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• Biden-Harris Administration Issues Final Rule Requiring Replacement of Lead Pipes Within 10 Years, Announces $9M in Funding to the U.S. Virgin Islands 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: Biden-Harris Administration Issues Final Rule Requiring Replacement of Lead Pipes Within 10 Years, Announces $9M in Funding to the U.S. Virgin Islands 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

• EPA Fines Roquette America Inc. of Keokuk, Iowa, for Alleged Chemical Risk Prevention Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Roquette America Inc. of Keokuk, Iowa, for Alleged Chemical Risk Prevention Violations

  • Release Date: October 3, 2024

• EPA Recognizes Eight Freight Industry Leaders for Environmental Performance in Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska

  EPA News Release: EPA Recognizes Eight Freight Industry Leaders for Environmental Performance in Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska

  • Release Date: October 2, 2024

• EPA Region 7 Presents City of KCMO and KC Regional Brownfields Coalition with Checks Totaling $4.5M for Brownfields Grants

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Presents City of KCMO and KC Regional Brownfields Coalition with Checks Totaling $4.5M for Brownfields Grants

  • Release Date: September 30, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $348M in Low-Interest Funding to Protect Water Resources in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $348M in Low-Interest Funding to Protect Water Resources in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

  • Release Date: September 26, 2024

• Haskell Indian Nations University Career Counselor Appointed Member of Inaugural HBSU-MSI Federal Advisory Council

  EPA News Release: Haskell Indian Nations University Career Counselor Appointed Member of Inaugural HBSU-MSI Federal Advisory Council

  • Release Date: September 19, 2024

• EPA Region 7 Fines Linwood Mining and Minerals Corporation for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations in Davenport, Iowa

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Fines Linwood Mining and Minerals Corporation for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations in Davenport, Iowa

  • Release Date: September 16, 2024

• EPA Orders PHRT to Remove Additional Chemicals from the Refinery on St. Croix

  EPA News Release: EPA Orders PHRT to Remove Additional Chemicals from the Refinery on St. Croix

  • Release Date: August 23, 2024

• EPA Awards $25.5M in New Grants to Combat Impact of Climate Change on Drinking Water Infrastructure

  Public Water Supply District #8 of Platte County, Missouri, awarded over $560K

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $25.5M in New Grants to Combat Impact of Climate Change on Drinking Water Infrastructure

  • Release Date: August 20, 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

• EPA Announces $280K in Environmental Education Funding for Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri Organizations

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $280K in Environmental Education Funding for Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri Organizations

  • Release Date: July 31, 2024