U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

The counties in Connecticut were identified as areas with a higher risk of lead paint exposure due to older housing stock, high rates of renter occupied housing and many households with incomes below the poverty level.

It’s Spring! As the weather grows warmer and more people get vaccinated against COVID-19, popular sites like the Long Island Sound could be teeming with…

The town of Brookhaven on Long Island has reached a settlement with the federal government to reduce hazardous emissions at its landfill.Brookhaven…

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has taken the next step toward setting drinking water limits for two PFAS chemicals — PFOA and PFOS.…

A federal appeals court has sided with six states, including Connecticut, New York and Massachusetts, in a case against the U.S. Environmental Protection…

The Environmental Protection Agency says pollution has decreased in Connecticut cities over the last 10 years. Advocates say that’s thanks to the same…

The EPA plans to propose a drinking water standard by the end of the year to address harmful chemicals found in drinking water across the country. But…

Six states, including Connecticut and New York, are suing the Trump administration over its decision not to act on pollution that drifts into the region…

On Tuesday federal and state environment officials announced more than $2.5 million in grants to local groups to improve the ecosystem of Long Island…

Connecticut environmental officials say the state will be disproportionately affected by new EPA rollbacks on coal pollution announced Tuesday by the…