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• Oil Recovery Operations and Mill Creek Restoration near Washington, Kansas, Are Complete

  Mill Creek is once again flowing naturally after the diversion system and final berms were removed

  EPA News Release: Oil Recovery Operations and Mill Creek Restoration near Washington, Kansas, Are Complete

  • Release Date: October 31, 2023

• EPA Announces $1M for Environmental Justice Projects in Kansas as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  Selection announced as part of largest investments through EPA’s Environmental Justice Government-to-Government grant program funded by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $1M for Environmental Justice Projects in Kansas as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: October 24, 2023

• EPA Reaches Settlement with BG Products Inc. for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations in Kansas

  EPA News Release: EPA Reaches Settlement with BG Products Inc. for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations in Kansas

  • Release Date: October 19, 2023

• Kansas Ethanol Producer Agrees to Pay Penalty for Alleged Environmental Law Violations

  EPA News Release: Kansas Ethanol Producer Agrees to Pay Penalty for Alleged Environmental Law Violations

  • Release Date: October 18, 2023

• EPA Region 7 Invites Great Bend, Kansas, Community Members to Attend Presentation About Plating Inc. Superfund Site on Nov. 6

  This site, on the National Priorities List, received funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to expedite cleanup

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Invites Great Bend, Kansas, Community Members to Attend Presentation About Plating Inc. Superfund Site on Nov. 6

  • Release Date: October 16, 2023

• EPA Selects Kansas State University to Receive Nearly $550K Pollution Prevention Grant to Advance Environmental Justice

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects Kansas State University to Receive Nearly $550K Pollution Prevention Grant to Advance Environmental Justice

  • Release Date: October 12, 2023

• EPA Fines Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations in Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations in Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska

  • Release Date: October 11, 2023

• EPA to Host Six No-Cost Lead Awareness Sessions in Nebraska During Children’s Health Month

  EPA News Release: EPA to Host Six No-Cost Lead Awareness Sessions in Nebraska During Children’s Health Month

  • Release Date: October 5, 2023

• Hy-Vee Inc. to Pay Penalty for Violating EPA Pesticide Order

  EPA News Release: Hy-Vee Inc. to Pay Penalty for Violating EPA Pesticide Order

  • Release Date: February 28, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $20.9M for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades Through Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in Kansas

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $20.9M for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades Through Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in Kansas

  • Release Date: February 24, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $11.8M for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades Through Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in Nebraska

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $11.8M for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades Through Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in Nebraska

  • Release Date: February 24, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $19M in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Kansas to Address Emerging Contaminants Like PFAS in Drinking Water

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $19M in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Kansas to Address Emerging Contaminants Like PFAS in Drinking Water

  • Release Date: February 14, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $19M in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Nebraska to Address Emerging Contaminants Like PFAS in Drinking Water

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $19M in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Nebraska to Address Emerging Contaminants Like PFAS in Drinking Water

  • Release Date: February 14, 2023

• EPA Region 7 Announces Virtual Listening Session on PFAS Strategic Roadmap

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Announces Virtual Listening Session on PFAS Strategic Roadmap

  • Release Date: February 13, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Cleanup Projects in Kansas

  EPA announces start of new cleanup projects at 22 Superfund sites, along with 100 other ongoing cleanups, thanks to President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Cleanup Projects in Kansas

  • Release Date: February 10, 2023