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• EPA and Navajo Nation Select Cleanup Plan to Remove Waste at Quivira Mines Site

  EPA News Release: EPA and Navajo Nation Select Cleanup Plan to Remove Waste at Quivira Mines Site

  • Release Date: January 7, 2025

• EPA Announces $500K in Brownfields Job Training Grant to St. Louis University

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $500K in Brownfields Job Training Grant to St. Louis University

  • Release Date: December 16, 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 16 Organizations Across U.S. to Receive Nearly $7.5M in Brownfields Job Training Grants at Wichita, Kansas, Event

  Funding includes nearly $500K for the Workforce Alliance of South Central Kansas

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces 16 Organizations Across U.S. to Receive Nearly $7.5M in Brownfields Job Training Grants at Wichita, Kansas, Event

  • Release Date: December 12, 2024

• EPA Region 7 to Host Open House for Former United Zinc Superfund Site on Oct. 29

  EPA officials will present site updates and information about the new residential soil lead guidance to the Iola community

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 to Host Open House for Former United Zinc Superfund Site on Oct. 29

  • Release Date: October 23, 2024

• EPA Region 7 to Host Open House for Cherokee County Superfund Site in Historic Tri-State Mining District

  EPA officials will present site updates and information about the new residential soil lead guidance to the community on Oct. 28

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 to Host Open House for Cherokee County Superfund Site in Historic Tri-State Mining District

  • Release Date: October 22, 2024

• EPA Decides on Cleanup Plans for Seven Abandoned Uranium Mine Sites in Navajo Nation

  EPA News Release: EPA Decides on Cleanup Plans for Seven Abandoned Uranium Mine Sites in Navajo Nation

  • Release Date: October 8, 2024

• EPA Region 7 Presents City of KCMO and KC Regional Brownfields Coalition with Checks Totaling $4.5M for Brownfields Grants

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Presents City of KCMO and KC Regional Brownfields Coalition with Checks Totaling $4.5M for Brownfields Grants

  • Release Date: September 30, 2024

• EPA Proposes a New Mexico Site to the Superfund National Priorities List

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to add the site Carlisle Village Cleaners Superfund Site to the National Priorities List.

  • Release Date: September 13, 2024

• EPA and Partners Celebrate $1M Through Investing in America Agenda for Northern New Mexico Brownfields Programs

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and New Mexico elected officials celebrated $1 million in Brownfields grants to Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) and the City of Raton from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.

  • Release Date: July 23, 2024

• EPA Region 7 Presents Flint Hills Regional Council with $1.5M Check for Brownfields Grant in Kansas

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Presents Flint Hills Regional Council with $1.5M Check for Brownfields Grant in Kansas

  • Release Date: July 19, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $500,000 Brownfields Grant Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Raton, New Mexico

  Funded by $1.5 billion investment into Brownfields sites from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address legacy pollution, advance environmental justice, and create healthier communities

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $500,000 Brownfields Grant Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Raton, New Mexico

  • Release Date: May 23, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1.5M in Brownfields Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in Kansas

  Funded by $1.5 billion investment into brownfield sites from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address legacy pollution, advance environmental justice, and create healthier communities

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1.5M in Brownfields Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in Kansas

  • Release Date: May 20, 2024

• EPA Announces New Cleanup Projects in Kansas as Part of Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America Agenda

  Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is continuing to boost Superfund cleanup efforts across Kansas

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces New Cleanup Projects in Kansas as Part of Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: February 27, 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