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• Gebbers Farms pays $17,000 penalty for failing to protect workers from pesticides

  EPA News Release: Gebbers Farms pays $17,000 penalty for failing to protect workers from pesticides

  • Release Date: August 14, 2024

• EPA Highlights $307M in Climate Pollution Reduction Funding During Tour of Nebraska Farm

  Funded by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, EPA selected the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy through the competitive grants program to tackle climate change, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: EPA Highlights $307M in Climate Pollution Reduction Funding During Tour of Nebraska Farm

  • Release Date: August 7, 2024

• EPA Completes Agreements to Settle Clean Water Act Violations From Biosolids Land Application in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska

  EPA News Release: EPA Completes Agreements to Settle Clean Water Act Violations From Biosolids Land Application in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska

  • Release Date: December 20, 2019

• EPA announces finalists for GLRI grants to address nutrients in the Great Lakes

  Projects to receive $11.5 million in funding, including $2 million for water-quality trading projects

  EPA News Release: EPA announces finalists for GLRI grants to address nutrients in the Great Lakes

  • Release Date: December 19, 2019

• EPA completes review of general construction permits that will protect Pennsylvania waterways

  EPA News Release: EPA completes review of general construction permits that will protect Pennsylvania waterways

  • Release Date: December 11, 2019

• U.S. EPA provides nearly $29 million for environmental improvements on tribal lands in Arizona

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA provides nearly $29 million for environmental improvements on tribal lands in Arizona

  • Release Date: November 26, 2019

• EPA Announces Availability of $4.8 Million in Funding for New Research on Managing PFAS in Agriculture

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Availability of $4.8 Million in Funding for New Research on Managing PFAS in Agriculture

  • Release Date: November 22, 2019

• EPA Announces Settlements to Address Alleged Violations of Chemical Accident Prevention Requirements by Two Companies in Iowa and Nebraska

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Settlements to Address Alleged Violations of Chemical Accident Prevention Requirements by Two Companies in Iowa and Nebraska

  • Release Date: November 18, 2019

• EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler Calls for Nominations for 2020 President’s Environmental Youth Awards and Presidential Innovation Awards for Environmental Educators

  Applications due by Jan. 15, 2020

  EPA News Release: EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler Calls for Nominations for 2020 President’s Environmental Youth Awards and Presidential Innovation Awards for Environmental Educators

  • Release Date: November 7, 2019

• EPA Seeks Nominations for the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee

  EPA News Release: EPA Seeks Nominations for the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee

  • Release Date: November 7, 2019

• EPA’s environmental education grants help Northwest communities spur ecological awareness and local stewardship

  EPA News Release: EPA’s environmental education grants help Northwest communities spur ecological awareness and local stewardship

  • Release Date: October 7, 2019

• President Trump Delivers on a Key Promise to American Farmers as EPA, USDA Announce Agreement on Promoting Biofuels

  EPA News Release: President Trump Delivers on a Key Promise to American Farmers as EPA, USDA Announce Agreement on Promoting Biofuels

  • Release Date: October 4, 2019

• What They Are Saying: President Trump Delivers on a Key Promise to American Farmers as EPA, USDA Announce Agreement on Promoting Biofuels

  EPA News Release: What They Are Saying: President Trump Delivers on a Key Promise to American Farmers as EPA, USDA Announce Agreement on Promoting Biofuels

  • Release Date: October 4, 2019

• EPA Awards $53,645 to Kent Conservation District to Bring Awareness to the Impact of Runoff on Water Quality

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $53,645 to Kent Conservation District to Bring Awareness to the Impact of Runoff on Water Quality

  • Release Date: October 2, 2019

• EPA Launches Agriculture Smart Sectors Program to Achieve Better Environmental Outcomes

  EPA News Release: EPA Launches Agriculture Smart Sectors Program to Achieve Better Environmental Outcomes

  • Release Date: October 2, 2019