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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 Region 7 Presents $1.7M Check to City of Lincoln, Nebraska, for Recycling Education and Outreach Grant

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Presents $1.7M Check to City of Lincoln, Nebraska, for Recycling Education and Outreach Grant

  • Release Date: January 25, 2024

• EPA, HUD, DOE Sign Joint Letter Asking Utility Companies to Make Energy and Water Usage Data Available for Multifamily Properties

  Leaders of three federal agencies join forces to seek data that will facilitate green upgrades to the nation’s housing stock

  EPA News Release: EPA, HUD, DOE Sign Joint Letter Asking Utility Companies to Make Energy and Water Usage Data Available for Multifamily Properties

  • Release Date: January 25, 2024

• EPA Fines Omaha Chemical Manufacturing Facility for Alleged Violations of Multiple Environmental Laws

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Omaha Chemical Manufacturing Facility for Alleged Violations of Multiple Environmental Laws

  • Release Date: January 24, 2024

• La EPA multa a la instalación de fabricación química de Omaha por presuntas violaciones de varias leyes ambientales

  EPA News Release: La EPA multa a la instalación de fabricación química de Omaha por presuntas violaciones de varias leyes ambientales

  • Release Date: January 24, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $11M in grants for wildfire smoke preparedness in community buildings

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $11M in grants for wildfire smoke preparedness in community buildings

  • Release Date: January 23, 2024

• EPA kicks off in-person regional roadshows to help communities access historic Investing in America funding for local climate and environmental justice solutions

  New phase of EPA’s Community, Equity & Resiliency Initiative to launch in Albany, New York to help communities access unprecedented Inflation Reduction Act resources

  EPA News Release: EPA kicks off in-person regional roadshows to help communities access historic Investing in America funding for local climate and environmental justice solutions

  • Release Date: January 17, 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

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Proposed Rule to Reduce Wasteful Methane Emissions from the Oil and Gas Sector to Drive Innovation and Protect Communities

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Proposed Rule to Reduce Wasteful Methane Emissions from the Oil and Gas Sector to Drive Innovation and Protect Communities

  • Release Date: January 12, 2024

• Biden-Harris administration announces availability of $32M in grant funding to tackle air pollution at schools and deliver cleaner air for America’s children

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris administration announces availability of $32M in grant funding to tackle air pollution at schools and deliver cleaner air for America’s children

  • Release Date: January 11, 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 proposes stronger air pollution standards for large facilities that burn municipal solid waste

  Proposal would improve air quality in communities overburdened by pollution, advancing environmental justice

  EPA News Release: EPA proposes stronger air pollution standards for large facilities that burn municipal solid waste

  • Release Date: January 11, 2024

• EPA Fines Harvard, Nebraska, Company for Alleged Chemical Risk Prevention Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Harvard, Nebraska, Company for Alleged Chemical Risk Prevention Violations

  • Release Date: January 11, 2024

• EPA Selects Kansas State University to Receive $4M in Grant Funding to Provide Technical Assistance to Tribal Nations and Entities Addressing Brownfields

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects Kansas State University to Receive $4M in Grant Funding to Provide Technical Assistance to Tribal Nations and Entities Addressing Brownfields

  • Release Date: January 10, 2024