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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

• United States Files Court Settlement for Cleanup and Reimbursement of Costs at Iowa-Nebraska Light & Power Company Superfund Site in Norfolk, Nebraska

  EPA News Release: United States Files Court Settlement for Cleanup and Reimbursement of Costs at Iowa-Nebraska Light & Power Company Superfund Site in Norfolk, Nebraska

  • Release Date: November 8, 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 $500K Brownfields Check to Schuyler Community Development in Nebraska

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Presents $500K Brownfields Check to Schuyler Community Development in Nebraska

  • Release Date: July 24, 2024

• La Región 7 de la EPA invita al público a asistir a las reuniones comunitarias sobre el sitio Superfund Omaha Lead en el área céntrica de Omaha, Nebraska

  Las reuniones de junio se centrarán en los hallazgos de la última revisión cada cinco años del sitio

  EPA News Release: La Región 7 de la EPA invita al público a asistir a las reuniones comunitarias sobre el sitio Superfund Omaha Lead en el área céntrica de Omaha, Nebraska

  • Release Date: June 17, 2024

• EPA Region 7 Invites Public to Attend Community Meetings About Omaha Lead Superfund Site in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska

  June meetings will focus on the findings of the site’s latest Five-Year Review

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Invites Public to Attend Community Meetings About Omaha Lead Superfund Site in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska

  • Release Date: June 17, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $1.3 Million in Brownfield Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in Cherokee Nation

  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 Over $1.3 Million in Brownfield Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in Cherokee Nation

  • Release Date: May 23, 2024

• EPA Region 7 Celebrates Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding in York, Nebraska

  Officials from EPA Region 7 were joined by city and state representatives to highlight funding for Superfund sites in the region

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Celebrates Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding in York, Nebraska

  • Release Date: May 23, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $500K in Brownfields Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in Nebraska

  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 $500K in Brownfields Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in Nebraska

  • Release Date: May 20, 2024

• EPA Issues Explanation of Significant Differences for PCE Southeast Contamination Superfund Site in York, Nebraska

  Changes outlined by document are necessary for installation of remedial system

  EPA News Release: EPA Issues Explanation of Significant Differences for PCE Southeast Contamination Superfund Site in York, Nebraska

  • Release Date: February 2, 2024

• EPA Fines Omaha Chemical Manufacturing Facility for Alleged Violations of Multiple Environmental Laws

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Omaha Chemical Manufacturing Facility for Alleged Violations of Multiple Environmental Laws

  • Release Date: January 24, 2024

• La EPA multa a la instalación de fabricación química de Omaha por presuntas violaciones de varias leyes ambientales

  EPA News Release: La EPA multa a la instalación de fabricación química de Omaha por presuntas violaciones de varias leyes ambientales

  • Release Date: January 24, 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

• EPA Selects Final Cleanup Plan for the Sulphur Bank Mercury Mine Superfund Site

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects Final Cleanup Plan for the Sulphur Bank Mercury Mine Superfund Site

  • Release Date: December 4, 2023

• EPA Region 7 to Present City of Chadron, Nebraska, with $500K Check for Brownfields Grant

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 to Present City of Chadron, Nebraska, with $500K Check for Brownfields Grant

  • Release Date: June 28, 2023