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• EPA Announces Total of Nearly $23M in Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants to Two Rural Projects in Kansas and Missouri

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Total of Nearly $23M in Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants to Two Rural Projects in Kansas and Missouri

  • Release Date: December 13, 2024

• EPA Announces Over $10M to St. Louis Public Schools for Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles

  Seventy applicants tentatively selected to receive funding for over 2,400 zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles, along with infrastructure and workforce development projects, to tackle climate change, reduce air pollution, and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Over $10M to St. Louis Public Schools for Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles

  • Release Date: December 11, 2024

• EPA Penalizes Plaze Inc. for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations in Pacific, Missouri

  EPA News Release: EPA Penalizes Plaze Inc. for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations in Pacific, Missouri

  • Release Date: December 5, 2024

• EPA Settles Alleged Clean Air Act Violations with BCP Ingredients Inc. in Verona, Missouri

  EPA News Release: EPA Settles Alleged Clean Air Act Violations with BCP Ingredients Inc. in Verona, Missouri

  • Release Date: December 3, 2024

• EPA Announces Community Meeting Dec. 5 to Discuss EPA Air Monitoring in Verona, Missouri

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Community Meeting Dec. 5 to Discuss EPA Air Monitoring in Verona, Missouri

  • Release Date: December 3, 2024

• EPA Partnership with City of Springfield, Missouri, Provides Career Training, Job Readiness at Ozark Correctional Center

  Nineteen students are graduating from Springfield’s Green for Greene program, made possible by EPA Brownfields Grant

  EPA News Release: EPA Partnership with City of Springfield, Missouri, Provides Career Training, Job Readiness at Ozark Correctional Center

  • Release Date: November 20, 2024

• EPA Region 7 to Host Nov. 14 Open House for Newton County Mine Tailings Superfund Site

  EPA officials will present a site update and information about the new residential soil lead guidance in Neosho, Missouri

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 to Host Nov. 14 Open House for Newton County Mine Tailings Superfund Site

  • Release Date: November 12, 2024

• EPA Announces Missouri Selectees to Receive Nearly $700K in Grants to Help Businesses Prevent Pollution

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Missouri Selectees to Receive Nearly $700K in Grants to Help Businesses Prevent Pollution

  • Release Date: October 31, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $87M for Water Infrastructure in Missouri Through Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $87M for Water Infrastructure in Missouri Through Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: October 23, 2024

• EPA Announces Over $5.5M to Missouri Selectees to Upgrade Older Diesel Engines to Cleaner and Zero-Emission Solutions

  Selectees have projects benefitting Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Over $5.5M to Missouri Selectees to Upgrade Older Diesel Engines to Cleaner and Zero-Emission Solutions

  • Release Date: October 18, 2024

• EPA Region 7 to Host Four Open Houses for Superfund Sites in Missouri’s Old Lead Belt

  EPA officials will present site updates and information about the new residential soil lead guidance to the communities on Oct. 21-24

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 to Host Four Open Houses for Superfund Sites in Missouri’s Old Lead Belt

  • Release Date: October 15, 2024

• EPA Region 7 to Host Oct. 16 Open House for Oronogo-Duenweg Mining Belt Superfund Site

  EPA officials will present the Community Involvement Plan and findings from the Technical Assistance Needs Assessment

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 to Host Oct. 16 Open House for Oronogo-Duenweg Mining Belt Superfund Site

  • Release Date: October 8, 2024

• EPA Issues Final Rule Requiring Replacement of Lead Pipes Within 10 Years, Announces over $40.5M in Funding to Missouri to Provide Clean Water to Schools and Homes

  EPA announces new final regulations and new funding under the Biden-Harris administration’s Investing in America Agenda for clean drinking water

  EPA News Release: EPA Issues Final Rule Requiring Replacement of Lead Pipes Within 10 Years, Announces over $40.5M in Funding to Missouri to Provide Clean Water to Schools and Homes

  • Release Date: October 8, 2024

• EPA Region 7 Invites Public to Attend Virtual Environmental Justice Community Stakeholder Meeting

  Oct. 17 outreach event will provide opportunity for 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: October 3, 2024

• EPA Awards $100K Research Grant to University of Missouri Team to Develop Environmental Technology

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $100K Research Grant to University of Missouri Team to Develop Environmental Technology

  • Release Date: October 3, 2024