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• EPA Regional Administrator Meg McCollister Launches EPA Region 7 Brownfields Investing in America Tour to Missouri and Iowa

  Four-day trip in June will celebrate nearly $6M in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to communities and coalitions

  EPA News Release: EPA Regional Administrator Meg McCollister Launches EPA Region 7 Brownfields Investing in America Tour to Missouri and Iowa

  • Release Date: May 31, 2023

• St. Louis Chemical Company Agrees to Pay Penalty for Failure to Report Toxic Chemical Releases

  EPA News Release: St. Louis Chemical Company Agrees to Pay Penalty for Failure to Report Toxic Chemical Releases

  • Release Date: May 31, 2023

• EPA Facilitates Access Agreement Between Ameren and City of St. Charles, Missouri

  Agreement paves the way for Agency-required work to continue at the Elm Point Wellfield in St. Charles

  EPA News Release: EPA Facilitates Access Agreement Between Ameren and City of St. Charles, Missouri

  • Release Date: May 10, 2023

• EPA Invites Community to Attend May 9 Public Meeting to Discuss West Lake Landfill Design Investigation and Remedial Design Progress

  Operable Unit 1 will be the focus of the meeting in Bridgeton, Missouri

  EPA News Release: EPA Invites Community to Attend May 9 Public Meeting to Discuss West Lake Landfill Design Investigation and Remedial Design Progress

  • Release Date: May 8, 2023

• EPA Announces Two Missouri National Priority List Superfund Sites to Receive Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding

  EPA plans to use first $1B from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to clear out the Superfund backlog and accelerate cleanup for dozens of additional Superfund projects

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Two Missouri National Priority List Superfund Sites to Receive Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding

  • Release Date: December 17, 2021

• EPA Region 7 Announces Environmental Justice Grant Funding for Eight Community-Driven Projects in Missouri and Nebraska

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Announces Environmental Justice Grant Funding for Eight Community-Driven Projects in Missouri and Nebraska

  • Release Date: December 16, 2021

• EPA Region 7 Announces Opportunity to Apply for Farmer to Farmer Grant Funding

  $12 million available for historically underserved farm-focused projects in Gulf of Mexico watershed

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Announces Opportunity to Apply for Farmer to Farmer Grant Funding

  • Release Date: December 14, 2021

• EPA Announces Appointment of Meg McCollister as Regional Administrator for EPA Region 7

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Appointment of Meg McCollister as Regional Administrator for EPA Region 7

  • Release Date: December 9, 2021

• EPA Invites Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District to Apply for Water Infrastructure Loan

  Invited projects will help modernize water infrastructure for 25 million Americans while creating up to 49,000 jobs

  EPA News Release: EPA Invites Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District to Apply for Water Infrastructure Loan

  • Release Date: December 7, 2021

• EPA Announces Over $147 Million in 2022 Water Infrastructure Funding for Missouri

  Administrator announces Bipartisan Infrastructure Law allocations, calls for prioritizing underserved communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Over $147 Million in 2022 Water Infrastructure Funding for Missouri

  • Release Date: December 2, 2021

• Iowa American Lung Association Awarded $422,155 for Diesel Emissions Reduction Project

  Project reduces construction, port emissions impacting 24 Iowa, Missouri counties; Iowa, Missouri awarded over $500,000 each for state program

  EPA News Release: Iowa American Lung Association Awarded $422,155 for Diesel Emissions Reduction Project

  • Release Date: November 22, 2021

• Mason City, Iowa, and Planning Commission in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Awarded Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions in Municipal Fleets

  EPA News Release: Mason City, Iowa, and Planning Commission in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Awarded Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions in Municipal Fleets

  • Release Date: November 22, 2021

• Five Missouri School Districts, Bus Company Awarded $672,540 in Bus Diesel Emissions Reduction Grants

  MoDNR awarded $524,064 to operate state program

  EPA News Release: Five Missouri School Districts, Bus Company Awarded $672,540 in Bus Diesel Emissions Reduction Grants

  • Release Date: November 22, 2021

• KCMO’s Metropolitan Energy Center Awarded Over $1.4 Million to Reduce Diesel Emissions in Six Regional Cities

  EPA News Release: KCMO’s Metropolitan Energy Center Awarded Over $1.4 Million to Reduce Diesel Emissions in Six Regional Cities

  • Release Date: November 22, 2021

• EPA Region 7 Responding to Mercury Spill at Residences in Wentzville, Missouri, Area

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Responding to Mercury Spill at Residences in Wentzville, Missouri, Area

  • Release Date: November 2, 2021