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• Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Selected for $489,155 Grant to Upgrade Municipal Fleet to Reduce Emissions from Diesel Vehicles

  EPA is awarding $5.4 million nationwide in grant funding for tribal and insular areas to establish lower-emission diesel projects

  EPA News Release: Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Selected for $489,155 Grant to Upgrade Municipal Fleet to Reduce Emissions from Diesel Vehicles

  • Release Date: March 17, 2022

• Manufacturing Plants in Iowa and Nebraska Among Most Energy Efficient of 2021

  ENERGY STAR certified 93 energy-efficient plants this year

  EPA News Release: Manufacturing Plants in Iowa and Nebraska Among Most Energy Efficient of 2021

  • Release Date: March 17, 2022

• KCK and KCMO Mayors Join EPA to Fight Radon Exposure

  21,000 people die from cancer caused by radon exposure each year in U.S.

  EPA News Release: KCK and KCMO Mayors Join EPA to Fight Radon Exposure

  • Release Date: March 16, 2022

• 17 Kansas School Districts and One Bus Service Receiving $455,000 in School Bus Rebate Opportunities

  EPA awards rebates totaling $17 million to fund clean school buses that reduce diesel emissions and protect children’s health

  EPA News Release: 17 Kansas School Districts and One Bus Service Receiving $455,000 in School Bus Rebate Opportunities

  • Release Date: March 8, 2022

• Five Nebraska School Districts and One Bus Company Receiving $250,000 in School Bus Rebate Opportunities

  EPA awards rebates totaling $17 million to fund clean school buses that reduce diesel emissions and protect children’s health

  EPA News Release: Five Nebraska School Districts and One Bus Company Receiving $250,000 in School Bus Rebate Opportunities

  • Release Date: March 8, 2022

• New EPA Toxics Release Inventory Data Show Decline in Releases of Certain Toxic Chemicals

  Includes new features to make data more accessible to communities

  EPA News Release: New EPA Toxics Release Inventory Data Show Decline in Releases of Certain Toxic Chemicals

  • Release Date: March 3, 2022

• 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

• EPA Proposes to Add Caney Residential Yards Superfund Site in Caney, Kansas, to Superfund's National Priorities List

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes to Add Caney Residential Yards Superfund Site in Caney, Kansas, to Superfund's National Priorities List

  • Release Date: October 30, 2019

• EPA Deletes Four Superfund Sites From National Priorities List in Iowa and Nebraska

  EPA News Release: EPA Deletes Four Superfund Sites From National Priorities List in Iowa and Nebraska

  • Release Date: October 29, 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

• Mayors of KCK and KCMO to Announce Job Training Initiatives in Joint News Conference With EPA

  EPA News Release: Mayors of KCK and KCMO to Announce Job Training Initiatives in Joint News Conference With EPA

  • Release Date: October 25, 2019

• Funding Now Available for Locally Focused Environmental Education Grants in Midwest

  EPA News Release: Funding Now Available for Locally Focused Environmental Education Grants in Midwest

  • Release Date: October 24, 2019

• Media Advisory: EPA Makes Water Policy Announcement

  EPA Region 7 Administrator Jim Gulliford to host regional press briefing

  EPA News Release: Media Advisory: EPA Makes Water Policy Announcement

  • Release Date: October 9, 2019

• Leading Olathe, Kansas, Truck Carrier Earns Distinction for Efficiency at Annual SmartWay Excellence Awards

  EPA News Release: Leading Olathe, Kansas, Truck Carrier Earns Distinction for Efficiency at Annual SmartWay Excellence Awards

  • Release Date: October 8, 2019

• Leading Omaha Truck Carrier Earns Distinction for Efficiency at Annual SmartWay Excellence Awards

  EPA News Release: Leading Omaha Truck Carrier Earns Distinction for Efficiency at Annual SmartWay Excellence Awards

  • Release Date: October 8, 2019