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• EPA Region 7 Invites Public to Attend Virtual Environmental Justice Community Stakeholder Meeting

  The Feb. 22 outreach event will enable attendees to learn more about Region 7’s environmental justice efforts

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Invites Public to Attend Virtual Environmental Justice Community Stakeholder Meeting

  • Release Date: January 31, 2024

• La Región 7 de la EPA invita al público a asistir a una reunión virtual de partes interesadas de la comunidad sobre justicia ambiental

  El evento de difusión del 22 de febrero permitirá a los asistentes obtener más información sobre las iniciativas de justicia ambiental de la Región 7

  EPA News Release: La Región 7 de la EPA invita al público a asistir a una reunión virtual de partes interesadas de la comunidad sobre justicia ambiental

  • Release Date: January 31, 2024

• EPA Strengthens Safeguards to Protect Families and Children from Lead in Contaminated Soil at Residential Sites in Region 7

  Utilizing updated, best available science, EPA lowers nationwide screening levels for the first time in 30 years, impacting sites in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska

  EPA News Release: EPA Strengthens Safeguards to Protect Families and Children from Lead in Contaminated Soil at Residential Sites in Region 7

  • Release Date: January 17, 2024

• EPA Administrator Reappoints Leaders from Lincoln, Nebraska, and Willow Springs, Missouri, to National Advisory Committee

  First time in Local Government Advisory Committee’s history that membership will have female majority

  EPA News Release: EPA Administrator Reappoints Leaders from Lincoln, Nebraska, and Willow Springs, Missouri, to National Advisory Committee

  • Release Date: January 11, 2024

• EPA Announces Over $5.9M in Awards for Clean School Buses in Iowa, as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Over $5.9M in Awards for Clean School Buses in Iowa, as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: January 9, 2024

• EPA Announces Over $15.8M in Awards for Clean School Buses in Missouri, as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Over $15.8M in Awards for Clean School Buses in Missouri, as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: January 9, 2024

• EPA Encourages Home Testing During National Radon Action Month

  Many areas in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska have the potential for elevated indoor radon levels

  EPA News Release: EPA Encourages Home Testing During National Radon Action Month

  • Release Date: January 4, 2024

• EPA Awards Nearly $6 Million to Indiana University to Monitor Airborne Pollution in the Great Lakes

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Nearly $6 Million to Indiana University to Monitor Airborne Pollution in the Great Lakes

  • Release Date: September 26, 2019

• EPA and Ohio Propose Steubenville Area Now Meets Federal Air Quality Standard for Sulfur Dioxide

  EPA News Release: EPA and Ohio Propose Steubenville Area Now Meets Federal Air Quality Standard for Sulfur Dioxide

  • Release Date: September 20, 2019

• EPA Launches ‘See a Bloom, Give It Room’ High School Video Challenge

  Students invited to submit videos that raise awareness about harmful algal blooms

  EPA News Release: EPA Launches ‘See a Bloom, Give It Room’ High School Video Challenge

  • Release Date: September 19, 2019

• EPA Awards Iowa Department of Natural Resources Over $3.5 Million to Protect Water Quality

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Iowa Department of Natural Resources Over $3.5 Million to Protect Water Quality

  • Release Date: September 12, 2019

• EPA Settles with Ohio-based Chemical Solvents, Inc.

  Company improves air, water, waste handling at Cleveland facilities, pays $400,000 penalty

  EPA News Release: EPA Settles with Ohio-based Chemical Solvents, Inc.

  • Release Date: September 12, 2019

• Des Moines-Based HyVee Receives GreenChill Awards for Refrigeration Management

  EPA News Release: Des Moines-Based HyVee Receives GreenChill Awards for Refrigeration Management

  • Release Date: September 10, 2019

• EPA Announces Superfund Task Force Final Report and Plans to Continue Program Improvements

  Recognizes City of North Kansas City and Rio Tinto Mining Company

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Superfund Task Force Final Report and Plans to Continue Program Improvements

  • Release Date: September 9, 2019

• EPA highlights Superfund Task Force accomplishments, settlement at Allied Paper Site in Kalamazoo, Michigan

  Superfund Task Force issues final report; program improvements to continue

  EPA News Release: EPA highlights Superfund Task Force accomplishments, settlement at Allied Paper Site in Kalamazoo, Michigan

  • Release Date: September 9, 2019