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• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $26 Million in Arkansas Through Investing in America Agenda

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $26,830,000 for the state of Arkansas under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to upgrade water infrastructure and keep communities safe.

  • Release Date: November 21, 2024

• EPA Takes Action on Iowa’s 2024 List of Impaired Waters

  EPA is adding seven water segments for public comment

  EPA News Release: EPA Takes Action on Iowa’s 2024 List of Impaired Waters

  • Release Date: November 13, 2024

• EPA Announces Iowa Selectees to Receive Over $500K in Grants to Help Businesses Prevent Pollution

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Iowa Selectees to Receive Over $500K in Grants to Help Businesses Prevent Pollution

  • Release Date: October 31, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $48M for Water Infrastructure in Iowa Through Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $48M for Water Infrastructure in Iowa Through Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: October 23, 2024

• EPA Announces Nearly $100K to Two Iowa Selectees to Upgrade Older Diesel Engines to Cleaner and Zero-Emission Solutions

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Nearly $100K to Two Iowa Selectees to Upgrade Older Diesel Engines to Cleaner and Zero-Emission Solutions

  • Release Date: October 17, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Protects Communities from Lead in Drinking Water, Announces $29,810,000 in Funding to Arkansas to Provide Clean Water to Schools and Homes

  EPA announces new final regulations and new funding under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda for clean drinking water

  The Biden-Harris Administration issued a final rule requiring drinking water systems across the country to identify and replace lead pipes within 10 years.

  • Release Date: October 9, 2024

• EPA Issues Final Rule Requiring Replacement of Lead Pipes Within 10 Years, Announces Over $37.4M in Funding to Iowa to Provide Clean Water to Schools and Homes

  EPA announces new final regulations and new funding under the Biden-Harris administration’s Investing in America Agenda for clean drinking water

  EPA News Release: EPA Issues Final Rule Requiring Replacement of Lead Pipes Within 10 Years, Announces Over $37.4M in Funding to Iowa to Provide Clean Water to Schools and Homes

  • Release Date: October 8, 2024

• EPA Region 7 Invites Public to Attend Virtual Environmental Justice Community Stakeholder Meeting

  Oct. 17 outreach event will provide opportunity for 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: October 3, 2024

• EPA Fines Roquette America Inc. of Keokuk, Iowa, for Alleged Chemical Risk Prevention Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Roquette America Inc. of Keokuk, Iowa, for Alleged Chemical Risk Prevention Violations

  • Release Date: October 3, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $348M in Low-Interest Funding to Protect Water Resources in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $348M in Low-Interest Funding to Protect Water Resources in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

  • Release Date: September 26, 2024

• Haskell Indian Nations University Career Counselor Appointed Member of Inaugural HBSU-MSI Federal Advisory Council

  EPA News Release: Haskell Indian Nations University Career Counselor Appointed Member of Inaugural HBSU-MSI Federal Advisory Council

  • Release Date: September 19, 2024

• EPA Region 7 Fines Linwood Mining and Minerals Corporation for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations in Davenport, Iowa

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Fines Linwood Mining and Minerals Corporation for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations in Davenport, Iowa

  • Release Date: September 16, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $267,000 in Grants to Protect Children from Lead in Drinking Water at Schools and Childcare Facilities in Arkansas

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $267,000 in funding for Arkansas to protect children from lead in drinking water at schools and childcare facilities.

  • Release Date: August 22, 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 Announces $280K in Environmental Education Funding for Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri Organizations

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $280K in Environmental Education Funding for Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri Organizations

  • Release Date: July 31, 2024