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• EPA to Begin Free Lead Testing at Cherokee County, Kansas, Superfund Site

  New sitewide assessment will include testing of eligible residential yards, private drinking water wells, parks, and agricultural areas

  EPA News Release: EPA to Begin Free Lead Testing at Cherokee County, Kansas, Superfund Site

  • Release Date: September 13, 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 Proposes Bellevue, Nebraska, Site for Addition to Superfund National Priorities List

  After 60-day public comment period, EPA may add site to NPL if it continues to meet listing requirements

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Bellevue, Nebraska, Site for Addition to Superfund National Priorities List

  • Release Date: September 7, 2022

• EPA Fines Auto Repair Shops in Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska for ‘Defeat Device’ Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Auto Repair Shops in Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska for ‘Defeat Device’ Violations

  • Release Date: August 30, 2022

• La Región 7 de la EPA anuncia más eliminaciones en el sitio Superfund Omaha Lead

  Las eliminaciones parciales reflejan la conclusión de los trabajos de limpieza por parte de la EPA y la ciudad de Omaha

  EPA News Release: La Región 7 de la EPA anuncia más eliminaciones en el sitio Superfund Omaha Lead

  • Release Date: August 23, 2022

• EPA Region 7 Announces More Deletions at Omaha Lead Superfund Site

  Partial deletions recognize completion of cleanup work by EPA and city of Omaha

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Announces More Deletions at Omaha Lead Superfund Site

  • Release Date: August 23, 2022

• Smith Frozen Foods to pay $100,000 penalty for Clean Air Act violations

  EPA News Release: Smith Frozen Foods to pay $100,000 penalty for Clean Air Act violations

  • Release Date: August 22, 2022

• EPA Fines Shilling Construction Company Inc. for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations in Kansas

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Shilling Construction Company Inc. for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations in Kansas

  • Release Date: August 19, 2022

• EPA Awards $400,000 Environmental Education Grants to Empower Students, Teachers and Communities in Oregon and Washington

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $400,000 Environmental Education Grants to Empower Students, Teachers and Communities in Oregon and Washington

  • Release Date: August 18, 2022

• EPA Fines Heartland Development LP for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations in Kansas

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Heartland Development LP for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations in Kansas

  • Release Date: August 18, 2022

• EPA Regional Administrator to tout brownfields investments in Portland low-income housing

  Agency has provided Oregon with $8.3 million to revitalize blighted sites

  EPA News Release: EPA Regional Administrator to tout brownfields investments in Portland low-income housing

  • Release Date: August 11, 2022

• EPA Announces $79 Million Investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Protect and Restore the Columbia River Basin

  Up to $6.9 million in Clean Water Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding will be awarded to reduce toxics in fish and water, address climate impacts in communities throughout the Basin

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $79 Million Investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Protect and Restore the Columbia River Basin

  • Release Date: August 10, 2022

• EPA Kicks Off Tour of Iconic Waters, Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act 

  EPA News Release: EPA Kicks Off Tour of Iconic Waters, Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act 

  • Release Date: August 5, 2022

• EPA Region 7 Approves Permit Modification at Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant in De Soto, Kansas

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Approves Permit Modification at Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant in De Soto, Kansas

  • Release Date: August 2, 2022

• Pilot Travel Centers to Pay $121K Penalty for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations in Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska

  EPA News Release: Pilot Travel Centers to Pay $121K Penalty for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations in Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska

  • Release Date: July 27, 2022