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• EPA Region 7 Celebrates Clean School Bus Rebate Program in Sidney, Iowa

  Event with Sidney Community School District recognizes local district and others in Region 7 for $41.7M in clean school bus funding

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Celebrates Clean School Bus Rebate Program in Sidney, Iowa

  • Release Date: November 1, 2022

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $11.1M from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Iowa School Districts

  Region 7 Administrator McCollister will visit Sidney, Iowa, to mark this historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $11.1M from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Iowa School Districts

  • Release Date: October 26, 2022

• EPA Announces $3.65 Million Grant to Rural Community Assistance Partnership to Reduce Lead in Drinking Water

  Projects will advance goals of Biden-Harris administration’s Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan; grant funding delivers on President’s Justice40 Initiative

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $3.65 Million Grant to Rural Community Assistance Partnership to Reduce Lead in Drinking Water

  • Release Date: October 21, 2022

• EPA Region 7 Announces Finalization of Climate Adaptation Implementation Plan

  This plan was one of 20 published in a nationwide rollout

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Announces Finalization of Climate Adaptation Implementation Plan

  • Release Date: October 17, 2022

• EPA Region 7 Opens Application Period for 2022 Pollution Prevention Recognition Awards Program

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Opens Application Period for 2022 Pollution Prevention Recognition Awards Program

  • Release Date: October 7, 2022

• EPA Awards $3.2M Research Grant to Iowa State University

  Grant will support national efforts to expand water reuse

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $3.2M Research Grant to Iowa State University

  • Release Date: October 5, 2022

• EPA Region 7 Awards $400K Check to Denison, Iowa, for Brownfields Grant

  Funding will target assessment and reuse plans for Denison Municipal Utility Power Plant and Avenue C sites

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Awards $400K Check to Denison, Iowa, for Brownfields Grant

  • Release Date: September 30, 2022

• La Región 7 de la EPA entrega un cheque de $400K a Denison, Iowa, para una subvención de Brownfields

  Los fondos se destinarán a la evaluación y los planes de reutilización para la Planta de Energía de Servicios Públicos Municipales de Denison y los sitios de Avenue C

  EPA News Release: La Región 7 de la EPA entrega un cheque de $400K a Denison, Iowa, para una subvención de Brownfields

  • Release Date: September 30, 2022

• EPA Recognizes Des Moines-Based Hy-Vee as GreenChill Program Celebrates 15 Years of Supporting Smart Refrigerant Management Across Supermarket Industry

  EPA News Release: EPA Recognizes Des Moines-Based Hy-Vee as GreenChill Program Celebrates 15 Years of Supporting Smart Refrigerant Management Across Supermarket Industry

  • Release Date: September 27, 2022

• EPA Selects Five Recipients for Pollution Prevention Grants in Region 7 Funded by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  K-State, MSU, Missouri S&T, UNL, and Iowa Department of Natural Resources selected for grants

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects Five Recipients for Pollution Prevention Grants in Region 7 Funded by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  • Release Date: September 8, 2022

• EPA Updates Superfund National Priorities List to Include Highway 3 PCE Site in Le Mars, Iowa

  Agency will work to remediate site of PCE that originated from historic dry-cleaning services

  EPA News Release: EPA Updates Superfund National Priorities List to Include Highway 3 PCE Site in Le Mars, Iowa

  • Release Date: September 7, 2022

• EPA Fines Auto Repair Shops in Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska for ‘Defeat Device’ Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Auto Repair Shops in Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska for ‘Defeat Device’ Violations

  • Release Date: August 30, 2022

• EPA Settles Alleged Clean Air Act Violations with Sivyer Steel Castings LLC in Bettendorf, Iowa

  EPA News Release: EPA Settles Alleged Clean Air Act Violations with Sivyer Steel Castings LLC in Bettendorf, Iowa

  • Release Date: August 25, 2022

• EPA Reaches Over $200K Settlement with The Andersons Marathon Holdings LLC in Denison, Iowa, Over Alleged Toxics Release Inventory Reporting Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Reaches Over $200K Settlement with The Andersons Marathon Holdings LLC in Denison, Iowa, Over Alleged Toxics Release Inventory Reporting Violations

  • Release Date: August 22, 2022

• Pilot Travel Centers to Pay $121K Penalty for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations in Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska

  EPA News Release: Pilot Travel Centers to Pay $121K Penalty for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations in Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska

  • Release Date: July 27, 2022