EPA Celebrates 100 Days with 100 Environmental Actions
2025-05-08
Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin released a recap of 100 environmental actions taken by the agency during President Trump's First 100 Days in office, including the record Phase 1 hazardous materials clean up after the catastrophic Los Angeles wildfires, the announcement of major actions to combat PFAS contamination, redevelopment at 21 Superfund sites across 13 states and removal of all, or a portion of 4 sites from the National Priorities List, completion of 25 State Implementation Plans, 16 of which were backlogged from the previous Administration, and so much more.
"EPA wasted no time following President Trump's directive to pursue clean air, land, and water for all Americans. Since January 20th, EPA has taken significant actions to fulfill its statutory obligations of safeguarding human health and the environment to ensure cleaner, safer, and healthier air, land, and water for every American while we work to Power the Great American Comeback," said EPA Administrator Zeldin.
"In just 100 days, we are delivering results that protect public health, clean up contaminated lands, and strengthen our partnerships across New England," said EPA Regional Administrator Mark Sanborn. "These accomplishments help us achieve our core mission and priorities set by this Administration, while also demonstrating to the American people our commitment to being good stewards of their tax dollars."
While accomplishing EPA's core mission of protecting human health and the environment, the agency is committed to fulfilling President Trump's promise to unleash American energy, lower cost of living for Americans, revitalize the American auto industry, restore the rule of law, and give power back to states to make their own decisions.
In the first 100 days, EPA Region 1 has advanced critical cleanups and emergency response efforts across New England. The region completed a contaminated site cleanup in Hillsborough, New Hampshire, clearing the way for new public safety facilities, and achieved a major milestone at the Raymark Superfund site in Stratford, Connecticut, by consolidating over 110,000 cubic yards of contaminated soil. Region 1 also approved eight PCB cleanup plans to support redevelopment projects, initiated time-critical removal actions in Massachusetts and Vermont, and oversaw the U.S. Navy's removal of 20,000 cubic yards of contaminated soil in Newport, Rhode Island. Working alongside Region 2 and our Connecticut and New York partners, EPA approved a new 10-year conservation plan for Long Island Sound. Region 1 also responded swiftly to an eight-alarm fire in Roxbury, Massachusetts, by deploying air monitoring stations to protect public health, and advanced progress on major projects like the GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site in Massachusetts. Together, these actions reflect the Administration's commitment to environmental stewardship, cooperative federalism, and delivering results that make a real difference in people's lives.
