry drive of EPA’s New England Regional Laboratory. Rain gardens are depressed areas in the landscape that collect and filter water from roofs, driveways and other hard surfaces and filter out pollutants.
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EPA Awards $317,000 for Brownfields Job Training and Urban Water Protection Grants in Rhode Island |
Curt Spalding (EPA- Region 1), Nancy Stoner (EPA - Headquarters), Heather McMann (Groundwork Lawrence), and Brian Martin (District Director, Congresswoman Tsongas) pose with check to Groundwork Lawrence for $60,000.
Angela Vincent says a few words on behalf of NMCOG before receiving $60,000.
Curt Spalding (EPA- Region 1), Nancy Stoner (EPA - Headquarters), Heather McMann (Groundwork Lawrence), and Brian Martin (District Director, Congresswoman Tsongas) pose with check to NMCOG for $60,000.
Heather McMann says a few words on behalf of Groundwork Lawrence shortly before receiving $60,000.
Amelia Rose (EJLRI),Representative David Cicilline, Senator Jack Reed, and Representative Jim Langevin pose with the check for $60,000 to the Environmental Justice League of Rhode Island.
Amelia Rose from EJLRI says a few words regarding the work that will be done in Providence's urban ponds.
Curt Spalding (EPA - Region 1), Senator Jack Reed, Representative David Cicilline, Richard Ribb (Narragansett Bay Estuary Program), and Representative Jim Langevin pose with a check for $57,000.
Richard Ribb from the Narragansett Bay Estuary Program talks on behalf of the Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Association and other partners participating on their Urban Waters Small Grants fish monitoring project.
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EPA and GSA Tour a Certified e-Stewards Electronics Recycling Business in Worcester/ Company Exemplifies Obama's "National Strategy for Electronics Stewardship |
Chris Ryan, President of Metech Recycling, speaks with Robert Zarnetske General Services Administration's Regional Administrator, while EPA Regional Administrator Curt Spalding, Worcester Mayor Joe O'Brien and Congressman Jim McGovern look on. The group was together to tour the Metech Recycling facility in Worcester Massachusetts, and to highlight Green Jobs in New England.
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"TGIF" Yields 7 Rhode Island Teens with President's Environmental Youth Award |
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Curt Spalding Sworn in as Regional Administrator on One-Year Anniversary of Recovery Act |
 Curt Spalding is sworn in as regional administrator of the EPA by U.S. Sen. Jack Reed at the Providence Career and Technical School. With him are his wife, Patrice, and children Hannah and Henry. At far left in background is Curts' father, Joe Spalding.
Photo Courtesy of The Providence Journal / Bob Breidenbach  From left to right: EPA Regional Administrator Curt Spalding, Henry Spalding, U.S. Senator Jack Reed, U.S. Senator Shedon Whitehouse
 From left to right: Mayor David Cicilline, Hannah Spalding, Patrice Spalding, EPA Regional Administrator Curt Spalding, Henry Spalding, U.S. Senator Jack Reed, U.S. Senator Shedon Whitehouse, and U.S. Representative James Langevin.
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Jamestown, R.I. Wastewater Officials Receive EPA Award |
Pictured from left to right are Jamestown wastewater treatment superintendent Doug Ouellette, plant operators David Greene and Paul Robertson, DEM inspector Matthew Puglia, who nominated the facility for the EPA award.
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Massachusetts Releases $185 Million in Recovery Funds for Water Infrastructure Upgrades |
(left to right) MA State Senator James Eldridge, MA State Representative Harold P. Naughton, Jr., Marlborough Mayor Nancy Stevens, Regional Administrator Curt Spalding, Congressman Jim McGovern, Lieutenant Governor Tim Murray
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Seabrook Drinking Water Facility Breaks Ground |
Left to right: Seabrook Selectman - Brendan Kelly, Robert Moore, Aboul Khan; Stephen Perkins, U.S. EPA Acting Deputy Region 1 Administrator; and Tom Burack, NHDES Commissioner
Tom Burack, NHDES Commissioner
Stephen Perkins, U.S. EPA Acting Deputy Region 1 Administrator
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EPA Grant Helps Rhode Islanders Enjoy Safe Beaches |
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EPA Recognizes Prudential Tower with ENERGY STAR Label |
(left to right) Joseph Nolan, Senior Vice President for Corporate Communications and Client Relations, NStar Bryan Koop, Senior Vice President and Regional Director, Boston Properties Ira Leighton, Acting Regional Administrator, EPA New England David Cash, Assistant Secretary for Policy, Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Commonwealth of Massachusetts James W. Hunt III, Chief, Environment and Energy Services, City of Boston
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EPA Announces More Than $185 Million in Recovery Act Funds for Massachusetts Water Infrastructure Projects |
Former EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson in a joint press conference with Massachusetts Public Officials Announces funding for Massachusett Water Infrastructure Projects.
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Massachusetts Receives Economic Recovery Funding from U.S. EPA to Reduce Diesel Emissions, Create Jobs |
Ira Leighton (podium) - behind him (l-r): Ian Bowles (Secretary, Mass EOEEA), Jim Hunt (City of Boston), Dan Grabauskas (MBTA General Manager)
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EPA: $6.1 Million in Grants for Contaminated Land Cleanup, Economic Development in Maine |
Acting Deputy Regional Administrator Stephen Perkins, announces $6.1 million awarded to Maine through EPA's Brownfields program and the Recovery Act combined.
