Press Releases

Massachusetts Clean Water Trust Board of Trustees approves $60,492,784 in new loans and grants at its August meeting.

Aug 7, 2024

DPU Establishes Network Geothermal Guidelines

Jul 31, 2024

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards more than $17 Million in Grants to Aid Small and Disadvantaged Public Water Suppliers in Addressing Emerging Contaminants

Jul 29, 2024

MassDEP Denies Holtec’s Request to Dump 1.1 Million Gallons of Pilgrim Wastewater into Cape Cod Bay

Jul 18, 2024

Massachusetts Clean Water Trust Board of Trustees members approves $238,758,657 in new loans and grants at its July meeting.

Jul 10, 2024

DPU Enhances Municipal Aggregation Process

Jul 9, 2024

MassDEP Air Quality Advisory: Ozone Expected to Impact Seven Massachusetts Counties on Tuesday

Jul 8, 2024

Healey-Driscoll Office of Energy Transformation Announces Advisory Board and Focus on Peaker Plants, Everett LNG Terminal, and Affordability

Jul 3, 2024

MassDEP Air Quality Advisory: Ozone Expected to Impact Nine Massachusetts Counties on Thursday

Jun 19, 2024

MassDEP Air Quality Advisory: Ozone Expected to Impact Seven Massachusetts Counties on Wednesday

Jun 18, 2024

MassDEP Air Quality Advisory: Ozone Expected to Impact Five Massachusetts Counties Tomorrow

Jun 17, 2024

Massachusetts Clean Water Trust Board of Trustees members approves $75,748,203 in new loans and grants at its June meeting.

Jun 13, 2024

MassDEP Extends Public Comment Period on Cleanup Plan to Restore Pathogen-Impaired Waterbodies in Massachusetts

Jun 6, 2024

MassDEP, EPA to Host Exercise to Test Oil Spill Response and Preparedness Plans for Blackstone River

May 31, 2024

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Grants to Enhance Oil Spill Prevention and Response Capabilities

May 30, 2024

Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Green Team Awards for Environmental Stewardship in Schools Across State

May 24, 2024

MassDEP Air Quality Advisory: Ozone Expected to Impact Seven Massachusetts Counties Wednesday

May 21, 2024

Healey-Driscoll Administration Honors Massachusetts Educators at Annual Celebration

May 10, 2024

MassDEP Recognizes Top Performing Public Water Systems to Commemorate National Drinking Water Week

May 9, 2024

Healey Driscoll Administration Awards over $1.5 Million to Safeguard Drinking Water and Protect Public Health

May 3, 2024

Massachusetts Clean Water Trust Board of Trustees members approves $79,430,568 in new loans and grants at its May meeting.

May 1, 2024

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $550,000 to Gateway Cities to Boost FAFSA Completion for Schools in Massachusetts

Apr 26, 2024

MassDEP Seeks Public Comments on Cleanup Plan to Restore the Health of Pathogen-Impaired Waterbodies in Massachusetts

Apr 26, 2024

Healey-Driscoll Administration Investing $775,000 in Air Quality Sensors in Environmental Justice Communities Across Massachusetts

Apr 23, 2024

DPU Joins Dig Safe Awareness National Campaign

Apr 18, 2024

Massachusetts se convierte en el primer estado en exigir el análisis de los impactos acumulativos

Apr 4, 2024

Massachusetts Clean Water Trust Board of Trustees members approves $8,417,478 in new loans and grants at its April meeting.

Apr 3, 2024

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $5.3 Million in Grants to Electrify Garbage Trucks, Airport Transit, and Other Vehicles

Apr 3, 2024

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Over $500,000 in Grants to Help Communities Meet Sewage Notification Requirements

Apr 2, 2024

Massachusetts Becomes First State to Require Analysis of Cumulative Impacts for Air Quality Permits near Environmental Justice Populations

Mar 28, 2024

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $2.3 Million to Seven Ipswich River Communities

Mar 27, 2024

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $1.4 Billion in Loans and Grants to Fund Wastewater and Drinking Water Infrastructure Projects

Mar 26, 2024

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $300,000 in Grants to Help Cape Cod Towns Address Nitrogen Pollution

Mar 25, 2024

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards More than $360,000 in Grants to Help Communities Meet Stormwater Permitting Requirements

Mar 21, 2024

Massachusetts Clean Water Trust Board of Trustees members approves $78,249,638 in new loans and grants at its March meeting.

Mar 7, 2024

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Nearly $200,000 to Help Non-Profit Organizations Monitor Water Quality

Mar 5, 2024

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Grants to Enhance Public Participation in Cleaning Up Contaminated Sites

Feb 26, 2024

DPU Updates Net Metering Regulations

Feb 16, 2024

Massachusetts Clean Water Trust Board of Trustees members approves $44,768,312 in new loans and grants at its February meeting

Feb 14, 2024

Treasurer Goldberg Announces $51 Million in Grants for 14 Municipal Water Projects

Jan 29, 2024

The Healey-Driscoll Administration Appoints New Labor Member to Board of Elementary and Secondary Education

Jan 23, 2024

DPU Issues Notice of Investigation on Energy Affordability for Massachusetts Ratepayers

Jan 4, 2024

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards More Than $380,000 for Municipal Water Management and Conservation Projects

Jan 3, 2024

Healey-Driscoll Administration Proposes Regulations to Strengthen Resilience from Coastal and Inland Flooding

Dec 22, 2023

Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces $850,000 Investment in Early Literacy for Preschoolers

Dec 20, 2023

MassDEP Seeks Public Comments on Nitrogen Cleanup Plan to Restore the Health of the Wareham River Estuarine System

Nov 16, 2023

Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces $570,000 Grant Opportunity for Nutritious Food Access and Education During Farm to School Month

Oct 27, 2023