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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 Region 7 Announces Summer 2021 Internship Opportunities

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Announces Summer 2021 Internship Opportunities

  • Release Date: December 16, 2020

• EPA, Members of Congress, Partners and Stakeholders celebrate a decade of GLRI success 

  Launched in 2010, GLRI has funded over 5,400 projects totaling more than $2.7 billion; $16 million slated for two newly selected projects

  EPA News Release: EPA, Members of Congress, Partners and Stakeholders celebrate a decade of GLRI success 

  • Release Date: December 9, 2020

• Iowa Cattle Feedlot Penalized for Clean Water Act Violations

  EPA News Release: Iowa Cattle Feedlot Penalized for Clean Water Act Violations

  • Release Date: December 9, 2020

• EPA proposes removing part of Lake Sandy Jo (M&M Landfill) Site from Superfund List

  EPA News Release: EPA proposes removing part of Lake Sandy Jo (M&M Landfill) Site from Superfund List

  • Release Date: November 23, 2020

• EPA Collects Penalties for Alleged Automobile ‘Defeat Device’ Violations by Two Iowa Companies

  EPA News Release: EPA Collects Penalties for Alleged Automobile ‘Defeat Device’ Violations by Two Iowa Companies

  • Release Date: November 23, 2020

• EPA Invites Iowa, California, and Rhode Island to Apply for $695 Million in Water Infrastructure Loans

  New SWIFIA loan program will help states finance more infrastructure projects

  EPA News Release: EPA Invites Iowa, California, and Rhode Island to Apply for $695 Million in Water Infrastructure Loans

  • Release Date: November 18, 2020

• EPA Awards Funding to Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs for Farmworker Pesticide Training in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Funding to Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs for Farmworker Pesticide Training in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska

  • Release Date: November 18, 2020

• EPA Awards $75,000 to Miami University Students through People, Prosperity and the Planet program

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $75,000 to Miami University Students through People, Prosperity and the Planet program

  • Release Date: November 12, 2020