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• EPA Completes Cleanup at 296 Properties this Year at the Jacobsville Superfund Site in Evansville, Indiana

  Work will shut down for winter months and resume in the spring

  EPA News Release: EPA Completes Cleanup at 296 Properties this Year at the Jacobsville Superfund Site in Evansville, Indiana

  • Release Date: December 19, 2024

• EPA Begins Lead Cleanup at the Sandusky Abrasives Removal Site in Michigan City, Indiana

  EPA News Release: EPA Begins Lead Cleanup at the Sandusky Abrasives Removal Site in Michigan City, Indiana

  • Release Date: October 22, 2024

• EPA Announces Start of Asbestos Cleanup at the Former Columbian Enameling Site in Terre Haute, Indiana

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Start of Asbestos Cleanup at the Former Columbian Enameling Site in Terre Haute, Indiana

  • Release Date: October 21, 2024

• EPA Begins Contaminated Soil Removal at the Former Roundhouse Site in Elkhart, Indiana

  Residents may see increased truck traffic around the site

  EPA News Release: EPA Begins Contaminated Soil Removal at the Former Roundhouse Site in Elkhart, Indiana

  • Release Date: August 20, 2024

• EPA Begins Oversight of Cleanup at Amphenol/Franklin Power Products Site in Franklin, Indiana

  EPA to Hold Open House August 7

  EPA News Release: EPA Begins Oversight of Cleanup at Amphenol/Franklin Power Products Site in Franklin, Indiana

  • Release Date: July 26, 2024

• EPA Region 7 Presents $1M Check to City of Waterloo, Iowa, After Selection for Brownfields Grant

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Presents $1M Check to City of Waterloo, Iowa, After Selection for Brownfields Grant

  • Release Date: June 28, 2024

• EPA Region 7 Presents Nearly $4.5M Check to City of Keokuk, Iowa, After Selection for Brownfields Grant

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Presents Nearly $4.5M Check to City of Keokuk, Iowa, After Selection for Brownfields Grant

  • Release Date: June 27, 2024

• EPA Region 7 Presents $3M Brownfields Check to East Central Intergovernmental Association in Iowa

  Supplemental funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will provide more opportunities for cleanups in Iowa communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Presents $3M Brownfields Check to East Central Intergovernmental Association in Iowa

  • Release Date: June 26, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $8.4M in Brownfields Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in Iowa

  Funded by $1.5 billion investment into brownfield sites from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address legacy pollution, advance environmental justice, and create healthier communities

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $8.4M in Brownfields Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in Iowa

  • Release Date: May 20, 2024

• EPA to Resume Removal of Lead-Contaminated Soil at Residences Near Former Battery Factory in Logansport, Indiana

  EPA News Release: EPA to Resume Removal of Lead-Contaminated Soil at Residences Near Former Battery Factory in Logansport, Indiana

  • Release Date: April 1, 2024

• EPA Adds Lot 46 Valley Gardens TCE Superfund Site to National Priorities List

  Adding the site to the National Priorities List ensures that the site is prioritized for cleanup, due to the potential for contamination of drinking water

  EPA News Release: EPA Adds Lot 46 Valley Gardens TCE Superfund Site to National Priorities List

  • Release Date: March 5, 2024

• EPA to Hold Public Meeting to Discuss Soil Sampling Efforts at the Town of Pines Superfund Site in Indiana

  EPA News Release: EPA to Hold Public Meeting to Discuss Soil Sampling Efforts at the Town of Pines Superfund Site in Indiana

  • Release Date: February 29, 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 Oversees Last Phase of Soil Cleanup in the Residential Area of the USS Lead Superfund Site in East Chicago, Indiana

  EPA News Release: EPA Oversees Last Phase of Soil Cleanup in the Residential Area of the USS Lead Superfund Site in East Chicago, Indiana

  • Release Date: December 11, 2023

• EPA Region 7 to Host Community Meeting in Des Moines, Iowa, for Lot 46 Valley Gardens TCE Superfund Site

  Community members are invited to learn more about the site, the proposal to the National Priorities List, and EPA’s cleanup plans

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 to Host Community Meeting in Des Moines, Iowa, for Lot 46 Valley Gardens TCE Superfund Site

  • Release Date: September 21, 2023