Maine stakeholders gather for group photo after announcement.
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Report Card for Mystic River: "C-" with Notable Improvement |
Left to Right - EK Khalsa (MyRWA), Roseann Bongiovanni (Chelsea Collaborative), Stephen Perkins, Lucy Edmondson, Jay Ash (City of Chelsea)
Left to Right - Dick Cutts (Woburn Con Comm), Jerry Kehoe (WREN), Mayor Thom McLaughlin, Stephen Perkins, Ed Quinn (WREN), Lucy Edmondson (MassDEP), Fred Laskey (MWRA), EK Khalsa (MyRWA)
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As Earth Day Volunteers do Spring Cleaning near Charles River, Water Quality Conditions Hold Steady EPA Grade from 2008 Monitoring: B+ |
Acting Regional Administrator Ira Leighton and Bill Walsh-Rogalski of EPA announce the annual Charles River Report Card during the Charles River Clean Up held on April 25, 2009.
Volunteers scan the shoreline of the Charles River, collecting trash during the clean up.
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AstraZeneca's Westborough, Mass. Plant Earns EPA's Energy Star |
Ira Leighton presents energy star award Marty Nealey, Site GM and the Energy Team at the AstraZeneca Westborough supply site.
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EPA Grants Help New England Residents Enjoy Safe Beaches |
Ken Moraff, of EPA New England announces efforts to improve safety for beachgoers at Massachusetts beaches by increasing water quality monitoring programs with EPA grant money.
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Boston and Other New England Communities |
Former EPA regional administrator Robert Varney presents City of Boston Mayor Thomas Menino with EPA Brownfields funding.
From left to right: Rodney Elliott, City Manager Bernie Lyncy, Mayor Edward Caulfield, Congresswoman Niki Tsongas, & Carol Tucker
Mayor Edward Caulfield speaking at the Brownfields Grant press conference.
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Former EPA Administrator Celebrates Hull's Energy Initiatives |
Former EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson visited Hull, Mass. on July 17, 2008, to learn more about the community's efforts to become more energy efficient.
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Eleven Cape Communities Limit Boat Pollution with "No Discharge" Designation in Cape Cod Bay - Largest single protected area in the Northeast |
Side view of Open Trailer Unit being delivered to marina.
Celebrating the No Discharge Designation for Cape Cod Bay: From left to right: Dale Saad (Barnstable Health Dept.), Regina Lyons (U.S. EPA), Heather Rockwell (Nantucket Soundkeeper), Stephen McKenna (MA CZM), Theresa Barbo (Maritime Author and Historian), U.S. Congressman Bill Delahunt, Leslie-Ann McGee (Director, MA CZM), Susan Nickerson (Nantucket Soundkeeper), Maggie Geist (Association to Preserve Cape Cod), Robert Varney (U.S. EPA), Jo Ann Muramoto (ACPP)
Celebrating the No Discharge Designation for Cape Cod Bay: From left to right: Ann Rodney (U.S. EPA), Jo Ann Muramoto (ACPP), Theresa Barbo (Maritime Author and Historian), Stephen McKenna (MA CZM), Heather Rockwell (Nantucket Soundkeeper), Dale Saad (Barnstable Health Dept.), Regina Lyons (U.S. EPA)
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Efforts to 'Green" Fenway Yields EPA Award for Red Sox and NRDC |
Former EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson and NRDC Founder John Adams at Boston's Fenway Park, Earth Day 2008
Ceremonial First Pitch at Boston's Fenway Park, Earth Day 2008
Former EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson presents Environmental Merit Awards to NRDC and Boston Red Sox at Boston's Fenway Park, Earth Day 2008
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Former EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson and Boston Red Sox CEO, Larry Lucchino at Boston's Fenway Park, Earth Day 2008
From Left: Boston Red Sox mascot Wally the Green Monster, Allen Hershkowitz (NRDC), Stephen Johnson (former EPA Administrator), John Adams (founder of NRDC) and Larry Lucchino (CEO of Boston Red Sox) celebrate Earth Day in Boston, April 22, 2008.
The Boston Red Sox celebrated Earth Day 2008 by placing specially-designed recycling patch on uniforms
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Connecticut: Frank Grimsey with former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson
Maine: Albert E. Sandecki with former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson
Massachusetts: Patrick J. Foley with former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson
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New Hampshire: Representatives of the New Hampshire Rivers Management and Protection Program Local Advisory Committees with former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson.
Vermont: Beverly Bruhn Major with former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson
Rhode Island: Representatives of the Blackstone River Watershed Council/Friends of the Blackstone with former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson (left to right: former Administrator Johnson, Frank Matta, Sandra Belliveau, John Marsland, and Frank Geary)
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Earth Day Work Continues on the Merrimack River |
Tracie Sales from Merrimack River Watershed Council demonstrates equipment from EPA's Volunteer Monitoring Equipment Loan Program at an Earthday celebration on the Merrimack River in Lawrence, MA.
Rob Maxfield, Deputy Division Director at EPA's New England Regional Laboratory, announces the 3rd year of EPA's Volunteer Monitoring Equipment Loan Program (with the Merrimack River in the Background) during an Earthday celebration with the Merrimack River Watershed Council.
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EPA Mystic River Report Card: "D" -- Room for Improvement - But Help Is On the Way |
Former EPA Regional Administrator speaking at the Mystic River Summit
Mystic River Summit Attendees
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