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• Pilot Travel Centers to Pay $121K Penalty for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations in Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska

  EPA News Release: Pilot Travel Centers to Pay $121K Penalty for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations in Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska

  • Release Date: July 27, 2022

• EPA Proposes Interim Cleanup Plans for Groundwater at Washington County Lead District Superfund Sites in Missouri

  Proposed Plans will address lead and other heavy metal contamination in private, domestic drinking water wells at residential properties

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Interim Cleanup Plans for Groundwater at Washington County Lead District Superfund Sites in Missouri

  • Release Date: July 19, 2022

• EPA Awards $25K Research Grant to University of Missouri Students to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

  P3 Project seeks to develop affordable, point-of-use drinking water filtration system

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $25K Research Grant to University of Missouri Students to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

  • Release Date: July 19, 2022

• Missouri Limestone Quarry to Pay $210K and Perform Watershed Restoration for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations

  EPA News Release: Missouri Limestone Quarry to Pay $210K and Perform Watershed Restoration for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations

  • Release Date: July 11, 2022

• Cedar Falls, Iowa, 12th Grader Wins 2022 President’s Environmental Youth Award

  Iowa student’s public service announcement promotes LED light bulbs and energy reduction

  EPA News Release: Cedar Falls, Iowa, 12th Grader Wins 2022 President’s Environmental Youth Award

  • Release Date: July 5, 2022

• RESCHEDULED: EPA Partners with K-State to Host Community Input Session March 29 for Former Superfund Site in Holden, Missouri

  EPA News Release: RESCHEDULED: EPA Partners with K-State to Host Community Input Session March 29 for Former Superfund Site in Holden, Missouri

  • Release Date: March 24, 2022

• EPA Updates Officials on West Lake Landfill Investigation

  Search for radiologically impacted material continues

  EPA News Release: EPA Updates Officials on West Lake Landfill Investigation

  • Release Date: March 23, 2022

• Le Mars, Iowa, Site Proposed for Addition to Superfund National Priorities List

  EPA updates Superfund NPL, taking action to address risks to public health and build a better America

  EPA News Release: Le Mars, Iowa, Site Proposed for Addition to Superfund National Priorities List

  • Release Date: March 17, 2022

• Manufacturing Plants in Iowa and Nebraska Among Most Energy Efficient of 2021

  ENERGY STAR certified 93 energy-efficient plants this year

  EPA News Release: Manufacturing Plants in Iowa and Nebraska Among Most Energy Efficient of 2021

  • Release Date: March 17, 2022

• KCK and KCMO Mayors Join EPA to Fight Radon Exposure

  21,000 people die from cancer caused by radon exposure each year in U.S.

  EPA News Release: KCK and KCMO Mayors Join EPA to Fight Radon Exposure

  • Release Date: March 16, 2022

• EPA Region 7 Selects Three Kansas City Area Winners of 2021 Harmful Algal Bloom Video Challenge

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Selects Three Kansas City Area Winners of 2021 Harmful Algal Bloom Video Challenge

  • Release Date: March 15, 2022

• 11 Missouri School Districts Receiving $535,000 in School Bus Rebate Opportunities

  EPA awards rebates totaling $17 million to fund clean school buses that reduce diesel emissions and protect children’s health

  EPA News Release: 11 Missouri School Districts Receiving $535,000 in School Bus Rebate Opportunities

  • Release Date: March 8, 2022

• Six Iowa School Districts Receiving $185,000 in School Bus Rebate Opportunities

  EPA awards rebates totaling $17 million to fund clean school buses that reduce diesel emissions and protect children’s health

  EPA News Release: Six Iowa School Districts Receiving $185,000 in School Bus Rebate Opportunities

  • Release Date: March 8, 2022

• Charleston, Missouri, School District Awarded School Bus Rebate Opportunities for New Electric and Diesel Replacements

  EPA awards rebates totaling $17 million to fund clean school buses that reduce diesel emissions and protect children’s health

  EPA News Release: Charleston, Missouri, School District Awarded School Bus Rebate Opportunities for New Electric and Diesel Replacements

  • Release Date: March 8, 2022

• New EPA Toxics Release Inventory Data Show Decline in Releases of Certain Toxic Chemicals

  Includes new features to make data more accessible to communities

  EPA News Release: New EPA Toxics Release Inventory Data Show Decline in Releases of Certain Toxic Chemicals

  • Release Date: March 3, 2022