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• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $21.8M from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Missouri School Districts

  Historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law headed to all 50 states in effort to transform America’s school bus fleet

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $21.8M from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Missouri 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 Announces Community Meeting Oct. 26 to Discuss Environmental Concerns in Verona, Missouri

  Multiple federal and state agency partners will provide update on recent and ongoing efforts in Verona community

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Community Meeting Oct. 26 to Discuss Environmental Concerns in Verona, Missouri

  • Release Date: October 18, 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 Fines Midwest Motors in Eureka, Missouri, for Alleged Automobile ‘Defeat Device’ Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Midwest Motors in Eureka, Missouri, for Alleged Automobile ‘Defeat Device’ Violations

  • Release Date: October 13, 2022

• EPA to Host Four Lead Awareness Sessions in St. Louis to Reduce Childhood Lead Exposure

  EPA News Release: EPA to Host Four Lead Awareness Sessions in St. Louis to Reduce Childhood Lead Exposure

  • Release Date: October 13, 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 $80M in Water Infrastructure Funding to Kansas at Clean Water Act 50th Anniversary Celebration Where Missouri and Kansas Rivers Meet

  Federal, state and local officials gather at historic Kaw Point Park in Kansas City, Kansas

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $80M in Water Infrastructure Funding to Kansas at Clean Water Act 50th Anniversary Celebration Where Missouri and Kansas Rivers Meet

  • Release Date: October 5, 2022

• EPA Deputy Administrator McCabe Joins EPA Region 7 and Congressman Cleaver to Present $5.75M Check to KCMO for Brownfields Grant Selections

  Event at former Hardesty Federal Complex, site of brownfields cleanups, celebrates Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding

  EPA News Release: EPA Deputy Administrator McCabe Joins EPA Region 7 and Congressman Cleaver to Present $5.75M Check to KCMO for Brownfields Grant Selections

  • Release Date: August 31, 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

• Changes to St. Louis Sewer Overhaul Project Recognize Underserved Community

  EPA News Release: Changes to St. Louis Sewer Overhaul Project Recognize Underserved Community

  • Release Date: August 17, 2022

• Three Organizations in Region 7 Selected to Receive Funding for Environmental Education from EPA

  Funding will help tackle the climate crisis and advance environmental justice through education programs and activities

  EPA News Release: Three Organizations in Region 7 Selected to Receive Funding for Environmental Education from EPA

  • Release Date: August 12, 2022

• EPA Region 7 and University of Missouri-Kansas City Partner to Promote Student Career Opportunities and Environmental Engagement on Campus

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 and University of Missouri-Kansas City Partner to Promote Student Career Opportunities and Environmental Engagement on Campus

  • Release Date: August 11, 2022

• EPA Issues Stop Sale Order for Rat Poison Sold in Plastic Bags in St. Louis

  EPA News Release: EPA Issues Stop Sale Order for Rat Poison Sold in Plastic Bags in St. Louis

  • Release Date: August 4, 2022

• ATSDR Announces Eight Free Blood Lead Testing Events for Eligible Children and Women in Missouri’s Jasper and Newton Counties

  Eligible participants will receive $20 gift card

  EPA News Release: ATSDR Announces Eight Free Blood Lead Testing Events for Eligible Children and Women in Missouri’s Jasper and Newton Counties

  • Release Date: August 1, 2022