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• EPA Honors 2024 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year Award Winners in Iowa

  Des Moines businesses selected

  EPA News Release: EPA Honors 2024 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year Award Winners in Iowa

  • Release Date: March 26, 2024

• EPA Announces Most Energy-Efficient Manufacturing Plants of 2023

  Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska manufacturing plants are among those recognized for their ENERGY STAR certifications

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Most Energy-Efficient Manufacturing Plants of 2023

  • Release Date: March 15, 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

• United States Fines BNSF $1.5 Million for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations

  EPA News Release: United States Fines BNSF $1.5 Million for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations

  • Release Date: December 17, 2021

• EPA Region 7 Announces Opportunity to Apply for Farmer to Farmer Grant Funding

  $12 million available for historically underserved farm-focused projects in Gulf of Mexico watershed

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Announces Opportunity to Apply for Farmer to Farmer Grant Funding

  • Release Date: December 14, 2021

• EPA Announces Appointment of Meg McCollister as Regional Administrator for EPA Region 7

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Appointment of Meg McCollister as Regional Administrator for EPA Region 7

  • Release Date: December 9, 2021

• EPA Announces Over $110 Million in 2022 Water Infrastructure Funding for Iowa

  Administrator announces Bipartisan Infrastructure Law allocations, calls for prioritizing underserved communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Over $110 Million in 2022 Water Infrastructure Funding for Iowa

  • Release Date: December 2, 2021

• Iowa American Lung Association Awarded $422,155 for Diesel Emissions Reduction Project

  Project reduces construction, port emissions impacting 24 Iowa, Missouri counties; Iowa, Missouri awarded over $500,000 each for state program

  EPA News Release: Iowa American Lung Association Awarded $422,155 for Diesel Emissions Reduction Project

  • Release Date: November 22, 2021

• Mason City, Iowa, and Planning Commission in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Awarded Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions in Municipal Fleets

  EPA News Release: Mason City, Iowa, and Planning Commission in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Awarded Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions in Municipal Fleets

  • Release Date: November 22, 2021

• KCMO’s Metropolitan Energy Center Awarded Over $1.4 Million to Reduce Diesel Emissions in Six Regional Cities

  EPA News Release: KCMO’s Metropolitan Energy Center Awarded Over $1.4 Million to Reduce Diesel Emissions in Six Regional Cities

  • Release Date: November 22, 2021

• EPA Fines Mason City, Iowa, Cement Manufacturer for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Mason City, Iowa, Cement Manufacturer for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations

  • Release Date: November 19, 2021

• EPA Fines Iowa Fertilizer Distributor for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Iowa Fertilizer Distributor for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations

  • Release Date: November 5, 2021

• EPA Recognizes Five Iowa Freight Industry Leaders for Environmental Performance

  EPA News Release: EPA Recognizes Five Iowa Freight Industry Leaders for Environmental Performance

  • Release Date: October 27, 2021

• LyondellBasell Companies Agree to Reduce Harmful Air Pollution at Six U.S. Chemical Plants

  Settlement Will Cut Flaring at Plants in Texas and Iowa

  EPA News Release: LyondellBasell Companies Agree to Reduce Harmful Air Pollution at Six U.S. Chemical Plants

  • Release Date: October 15, 2021

• More Than $17 Million in Rebates Available to Fund School Buses that Reduce Diesel Emissions and Protect Children’s Health

  EPA News Release: More Than $17 Million in Rebates Available to Fund School Buses that Reduce Diesel Emissions and Protect Children’s Health

  • Release Date: October 6, 2021