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• Viridis Chemical of Columbus, Nebraska, Wins 2024 Green Chemistry Challenge Award

  EPA News Release: Viridis Chemical of Columbus, Nebraska, Wins 2024 Green Chemistry Challenge Award

  • Release Date: October 3, 2024

• EPA Region 7 Fines Hawkins Inc. of Camanche, Iowa, for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Fines Hawkins Inc. of Camanche, Iowa, for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations

  • Release Date: September 9, 2024

• EPA Region 7 and City of St. Joseph, Missouri, Agree on Settlement for HPI Products Inc. Property

  Agreement sets the stage for further cleanup and redevelopment at a property

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 and City of St. Joseph, Missouri, Agree on Settlement for HPI Products Inc. Property

  • Release Date: August 7, 2024

• EPA Region 7 Completes Oversight of Removal Activities at C6-Zero Site in Marengo, Iowa

  Explosion and fire at the site in December 2022 started a multi-agency, multi-year investigation and cleanup

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Completes Oversight of Removal Activities at C6-Zero Site in Marengo, Iowa

  • Release Date: August 1, 2024

• EPA Region 7 Performs Removal Operations near Hillsboro, Missouri

  Over 30 abandoned drums were punctured and drained on the property

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Performs Removal Operations near Hillsboro, Missouri

  • Release Date: August 1, 2024

• Hazardous Waste Facility in Fredonia, Kansas, Settles Enforcement Case with EPA

  EPA News Release: Hazardous Waste Facility in Fredonia, Kansas, Settles Enforcement Case with EPA

  • Release Date: March 7, 2024

• EPA Resolves Enforcement Action with Vishay Dale Electronics LLC for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations in Columbus, Nebraska

  EPA News Release: EPA Resolves Enforcement Action with Vishay Dale Electronics LLC for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations in Columbus, Nebraska

  • Release Date: March 4, 2024

• EPA Region 7 Announces $180K Funding Opportunity for Regional Source Reduction Assistance

  Pollution prevention projects eligible for funding

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Announces $180K Funding Opportunity for Regional Source Reduction Assistance

  • Release Date: February 16, 2024

• EPA Fines Clean Harbors for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations at Kimball, Nebraska, Facility

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Clean Harbors for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations at Kimball, Nebraska, Facility

  • Release Date: February 14, 2024

• EPA Fines Owens Corning for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations at Kansas City, Kansas, Facility

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Owens Corning for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations at Kansas City, Kansas, Facility

  • Release Date: February 12, 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 Fines Cobalt Boats for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations in Kansas

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Cobalt Boats for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations in Kansas

  • Release Date: December 19, 2023

• EPA Fines Swift Beef Company for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations in Nebraska

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Swift Beef Company for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations in Nebraska

  • Release Date: December 18, 2023