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• RESCHEDULED: EPA Partners with K-State to Host Community Input Session March 29 for Former Superfund Site in Holden, Missouri

  EPA News Release: RESCHEDULED: EPA Partners with K-State to Host Community Input Session March 29 for Former Superfund Site in Holden, Missouri

  • Release Date: March 24, 2022

• EPA Updates Officials on West Lake Landfill Investigation

  Search for radiologically impacted material continues

  EPA News Release: EPA Updates Officials on West Lake Landfill Investigation

  • Release Date: March 23, 2022

• KCK and KCMO Mayors Join EPA to Fight Radon Exposure

  21,000 people die from cancer caused by radon exposure each year in U.S.

  EPA News Release: KCK and KCMO Mayors Join EPA to Fight Radon Exposure

  • Release Date: March 16, 2022

• EPA Region 7 Selects Three Kansas City Area Winners of 2021 Harmful Algal Bloom Video Challenge

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Selects Three Kansas City Area Winners of 2021 Harmful Algal Bloom Video Challenge

  • Release Date: March 15, 2022

• 11 Missouri School Districts Receiving $535,000 in School Bus Rebate Opportunities

  EPA awards rebates totaling $17 million to fund clean school buses that reduce diesel emissions and protect children’s health

  EPA News Release: 11 Missouri School Districts Receiving $535,000 in School Bus Rebate Opportunities

  • Release Date: March 8, 2022

• Charleston, Missouri, School District Awarded School Bus Rebate Opportunities for New Electric and Diesel Replacements

  EPA awards rebates totaling $17 million to fund clean school buses that reduce diesel emissions and protect children’s health

  EPA News Release: Charleston, Missouri, School District Awarded School Bus Rebate Opportunities for New Electric and Diesel Replacements

  • Release Date: March 8, 2022

• New EPA Toxics Release Inventory Data Show Decline in Releases of Certain Toxic Chemicals

  Includes new features to make data more accessible to communities

  EPA News Release: New EPA Toxics Release Inventory Data Show Decline in Releases of Certain Toxic Chemicals

  • Release Date: March 3, 2022

• EPA Partners with K-State to Host Community Input Session March 10 for Former Superfund Site in Holden, Missouri

  EPA News Release: EPA Partners with K-State to Host Community Input Session March 10 for Former Superfund Site in Holden, Missouri

  • Release Date: March 1, 2022

• Faultless Brands in Kansas City, Missouri, Wins 2018 WasteWise Regional Partner of the Year

  2018 WasteWise National Award Winners diverting over 356,000 tons of waste from landfills

  EPA News Release: Faultless Brands in Kansas City, Missouri, Wins 2018 WasteWise Regional Partner of the Year

  • Release Date: June 26, 2019

• Urban Chestnut Brewing Company in St. Louis Wins 2018 WasteWise Partner of the Year Award

  2018 WasteWise National Award Winners diverting over 356,000 tons of waste from landfills

  EPA News Release: Urban Chestnut Brewing Company in St. Louis Wins 2018 WasteWise Partner of the Year Award

  • Release Date: June 26, 2019

• EPA Takes Important Step to Further Protect Children from Exposure to Lead-Contaminated Dust; Region 7 Joins Event in St. Joseph, Missouri

  EPA News Release: EPA Takes Important Step to Further Protect Children from Exposure to Lead-Contaminated Dust; Region 7 Joins Event in St. Joseph, Missouri

  • Release Date: June 21, 2019

• EPA Announces $9.3 Million in Supplemental Funds to Clean Up and Reuse Brownfield Sites in Communities Across the U.S., Including Missouri

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $9.3 Million in Supplemental Funds to Clean Up and Reuse Brownfield Sites in Communities Across the U.S., Including Missouri

  • Release Date: June 20, 2019

• 2019 Midwest Floods: EPA-FEMA Agreement Will Support Rapid Recovery and Restoration of Water Infrastructure After Disasters Strike

  EPA News Release: 2019 Midwest Floods: EPA-FEMA Agreement Will Support Rapid Recovery and Restoration of Water Infrastructure After Disasters Strike

  • Release Date: June 4, 2019

• EPA Reaches Agreement with Soulard Second Street, LLC, to Redevelop Portion of Former J.F. Queeny/Monsanto/Solutia Facility in St. Louis

  EPA News Release: EPA Reaches Agreement with Soulard Second Street, LLC, to Redevelop Portion of Former J.F. Queeny/Monsanto/Solutia Facility in St. Louis

  • Release Date: June 4, 2019