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• EPA Region 7 and City of St. Joseph, Missouri, Agree on Settlement for HPI Products Inc. Property

  Agreement sets the stage for further cleanup and redevelopment at a property

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 and City of St. Joseph, Missouri, Agree on Settlement for HPI Products Inc. Property

  • Release Date: August 7, 2024

• Teck Alaska pays $429K penalty for hazardous waste violations at Red Dog Mine

  EPA's settlement with Teck Alaska, Incorporated, for hazardous waste violations at Red Dog Mine near Kotzebue, Alaska.

  • Release Date: August 6, 2024

• EPA Region 7 Completes Oversight of Removal Activities at C6-Zero Site in Marengo, Iowa

  Explosion and fire at the site in December 2022 started a multi-agency, multi-year investigation and cleanup

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Completes Oversight of Removal Activities at C6-Zero Site in Marengo, Iowa

  • Release Date: August 1, 2024

• EPA Region 7 Performs Removal Operations near Hillsboro, Missouri

  Over 30 abandoned drums were punctured and drained on the property

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Performs Removal Operations near Hillsboro, Missouri

  • Release Date: August 1, 2024

• EPA, BP settle hazardous waste violations at North Slope

  BP failed to maintain adequate insurance to protect third parties against damages from hazardous waste

  EPA News Release: EPA, BP settle hazardous waste violations at North Slope

  • Release Date: December 16, 2019

• Recent EPA enforcement cases throughout the Pacific Northwest

  Actions finalized in July and August

  EPA News Release: Recent EPA enforcement cases throughout the Pacific Northwest

  • Release Date: December 3, 2019

• EPA Proposes Plan Related to Combined Sewer Overflow Impacts on the Newtown Creek Superfund Site in New York City

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Plan Related to Combined Sewer Overflow Impacts on the Newtown Creek Superfund Site in New York City

  • Release Date: November 21, 2019

• EPA lauds Coatesville Veterans Affairs Medical Center with a Federal Green Challenge Award for diverting waste into productive reuse

  EPA News Release: EPA lauds Coatesville Veterans Affairs Medical Center with a Federal Green Challenge Award for diverting waste into productive reuse

  • Release Date: November 12, 2019

• EPA Grant of More Than $388,000 Will Help Manage Hazardous Waste in Arkansas

  EPA News Release: EPA Grant of More Than $388,000 Will Help Manage Hazardous Waste in Arkansas

  • Release Date: November 5, 2019

• Harcros Chemicals Inc. of Kansas City, Kansas, to Pay Civil Penalty and Pay for Project to Reduce Isopropyl Alcohol Releases Into Environment

  EPA News Release: Harcros Chemicals Inc. of Kansas City, Kansas, to Pay Civil Penalty and Pay for Project to Reduce Isopropyl Alcohol Releases Into Environment

  • Release Date: October 31, 2019

• Mayors of KCK and KCMO Announce Job Training Initiatives With EPA

  EPA’s job training grants help build skilled workforce

  EPA News Release: Mayors of KCK and KCMO Announce Job Training Initiatives With EPA

  • Release Date: October 28, 2019

• EPA selects Zender Environmental Health and Research Group and the Alaska Forum, Inc. for $400,000 in Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grants

  Agency: Brownfields Job Training Grants Provide Skilled Workers for Alaska Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA selects Zender Environmental Health and Research Group and the Alaska Forum, Inc. for $400,000 in Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grants

  • Release Date: October 24, 2019

• St. Louis Community College in Bridgeton, Missouri, Selected for $200,000 EPA Job Training Grant

  EPA News Release: St. Louis Community College in Bridgeton, Missouri, Selected for $200,000 EPA Job Training Grant

  • Release Date: October 24, 2019

• Springfield, Missouri, Selected for $200,000 EPA Job Training Grant

  EPA News Release: Springfield, Missouri, Selected for $200,000 EPA Job Training Grant

  • Release Date: October 24, 2019

• EPA public meeting on October 24 to discuss cleanup at Vernay Laboratories site in Yellow Springs, Ohio

  EPA News Release: EPA public meeting on October 24 to discuss cleanup at Vernay Laboratories site in Yellow Springs, Ohio

  • Release Date: October 17, 2019