Pollution in Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Suffolk County contains 138 EPA-regulated facilities, 20 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 1 Superfund sites and 8 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $5.6M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 14.6k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the Massachusetts state average of 60 per county.

Superfund1NPL sites
TRI Facilities8reporters
EPA Facilities138regulated
Sig. Violators20current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
Lower Neponset RiverBoston/MiltonSuperfund site

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Medical Area Total Energy PlantBoston8.0kCompliant
Gulf Oil Lp ChelseaChelsea2.5kCompliant
Irving Oil TerminalsRevere, City Of2.3kSig. violation
Global Petroleum TerminalRevere1.0kCompliant
Chelsea Sandwich Petroleum Storage FacilityChelsea743Compliant
Houghton Chemical Distribution And ManufacturingBoston32Compliant
Boston Sand And Gravel Plant & GarageCharlestown19Compliant
Gillette ManufacturingBoston1Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Brigham And Women's Faulkner HospitalBoston$48.5k2023-11-06
Catalent Massachusetts LlcChelsea$32.1k2025-03-10
Capitol Waste Services,Revere$15.0k2023-11-22
Fitzgerald ShipyardChelsea$8.8k
Save That Stuff Inc - Unit 20Charlestown$7.5k2020-01-23
Admirals Hill MarinaChelsea$3.8k2024-10-07
Shaughnessy & Ahern CoSouth Boston$0
Amtrak Southampton YardBoston$0
D And M Auto DoctorBoston$02015-11-09
Paul Revere TransportationBoston$0
Trident Logistics CenterRevere$0
Crystal Cove MarinaWinthrop$0
Logan Airport Terminal E Parking GarageEast Boston$0
10 Fan Pier BoulevardBoston$0
Logan International AirportBoston$02015-07-09
Government Center GarageBoston$0
Energy Transfer East BostonEast Boston$02024-05-20
Mbta Cabot GarageBoston$01996-07-08
Irving Oil TerminalsRevere, City Of$02025-09-19
Mission Park GarageBoston$0