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EPA Region 7 (Midwest)

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

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Regional Office:
11201 Renner Boulevard
Lenexa, KS 66219

Laboratory:
300 Minnesota Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66101

Training and Logistics Center:
8600 NE Underground Dr.
Pillar 253
Kansas City, MO 64161

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 Region 7’s Focus Areas:

  • Protecting children from exposure to lead (Pb)
  • Working with the Agriculture community
  • Revitalizing land for communities (Superfund, Brownfields and more)

Region 7 News

Features

  • Check out our interactive story map: TC Energy Mill Creek Oil Spill Emergency Response
  • Tribal Governments’ Environmental Projects Grow in Region 7
  • Residential Yards Remediated in Region 7: An Overview of Lead Cleanup Activities in Southeast Missouri
  • EPA Region 7 Cleans Up Contaminated Tributary in Southeast Kansas
  • Local, State and Federal Cooperation Paves Way for New NGA Facility in North St. Louis
  • EPA Interns and Water Staff Partner with KCK Community College for Trash-Free Waters Learning Event
  • Study Provides New Insights Into Impacts of Wildland Fires on Ozone Monitoring Equipment in Kansas
  • A Town, a Flood, and Superfund: Looking Back at the Times Beach Disaster Nearly 40 Years Later
  • From Carburetors to Golf: Youth Sports Facility to Arise from Decades-Long Site Cleanup in St. Louis
  • Check out our interactive story map: EPA Region 7 Emergency and Disaster Response Timeline
  • Redevelopment Goals in Dubuque, Iowa, Come Alive by Strengthening Central Neighborhoods
  • Argentine Community in Kansas City, Kansas, Transforms Through Environmental Cleanup
  • EPA Highlights Historically Black Colleges and Universities in Region 7 for National HBCU Week, Sept. 21-25
  • Community Partnerships Spur Redevelopment of Iowa Brownfield Sites
  • EPA Region 7 Research Spotlight: Studying Fire in the Flint Hills
  • Keeping Tabs on HABs: Research Reduces Risk
  • Beyond Brownfields: Nebraska Communities Discover Hidden Treasures in Plain Sight
  • Missouri Land Revitalization Projects Look to Industrial Past as Inspiration for the Future
  • Springfield, Missouri, Transforms Superfund Landfill into New Community Trail
  • Archive of Past News Features
  • Archive of Past Year in Review Reports

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Newsletters

  • Community Information Digest, August 2022
  • Integrated Pest Management Community Update, April 2021
  • Archive of Past Newsletters

Additional News

  • EPA Assists States in Midwest Flood Zone of 2019
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