Search News Releases

Displaying 1 - 11 of 11 results

• Biden-Harris Administration Selects RTI International to Receive $100M to Fund Environmental Justice Projects Across U.S., to Include Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  Grantmaker selected to reduce barriers to federal funds and issue thousands of environmental justice grants over the next three years

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Selects RTI International to Receive $100M to Fund Environmental Justice Projects Across U.S., to Include Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: December 20, 2023

• EPA Fines Iowa Ethanol Producer for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Iowa Ethanol Producer for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations

  • Release Date: November 30, 2023

• EPA Fines Altoona, Iowa, Company for Alleged Chemical Risk Prevention Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Altoona, Iowa, Company for Alleged Chemical Risk Prevention Violations

  • Release Date: November 13, 2023

• EPA Region 7 Presents $4M Check to City of Iowa City, After Selection for Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Presents $4M Check to City of Iowa City, After Selection for Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant

  • Release Date: November 8, 2023

• EPA Announces Over $2.5M for Environmental Justice Projects in Communities Across Iowa

  Selections are part of largest investments through EPA’s Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Cooperative Agreement and Environmental Justice Government-to-Government grant programs funded by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Over $2.5M for Environmental Justice Projects in Communities Across Iowa

  • Release Date: October 24, 2023

• EPA Announces Availability of $4.6B in Competitive Grants to Cut Climate Pollution as Part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda

  Announcement comes during Climate Week 2023

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Availability of $4.6B in Competitive Grants to Cut Climate Pollution as Part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: September 20, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Invests Over $4.5M in Iowa Recycling Infrastructure Projects Through Investing in America Agenda

  EPA grants funded in part by largest recycling investment in 30 years under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Invests Over $4.5M in Iowa Recycling Infrastructure Projects Through Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: September 13, 2023

• EPA Fines Waterloo, Iowa, Company for Alleged Chemical Risk Prevention Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Waterloo, Iowa, Company for Alleged Chemical Risk Prevention Violations

  • Release Date: August 14, 2023

• EPA Names 2023 Top Cities for ENERGY STAR-Certified Buildings

  Des Moines, Sioux City, and Dubuque in Iowa make Top 10 in small and mid-sized city categories

  EPA News Release: EPA Names 2023 Top Cities for ENERGY STAR-Certified Buildings

  • Release Date: April 26, 2023

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

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $19M in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Iowa 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