EPA Region 7 (Midwest)
Serving Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations
Related Information
- FY 2025 Brownfields ARC Grant Guidelines for Region 7
- Region 7 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Grants Information
- Community Information Guide
- Region 7 Science Program
- Tribal Water Systems in the Midwest
- 2023 Anaerobic Digestion on the Farm Conference (with post-event materials)
- Integrated Pest Management Toolkit
- Take the Healthy Environments Challenge!
- Contact EPA Region 7
- Staff directory by topics
- Organization chart
- Region 7 Media page
- Region 7 Laboratory
- Region 7 Tribal Program
- Region 7 Jobs page
- Public notices and comment opportunities
- Public meetings
- News releases
- Fact Sheets for IA, KS, MO and NE cleanups
- Archive of other Fact Sheets
- Archive of Newsletters
- Archive of Year in Review Reports
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Mailing Addresses
Regional Office:
11201 Renner Boulevard
Lenexa, KS 66219
Laboratory:
300 Minnesota Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66101
Training and Logistics Center:
8600 NE Underground Dr.
8600 NE Underground Dr.
Pillar 253
Kansas City, MO 64161
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 Priorities
- Working with the agriculture community
- Tackling the climate crisis
- Advancing environmental justice for meaningful engagement
- Revitalizing land for communities (Superfund, Brownfields and more)
Region 7 News
Features
- Unveiling Green VISTA AmeriCorps: A Call to Environmental Action in St. Louis
- Celebrating 10 Years of Tribe’s Cleanup Partnership at Tar Creek Superfund Site
- The Mighty Missouri River Interactive Story Map
- Limitless Potential: Keokuk, Iowa, Aims to Revitalize Old Elkem-Carbide Site
- EPA Brownfields Assessment Coalition Grant Sparks Redevelopment in Iowa’s ‘Field of Dreams’ Town
- TC Energy Mill Creek Oil Spill Emergency Response Interactive Story Map
- 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
- EPA Region 7 Emergency and Disaster Response Timeline Interactive Story Map
- 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
News Releases
- EPA Partnership with City of Springfield, Missouri, Provides Career Training, Job Readiness at Ozark Correctional Center
- EPA Takes Action on Iowa’s 2024 List of Impaired Waters
- Denali Water Solutions LLC to Pay $610K for Alleged Illegal Sewage Sludge Application
- EPA Region 7 to Host Nov. 14 Open House for Newton County Mine Tailings Superfund Site
- United States Files Court Settlement for Cleanup and Reimbursement of Costs at Iowa-Nebraska Light & Power Company Superfund Site in Norfolk, Nebraska
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