EPA Region 7 (Midwest)
Serving Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations
What We Do
EPA Region 7 protects human health and the environment in our nation’s Heartland. Our ecosystems are numerous and the range is broad, encompassing the Sandhills of Nebraska, Flint Hills of Kansas, winding Missouri and Mississippi rivers, prairies and plains of Iowa, and forests and delta of Missouri, not to mention all of the rich agricultural lands throughout our region.
EPA Administrator’s Five Pillars
- Clean Air, Land, and Water for Every American
- Restore American Energy Dominance
- Permitting Reform, Cooperative Federalism, and Cross-Agency Partnership
- Make the U.S. the Artificial Intelligence Capital of the World
- Protecting and Bringing Back American Auto Jobs
- Learn more about the five pillars
Region 7 News
Announcements
- From the Desk of the Regional Administrator - "EPA in Your Community: How We Protect You and Your Family from Environmental Risks"
- From the Desk of the Regional Administrator - "Fire, Air Quality, and a Strong Economy in the Flint Hills"
- From the Desk of the Regional Administrator - "Take Time to Protect your Home from This Invisible Cancer Risk"
Features
- Celebrating Cleanup of HPI Chemical Products Superfund Removal Site in St. Joseph, Missouri
- More Than Money: Environmental Projects in Enforcement Settlements Bring Goods and Services to Communities Harmed by Pollution
- Educational and Environmental Win-Wins for EPA and Indian Country
- Celebrating 10 Years of Tribe’s Cleanup Partnership at Tar Creek Superfund Site
- The Mighty Missouri River Interactive Story Map
News Releases
- EPA Issues Class VI Well Permit to PureField Carbon Capture in Kansas
- EPA Announces Completion of Pre-Excavation Confirmation Sampling at West Lake Landfill Superfund Site
- EPA Transfers Oversight of Oil Recovery and Cleanup Operations in Kingman County to State Regulators
- EPA Marks Cleanup Progress at the Hastings Groundwater Superfund Site with the Proposed Deletions of Operable Units 2 and 10
- EPA Invites Public Comment on Proposed Approval of Missouri’s Request to Regulate Anhydrous Ammonia Fertilizer Facilities
- EPA Issues Clean Water Act Order to Atlas Operating, LLC, to Complete Oil Cleanup After Discharge Impacted the Chikaskia River in Kansas
- EPA Completes Elemental Mercury Cleanup in Valley Park, Missouri