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• EPA Region 7 Fines Hawkins Inc. of Camanche, Iowa, for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Fines Hawkins Inc. of Camanche, Iowa, for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations

  • Release Date: September 9, 2024

• EPA Region 7 Performs Removal Operations near Hillsboro, Missouri

  Over 30 abandoned drums were punctured and drained on the property

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Performs Removal Operations near Hillsboro, Missouri

  • Release Date: August 1, 2024

• EPA Region 7 and City of St. Joseph, Missouri, Agree on Settlement for HPI Products Inc. Property

  Agreement sets the stage for further cleanup and redevelopment at a property

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 and City of St. Joseph, Missouri, Agree on Settlement for HPI Products Inc. Property

  • Release Date: August 7, 2024

• EPA Region 7 Completes Oversight of Removal Activities at C6-Zero Site in Marengo, Iowa

  Explosion and fire at the site in December 2022 started a multi-agency, multi-year investigation and cleanup

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Completes Oversight of Removal Activities at C6-Zero Site in Marengo, Iowa

  • Release Date: August 1, 2024

• EPA Region 7 Announces $180K Funding Opportunity for Regional Source Reduction Assistance

  Pollution prevention projects eligible for funding

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Announces $180K Funding Opportunity for Regional Source Reduction Assistance

  • Release Date: February 16, 2024

• EPA Strengthens Safeguards to Protect Families and Children from Lead in Contaminated Soil at Residential Sites in Region 7

  Utilizing updated, best available science, EPA lowers nationwide screening levels for the first time in 30 years, impacting sites in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska

  EPA News Release: EPA Strengthens Safeguards to Protect Families and Children from Lead in Contaminated Soil at Residential Sites in Region 7

  • Release Date: January 17, 2024

• EPA adds Upper Columbia River site to the Superfund National Priorities List to protect public health from metals contamination

  EPA News Release: EPA adds Upper Columbia River site to the Superfund National Priorities List to protect public health from metals contamination

  • Release Date: December 13, 2024

• EPA Announces Over $475K in Brownfields Job Training Grant to Iowa Western Community College

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Over $475K in Brownfields Job Training Grant to Iowa Western Community College

  • Release Date: December 16, 2024

• EPA Fines Iowa Army Plant and Contractor for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Iowa Army Plant and Contractor for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations

  • Release Date: December 10, 2024

• EPA Announces $500K in Brownfields Job Training Grant to St. Louis University

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $500K in Brownfields Job Training Grant to St. Louis University

  • Release Date: December 16, 2024

• EPA Penalizes Kansas Packaging Companies for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Penalizes Kansas Packaging Companies for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations

  • Release Date: December 2, 2024

• EPA Penalizes Plaze Inc. for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations in Pacific, Missouri

  EPA News Release: EPA Penalizes Plaze Inc. for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations in Pacific, Missouri

  • Release Date: December 5, 2024

• EPA Announces 16 Organizations Across U.S. to Receive Nearly $7.5M in Brownfields Job Training Grants at Wichita, Kansas, Event

  Funding includes nearly $500K for the Workforce Alliance of South Central Kansas

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces 16 Organizations Across U.S. to Receive Nearly $7.5M in Brownfields Job Training Grants at Wichita, Kansas, Event

  • Release Date: December 12, 2024

• EPA selects three Alaska Native organizations for $3.8M to assess and clean up legacy contamination

  EPA News Release: EPA selects three Alaska Native organizations for $3.8M to assess and clean up legacy contamination

  • Release Date: December 9, 2024

• EPA Partnership with City of Springfield, Missouri, Provides Career Training, Job Readiness at Ozark Correctional Center

  Nineteen students are graduating from Springfield’s Green for Greene program, made possible by EPA Brownfields Grant

  EPA News Release: EPA Partnership with City of Springfield, Missouri, Provides Career Training, Job Readiness at Ozark Correctional Center

  • Release Date: November 20, 2024