Region 1: EPA New England

Office of Environmental Stewardship (OES)

EPA New England's Office of Environmental Stewardship includes both the Region's Enforcement Office and the Assistance and Pollution Prevention Office.  This 150-person team of scientific, engineering, technical, legal, and support staff promotes improved environmental performance from the regulated community.  Our office encourages and recognizes responsible environmental management across all six New England states.

The Enforcement Office conducts the Region's enforcement of federal environmental laws and regulations by taking action against those who do not follow the law.  These actions include both administrative and judicial enforcement cases in which the violator often must pay a monetary penalty.

The Assistance & Pollution Prevention Office provides outreach and technical assistance to the regulated community, principally in the form of workshops, printed materials, and on-site assistance.  Information relates to both compliance and overall environmental performance.  Staff also promote the use of Environmental Management Systems, support sustainability and waste reduction projects, manage programs to recognize environmental leaders, and develop projects to test innovative approaches to environmental problems.  Much of this work is done in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.

Our organizational structure makes it easy for our offices to work together in developing innovative environmental compliance strategies that combine elements of both enforcement and assistance.  One example of this approach is the College & University Integrated Strategy.

To learn more about our office priorities and accomplishments, please read our recent reports.

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