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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 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

• 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 Announces Over $5.9M in Awards for Clean School Buses in Iowa, as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Over $5.9M in Awards for Clean School Buses in Iowa, as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: January 9, 2024

• EPA Announces Over $15.8M in Awards for Clean School Buses in Missouri, as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Over $15.8M in Awards for Clean School Buses in Missouri, as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: January 9, 2024

• EPA Encourages Home Testing During National Radon Action Month

  Many areas in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska have the potential for elevated indoor radon levels

  EPA News Release: EPA Encourages Home Testing During National Radon Action Month

  • Release Date: January 4, 2024

• EPA Announces Community Meeting Feb. 23 to Discuss Groundwater Contamination in St. Charles, Missouri

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Community Meeting Feb. 23 to Discuss Groundwater Contamination in St. Charles, Missouri

  • Release Date: January 31, 2023

• EPA Fines Turbocharged Performance LLC in Sibley, Iowa, for Alleged Automobile ‘Defeat Device’ Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Turbocharged Performance LLC in Sibley, Iowa, for Alleged Automobile ‘Defeat Device’ Violations

  • Release Date: January 24, 2023

• EPA Finds Kansas and Missouri Home Renovators in Default for Alleged Lead-Based Paint Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Finds Kansas and Missouri Home Renovators in Default for Alleged Lead-Based Paint Violations

  • Release Date: January 10, 2023

• EPA Region 7 Presents $500K Check to City of Springfield, Missouri, for Brownfields Job Training Grant

  Selected grant will train environmental workers and expand the city’s Green for Greene job training program

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Presents $500K Check to City of Springfield, Missouri, for Brownfields Job Training Grant

  • Release Date: January 10, 2023

• EPA Settles Clean Air Act Case with Polyurethane Facility in Earth City, Missouri

  EPA News Release: EPA Settles Clean Air Act Case with Polyurethane Facility in Earth City, Missouri

  • Release Date: January 4, 2023

• EPA Region 7 Encourages Radon Testing During National Radon Action Month

  Free radon testing kits will be offered during events throughout January at Missouri’s Kansas City Public Library branches

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Encourages Radon Testing During National Radon Action Month

  • Release Date: January 4, 2023