Region 7

Serving Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and 9 Tribal Nations

Southwest Missouri Pet Supply Dealer to Pay $56,632 Penalty for Re-Labeling, Selling Misbranded Cattle and Hog Insecticide

(Kansas City, Kan., Dec. 21, 2009) - A southwest Missouri pet supply dealer has agreed to pay a $56,632 civil penalty to the United States to settle allegations that it violated the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) by repackaging, relabeling and selling an insecticide meant for use on cattle and hogs as a flea and tick treatment for dogs. News Release

EPA Makes Final Decision on List of Impaired Waters for Missouri

(Kansas City, Kan., Dec. 16, 2009) - EPA has released its final decision on Missouri’s 2008 list of impaired waters. After reviewing public comments, EPA is approving Missouri’s decision to delist four water bodies and restoring 15 water bodies to the list as impaired. These 15 water bodies were found to be impaired by bacteria, chloride, sediments and other pollutants. News Release

EPA Issues First Set of Air Toxics Monitoring Data from Roland-Story High School in Story City, Iowa

(Kansas City, Kan., Dec. 15, 2009) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 announced today that the first set of air toxics monitoring data from Roland-Story High School in Story City, Iowa, has been posted on the agency's Web site, as part of the agency's Schools Air Toxics Monitoring Initiative. News Release

Seven Superfund Sites in EPA Region 7 to Receive Funds from Nation's Largest Environmental Bankruptcy Settlement

(Kansas City, Kan., December 10, 2009) - At least seven Superfund sites in EPA Region 7, including five in Missouri and one each in Kansas and Nebraska, will receive a total of $282 million, plus interest, to fund environmental cleanup and restoration work as a result of a legal settlement in the largest environmental bankruptcy case in U.S. history. News Release

$291,000 Grant to Great Bend, Kan., for Sewer Infrastructure

(Kansas City, Kan., Dec. 4, 2009) - EPA has awarded $291,000 to Great Bend, Kan., for improvements to its existing sanitary sewer system. News Release

$520,400 Grant to Wayne, Neb., for Wastewater Treatment Plant Project

(Kansas City, Kan., Nov. 30, 2009) - EPA has awarded $520,400 to Wayne, Neb., for improvements to its wastewater treatment plant project. News Release

Kansas State University, Kansas Department of Health and Environment Receive Grants for Pollution Prevention Projects

(Kansas City, Kan., Nov. 24, 2009) - EPA Region 7 has awarded grants totaling $154,332 to Kansas State University and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) for separate projects aimed at pollution prevention. News Release

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, University of Nebraska-Omaha Receive Funding Awards for Pollution Prevention Efforts

(Kansas City, Kan., Nov. 24, 2009) - EPA Region 7 has awarded a total of $172,650 in funding to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the University of Nebraska-Omaha for separate efforts aimed at pollution prevention. News Release

EPA Issues Letter of Decision on Iowa Water Quality Standards

(Kansas City, Kan., Nov. 24, 2009) - EPA has approved 79 use designation changes and disapproved 71 use designation changes from Iowa’s August 2008 submittal of revised water quality standards. The revised standards support recreational activities and protect aquatic life uses in Iowa. In a previous action on March 22, 2009, EPA approved designated use changes for 83 water bodies. News Release

Students in Grades K-12 Encouraged to Enter the 2009 President's Environmental Youth Awards Competition

(Kansas City, Kan., Nov. 17, 2009) - Entries are now being sought for the 2009 President's Environmental Youth Awards, which recognize individuals, school classes (kindergarten through high school) and youth organizations for protecting our nation's air, water and land. News Release

Environmental Justice Grants Now Available

(Kansas City, Kan., Nov. 12, 2009) - EPA is seeking Environmental Justice Small Grant applications to support projects that address local environmental and public health issues within affected communities. News Release

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