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• EPA Regional Administrator Meg McCollister Launches EPA Region 7 Brownfields Investing in America Tour to Missouri and Iowa

  Four-day trip in June will celebrate nearly $6M in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to communities and coalitions

  EPA News Release: EPA Regional Administrator Meg McCollister Launches EPA Region 7 Brownfields Investing in America Tour to Missouri and Iowa

  • Release Date: May 31, 2023

• St. Louis Chemical Company Agrees to Pay Penalty for Failure to Report Toxic Chemical Releases

  EPA News Release: St. Louis Chemical Company Agrees to Pay Penalty for Failure to Report Toxic Chemical Releases

  • Release Date: May 31, 2023

• EPA Region 7, Iowa State University, and University of Iowa Announce Anaerobic Digestion on the Farm Conference

  Conference will be held Nov. 6-8, 2023, at Iowa State University

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7, Iowa State University, and University of Iowa Announce Anaerobic Digestion on the Farm Conference

  • Release Date: May 18, 2023

• Cleanup Operations at Oil Discharge Scene Near Washington, Kansas, Shift to Restoration

  The restoration of Mill Creek – overseen by EPA, KDHE, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – has begun

  EPA News Release: Cleanup Operations at Oil Discharge Scene Near Washington, Kansas, Shift to Restoration

  • Release Date: May 17, 2023

• EPA Facilitates Access Agreement Between Ameren and City of St. Charles, Missouri

  Agreement paves the way for Agency-required work to continue at the Elm Point Wellfield in St. Charles

  EPA News Release: EPA Facilitates Access Agreement Between Ameren and City of St. Charles, Missouri

  • Release Date: May 10, 2023

• EPA Invites Community to Attend May 9 Public Meeting to Discuss West Lake Landfill Design Investigation and Remedial Design Progress

  Operable Unit 1 will be the focus of the meeting in Bridgeton, Missouri

  EPA News Release: EPA Invites Community to Attend May 9 Public Meeting to Discuss West Lake Landfill Design Investigation and Remedial Design Progress

  • Release Date: May 8, 2023

• EPA Celebrates Career Training, Job Opportunities With 20 Superfund Job Training Initiative Graduates in Omaha, Nebraska

  Federal, county, and city leaders join multilingual graduation ceremony

  EPA News Release: EPA Celebrates Career Training, Job Opportunities With 20 Superfund Job Training Initiative Graduates in Omaha, Nebraska

  • Release Date: May 1, 2023

• Northern Natural Gas in Omaha, Nebraska, Wins 2018 WasteWise Regional Partner of the Year

  2018 WasteWise National Award Winners diverting over 356,000 tons of waste from landfills

  EPA News Release: Northern Natural Gas in Omaha, Nebraska, Wins 2018 WasteWise Regional Partner of the Year

  • Release Date: June 26, 2019

• Faultless Brands in Kansas City, Missouri, Wins 2018 WasteWise Regional Partner of the Year

  2018 WasteWise National Award Winners diverting over 356,000 tons of waste from landfills

  EPA News Release: Faultless Brands in Kansas City, Missouri, Wins 2018 WasteWise Regional Partner of the Year

  • Release Date: June 26, 2019

• Urban Chestnut Brewing Company in St. Louis Wins 2018 WasteWise Partner of the Year Award

  2018 WasteWise National Award Winners diverting over 356,000 tons of waste from landfills

  EPA News Release: Urban Chestnut Brewing Company in St. Louis Wins 2018 WasteWise Partner of the Year Award

  • Release Date: June 26, 2019

• Perishable Distributors of Iowa in Ankeny, Iowa, Wins 2018 WasteWise Partner of the Year Award

  2018 WasteWise National Award Winners diverting over 356,000 tons of waste from landfills

  EPA News Release: Perishable Distributors of Iowa in Ankeny, Iowa, Wins 2018 WasteWise Partner of the Year Award

  • Release Date: June 26, 2019

• EPA Takes Important Step to Further Protect Children from Exposure to Lead-Contaminated Dust; Region 7 Joins Event in St. Joseph, Missouri

  EPA News Release: EPA Takes Important Step to Further Protect Children from Exposure to Lead-Contaminated Dust; Region 7 Joins Event in St. Joseph, Missouri

  • Release Date: June 21, 2019

• EPA Announces $9.3 Million in Supplemental Funds to Clean Up and Reuse Brownfield Sites in Communities Across the U.S., Including Missouri

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $9.3 Million in Supplemental Funds to Clean Up and Reuse Brownfield Sites in Communities Across the U.S., Including Missouri

  • Release Date: June 20, 2019

• City of Fort Dodge, Iowa, Selected for $500,000 EPA Brownfields Grant to Clean Up Wahkonsa Annex

  EPA News Release: City of Fort Dodge, Iowa, Selected for $500,000 EPA Brownfields Grant to Clean Up Wahkonsa Annex

  • Release Date: June 5, 2019

• EPA Announces $1.6 Million in Brownfield Grants for Dubuque, Fort Dodge, and Oskaloosa to Address Contaminated Properties in Iowa

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $1.6 Million in Brownfield Grants for Dubuque, Fort Dodge, and Oskaloosa to Address Contaminated Properties in Iowa

  • Release Date: June 5, 2019