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• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1.5M from EPA’s Brownfields Grants to Train Missouri Environmental Workers

  EPA selects three Missouri organizations to receive first Brownfields Job Training grants funded by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, boosting workforce training in underserved, overburdened communities

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1.5M from EPA’s Brownfields Grants to Train Missouri Environmental Workers

  • Release Date: December 14, 2022

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $21.8M from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Missouri School Districts

  Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $21.8M from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Missouri School Districts

  • Release Date: October 26, 2022

• EPA Announces $3.65 Million Grant to Rural Community Assistance Partnership to Reduce Lead in Drinking Water

  Projects will advance goals of Biden-Harris administration’s Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan; grant funding delivers on President’s Justice40 Initiative

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $3.65 Million Grant to Rural Community Assistance Partnership to Reduce Lead in Drinking Water

  • Release Date: October 21, 2022

• EPA Region 7 Announces Finalization of Climate Adaptation Implementation Plan

  This plan was one of 20 published in a nationwide rollout

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Announces Finalization of Climate Adaptation Implementation Plan

  • Release Date: October 17, 2022

• EPA Awards $80M in Water Infrastructure Funding to Kansas at Clean Water Act 50th Anniversary Celebration Where Missouri and Kansas Rivers Meet

  Federal, state and local officials gather at historic Kaw Point Park in Kansas City, Kansas

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $80M in Water Infrastructure Funding to Kansas at Clean Water Act 50th Anniversary Celebration Where Missouri and Kansas Rivers Meet

  • Release Date: October 5, 2022

• EPA Selects Five Recipients for Pollution Prevention Grants in Region 7 Funded by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  K-State, MSU, Missouri S&T, UNL, and Iowa Department of Natural Resources selected for grants

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects Five Recipients for Pollution Prevention Grants in Region 7 Funded by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  • Release Date: September 8, 2022

• EPA Region 7 Presents Checks Totaling Over $3M to St. Louis Organizations at Busch Stadium

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Presents Checks Totaling Over $3M to St. Louis Organizations at Busch Stadium

  • Release Date: June 29, 2022

• EPA Regional Administrator McCollister Urges School Districts, Tribes, and School Bus Operators in Region 7 States to Apply for $500M in Available Clean School Bus Funding

  President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law creates new EPA program to protect children’s health, reduce pollution, and boost American manufacturing

  EPA News Release: EPA Regional Administrator McCollister Urges School Districts, Tribes, and School Bus Operators in Region 7 States to Apply for $500M in Available Clean School Bus Funding

  • Release Date: May 20, 2022

• Kansas City, Missouri, Selected to Receive $5.75M as Biden Administration Announces $254M to Tackle Polluted Brownfield Sites

  EPA News Release: Kansas City, Missouri, Selected to Receive $5.75M as Biden Administration Announces $254M to Tackle Polluted Brownfield Sites

  • Release Date: May 19, 2022

• St. Louis, Missouri, and St. Louis County Selected to Receive $1M and $1.9M as Biden Administration Announces $254M to Tackle Polluted Brownfield Sites

  EPA News Release: St. Louis, Missouri, and St. Louis County Selected to Receive $1M and $1.9M as Biden Administration Announces $254M to Tackle Polluted Brownfield Sites

  • Release Date: May 19, 2022

• EPA, States, and MRCTI Mayors Hold Mississippi River Corridor Summit on Historic Water Infrastructure Funding

  Local leaders discussed water infrastructure needs and challenges in competing for State Revolving Funds

  EPA News Release: EPA, States, and MRCTI Mayors Hold Mississippi River Corridor Summit on Historic Water Infrastructure Funding

  • Release Date: May 11, 2022

• EPA Region 7 Presents Nearly $200K Check to Heartland Conservation Alliance for Brownfields Job Training Grant

  Funding will provide workforce training and job opportunities for over 50 young Kansas Citians aging out of foster care

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Presents Nearly $200K Check to Heartland Conservation Alliance for Brownfields Job Training Grant

  • Release Date: April 20, 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

• 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