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• EPA Reaches Settlement for Unauthorized Wetlands Destruction Along Des Moines River

  EPA News Release: EPA Reaches Settlement for Unauthorized Wetlands Destruction Along Des Moines River

  • Release Date: February 23, 2021

• Arctic Cold Causing Rolling Blackouts in Heartland

  EPA reminds families to beware of deadly indoor air from portable generators and other portable sources for heating, cooking and lighting

  EPA News Release: Arctic Cold Causing Rolling Blackouts in Heartland

  • Release Date: February 17, 2021

• Court approves EPA and Dico Inc. and Titan Tire Company Settlement in Des Moines: EPA to Demolish Contaminated Buildings, City Prepares for Redevelopment of 43 Acres

  EPA News Release: Court approves EPA and Dico Inc. and Titan Tire Company Settlement in Des Moines: EPA to Demolish Contaminated Buildings, City Prepares for Redevelopment of 43 Acres

  • Release Date: February 8, 2021

• EPA Compliance Assistance Webinar for Agricultural Facilities Expires Online Feb. 21

  Learn how changes to Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act affect agricultural facilities

  EPA News Release: EPA Compliance Assistance Webinar for Agricultural Facilities Expires Online Feb. 21

  • Release Date: February 4, 2021

• EPA Completes Agreements to Settle Clean Water Act Violations From Biosolids Land Application in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska

  EPA News Release: EPA Completes Agreements to Settle Clean Water Act Violations From Biosolids Land Application in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska

  • Release Date: December 20, 2019

• EPA Announces $1.5 Million in Funding to Reduce Emissions From Diesel Engines in Four Midwest States

  EPA anticipates awarding approximately $44 million across the country in Diesel Emission Reduction Program grant funding

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $1.5 Million in Funding to Reduce Emissions From Diesel Engines in Four Midwest States

  • Release Date: December 10, 2019

• EPA Announces Settlements to Address Alleged Violations of Chemical Accident Prevention Requirements by Two Companies in Iowa and Nebraska

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Settlements to Address Alleged Violations of Chemical Accident Prevention Requirements by Two Companies in Iowa and Nebraska

  • Release Date: November 18, 2019

• EPA Announces Availability of $1.2 Million in Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Cooperative Agreements

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Availability of $1.2 Million in Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Cooperative Agreements

  • Release Date: November 13, 2019

• EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler Calls for Nominations for 2020 President’s Environmental Youth Awards and Presidential Innovation Awards for Environmental Educators

  Applications due by Jan. 15, 2020

  EPA News Release: EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler Calls for Nominations for 2020 President’s Environmental Youth Awards and Presidential Innovation Awards for Environmental Educators

  • Release Date: November 7, 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

• 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 Iowa Truck Carriers Earn Distinction for Efficiency at Annual SmartWay Excellence Awards

  EPA News Release: Leading Iowa Truck Carriers Earn Distinction for Efficiency at Annual SmartWay Excellence Awards

  • Release Date: October 8, 2019

• EPA Launches ‘See a Bloom, Give It Room’ High School Video Challenge

  Students invited to submit videos that raise awareness about harmful algal blooms

  EPA News Release: EPA Launches ‘See a Bloom, Give It Room’ High School Video Challenge

  • Release Date: September 19, 2019

• EPA Awards Iowa Department of Natural Resources Over $3.5 Million to Protect Water Quality

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Iowa Department of Natural Resources Over $3.5 Million to Protect Water Quality

  • Release Date: September 12, 2019