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• Ameren Missouri Ordered to Pay $61M to Mitigate Effects of Illegal Emissions at Rush Island Power Plant Near Festus

  EPA News Release: Ameren Missouri Ordered to Pay $61M to Mitigate Effects of Illegal Emissions at Rush Island Power Plant Near Festus

  • Release Date: December 17, 2024

• EPA Announces Over $475K in Brownfields Job Training Grant to Iowa Western Community College

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Over $475K in Brownfields Job Training Grant to Iowa Western Community College

  • Release Date: December 16, 2024

• EPA Announces Total of Nearly $23M in Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants to Two Rural Projects in Kansas and Missouri

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Total of Nearly $23M in Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants to Two Rural Projects in Kansas and Missouri

  • Release Date: December 13, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announce $890,000 to the Tennessee Department for Environment and Conservation’s Office of Energy Programs for Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  One Tennessee applicant selected to receive funding for three zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles, along with infrastructure and workforce development projects, to tackle climate change, reduce air pollution, and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announce $890,000 to the Tennessee Department for Environment and Conservation’s Office of Energy Programs for Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: December 12, 2024

• EPA Announces Over $10M to St. Louis Public Schools for Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles

  Seventy applicants tentatively selected to receive funding for over 2,400 zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles, along with infrastructure and workforce development projects, to tackle climate change, reduce air pollution, and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Over $10M to St. Louis Public Schools for Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles

  • Release Date: December 11, 2024

• EPA Fines Iowa Army Plant and Contractor for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Iowa Army Plant and Contractor for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations

  • Release Date: December 10, 2024

• EPA Cracks Down on Nashville-Based Seller of Automobile Emissions ‘Defeat Devices’ that Increase Air Pollution

  EPA News Release: EPA Cracks Down on Nashville-Based Seller of Automobile Emissions ‘Defeat Devices’ that Increase Air Pollution

  • Release Date: December 9, 2024

• EPA’s Annual Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Results Include Strongest Outcomes Since 2017

  Revitalized enforcement and compliance efforts delivered public health benefits for people and communities, combatted climate change, and ensured cleaner air, water and land

  EPA News Release: EPA’s Annual Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Results Include Strongest Outcomes Since 2017

  • Release Date: December 5, 2024

• EPA Penalizes Plaze Inc. for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations in Pacific, Missouri

  EPA News Release: EPA Penalizes Plaze Inc. for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations in Pacific, Missouri

  • Release Date: December 5, 2024

• EPA Fines Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America Inc. for Alleged Violations of Multiple Environmental Laws in Eddyville, Iowa

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America Inc. for Alleged Violations of Multiple Environmental Laws in Eddyville, Iowa

  • Release Date: December 4, 2024

• EPA Settles Alleged Clean Air Act Violations with BCP Ingredients Inc. in Verona, Missouri

  EPA News Release: EPA Settles Alleged Clean Air Act Violations with BCP Ingredients Inc. in Verona, Missouri

  • Release Date: December 3, 2024

• EPA Announces Community Meeting Dec. 5 to Discuss EPA Air Monitoring in Verona, Missouri

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Community Meeting Dec. 5 to Discuss EPA Air Monitoring in Verona, Missouri

  • Release Date: December 3, 2024

• EPA Partnership with City of Springfield, Missouri, Provides Career Training, Job Readiness at Ozark Correctional Center

  Nineteen students are graduating from Springfield’s Green for Greene program, made possible by EPA Brownfields Grant

  EPA News Release: EPA Partnership with City of Springfield, Missouri, Provides Career Training, Job Readiness at Ozark Correctional Center

  • Release Date: November 20, 2024

• EPA Takes Action on Iowa’s 2024 List of Impaired Waters

  EPA is adding seven water segments for public comment

  EPA News Release: EPA Takes Action on Iowa’s 2024 List of Impaired Waters

  • Release Date: November 13, 2024

• EPA Region 7 to Host Nov. 14 Open House for Newton County Mine Tailings Superfund Site

  EPA officials will present a site update and information about the new residential soil lead guidance in Neosho, Missouri

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 to Host Nov. 14 Open House for Newton County Mine Tailings Superfund Site

  • Release Date: November 12, 2024