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• EPA Region 7 to Host Community Meeting in Des Moines, Iowa, for Lot 46 Valley Gardens TCE Superfund Site

  Community members are invited to learn more about the site, the proposal to the National Priorities List, and EPA’s cleanup plans

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 to Host Community Meeting in Des Moines, Iowa, for Lot 46 Valley Gardens TCE Superfund Site

  • Release Date: September 21, 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

• Anaerobic Digestion on the Farm Conference Registration Now Open

  EPA Region 7, Iowa State University, and the University of Iowa will host the conference Nov. 6-8 in Ames, Iowa

  EPA News Release: Anaerobic Digestion on the Farm Conference Registration Now Open

  • Release Date: September 11, 2023

• EPA Superfund Program Proposes Four Sites to National Priorities List, Including Lot 46 Valley Gardens TCE in Des Moines

  Community members are encouraged to attend an upcoming Community Meeting to learn more about the site and EPA’s proposed cleanup activities

  EPA News Release: EPA Superfund Program Proposes Four Sites to National Priorities List, Including Lot 46 Valley Gardens TCE in Des Moines

  • Release Date: September 7, 2023

• EPA Region 7 to Cohost Regional Lead Summit Sept. 12-13 in Kansas City, Missouri

  The summit will focus on strategies to address childhood lead exposure

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 to Cohost Regional Lead Summit Sept. 12-13 in Kansas City, Missouri

  • Release Date: September 7, 2023

• EPA Region 7 Awards $400K Check to Denison, Iowa, for Brownfields Grant

  Funding will target assessment and reuse plans for Denison Municipal Utility Power Plant and Avenue C sites

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Awards $400K Check to Denison, Iowa, for Brownfields Grant

  • Release Date: September 30, 2022

• La Región 7 de la EPA entrega un cheque de $400K a Denison, Iowa, para una subvención de Brownfields

  Los fondos se destinarán a la evaluación y los planes de reutilización para la Planta de Energía de Servicios Públicos Municipales de Denison y los sitios de Avenue C

  EPA News Release: La Región 7 de la EPA entrega un cheque de $400K a Denison, Iowa, para una subvención de Brownfields

  • Release Date: September 30, 2022

• EPA Recognizes Des Moines-Based Hy-Vee as GreenChill Program Celebrates 15 Years of Supporting Smart Refrigerant Management Across Supermarket Industry

  EPA News Release: EPA Recognizes Des Moines-Based Hy-Vee as GreenChill Program Celebrates 15 Years of Supporting Smart Refrigerant Management Across Supermarket Industry

  • Release Date: September 27, 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 Updates Superfund National Priorities List to Include Highway 3 PCE Site in Le Mars, Iowa

  Agency will work to remediate site of PCE that originated from historic dry-cleaning services

  EPA News Release: EPA Updates Superfund National Priorities List to Include Highway 3 PCE Site in Le Mars, Iowa

  • Release Date: September 7, 2022