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• EPA Region 7 Invites Public to Attend Virtual Environmental Justice Community Stakeholder Meeting

  The Feb. 22 outreach event will enable 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: January 31, 2024

• La Región 7 de la EPA invita al público a asistir a una reunión virtual de partes interesadas de la comunidad sobre justicia ambiental

  El evento de difusión del 22 de febrero permitirá a los asistentes obtener más información sobre las iniciativas de justicia ambiental de la Región 7

  EPA News Release: La Región 7 de la EPA invita al público a asistir a una reunión virtual de partes interesadas de la comunidad sobre justicia ambiental

  • Release Date: January 31, 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 Administrator Reappoints Leaders from Lincoln, Nebraska, and Willow Springs, Missouri, to National Advisory Committee

  First time in Local Government Advisory Committee’s history that membership will have female majority

  EPA News Release: EPA Administrator Reappoints Leaders from Lincoln, Nebraska, and Willow Springs, Missouri, to National Advisory Committee

  • Release Date: January 11, 2024

• EPA Announces Over $5.9M in Awards for Clean School Buses in Iowa, as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Over $5.9M in Awards for Clean School Buses in Iowa, as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: January 9, 2024

• EPA Announces Over $15.8M in Awards for Clean School Buses in Missouri, as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Over $15.8M in Awards for Clean School Buses in Missouri, as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: January 9, 2024

• EPA Encourages Home Testing During National Radon Action Month

  Many areas in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska have the potential for elevated indoor radon levels

  EPA News Release: EPA Encourages Home Testing During National Radon Action Month

  • Release Date: January 4, 2024

• Iowa American Lung Association Awarded $422,155 for Diesel Emissions Reduction Project

  Project reduces construction, port emissions impacting 24 Iowa, Missouri counties; Iowa, Missouri awarded over $500,000 each for state program

  EPA News Release: Iowa American Lung Association Awarded $422,155 for Diesel Emissions Reduction Project

  • Release Date: November 22, 2021

• Mason City, Iowa, and Planning Commission in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Awarded Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions in Municipal Fleets

  EPA News Release: Mason City, Iowa, and Planning Commission in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Awarded Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions in Municipal Fleets

  • Release Date: November 22, 2021

• Five Missouri School Districts, Bus Company Awarded $672,540 in Bus Diesel Emissions Reduction Grants

  MoDNR awarded $524,064 to operate state program

  EPA News Release: Five Missouri School Districts, Bus Company Awarded $672,540 in Bus Diesel Emissions Reduction Grants

  • Release Date: November 22, 2021

• KCMO’s Metropolitan Energy Center Awarded Over $1.4 Million to Reduce Diesel Emissions in Six Regional Cities

  EPA News Release: KCMO’s Metropolitan Energy Center Awarded Over $1.4 Million to Reduce Diesel Emissions in Six Regional Cities

  • Release Date: November 22, 2021

• EPA Fines Mason City, Iowa, Cement Manufacturer for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Mason City, Iowa, Cement Manufacturer for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations

  • Release Date: November 19, 2021

• EPA Region 7 Responding to Mercury Spill at Residences in Wentzville, Missouri, Area

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Responding to Mercury Spill at Residences in Wentzville, Missouri, Area

  • Release Date: November 2, 2021