Great Plains
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EPA Region 7 Presents $2.5M to City of Topeka and Kansas Department of Health and Environment in Brownfields Grants
EPA Region 7 presents $2.5M to the City of Topeka and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment in the form of Brownfields Grants.
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EPA Provides Drinking Water Assistance at Santee Sioux Nation near Niobrara, Nebraska
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 deployed water experts and provided drinking water sampling assistance at the Santee Sioux Nation near Niobrara, Nebraska, on Sept. 8-10, 2025.
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Sources Approved for Coverage under the CBP General Permit
The sources on Indian country reservation lands that the Region 8 has approved for coverage under the General Air Quality Permit for New and Modified Minor Source Concrete Batch Plant Facilities in Indian Country (CBP General Permit) are listed below.
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EPA Region 7 Presents Flint Hills Regional Council with $1M Award for Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Selection
EPA Region 7 Administrator Jim Macy presented a $1 million award to FHRC for their selection to receive funding for their Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund.
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EPA Region 7 Hosts Farm Bureaus
On July 1, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hosted the region’s Farm Bureaus at the Regional Office in Lenexa, Kansas, to discuss topics at the intersection of agriculture and EPA regulations.
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EPA Announces $213K for Nebraska to Reduce Lead in Drinking Water at Schools and Child Care Facilities
EPA announced a total of $26 million in funding for states and territories — including $213,000 to Nebraska — to address lead in drinking water at schools and child care facilities.
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EPA Announces $374K for Kansas to Reduce Lead in Drinking Water at Schools and Child Care Facilities
EPA announced a total of $26 million in funding for states and territories — including $374,000 to Kansas — to address lead in drinking water at schools and child care facilities.
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CAA Permitting in EPA's Mountains and Plains Region
Air permitting in EPA's Mountain and Plains region, Region 8; serving Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming, and 27 Tribal Nations
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EPA Region 7 Hosts Agribusiness and Cooperative Associations at Regional Office
EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Hosts Agribusiness and Cooperative Associations at Regional Office
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EPA Announces Nearly $4 Million in Brownfields Grants to Clean Up Communities Across Kansas
EPA News Release: EPA Announces Nearly $4 Million in Brownfields Grants to Clean Up Communities Across Kansas
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EPA Announces Over $1.6 Million in Brownfields Grants to Clean Up Communities Across Nebraska
EPA News Release: EPA Announces Over $1.6 Million in Brownfields Grants to Clean Up Communities Across Nebraska
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EPA Completes Expedited Cost Recovery for Cleanup Work Done Associated with Spill Near I-435 in Lenexa, Kansas
EPA News Release: EPA Completes Expedited Cost Recovery for Cleanup Work Done Associated with Spill Near I-435 in Lenexa, Kansas
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Region 7 Media
EPA Region 7's public affairs team has pooled our decades of collective media experience to bring you our tips and advice for reporting accurate, timely, and meaningful environmental news in the Heartland.
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La Región 7 de la EPA organizará un evento de puertas abiertas el 13 de mayo en Olathe, Kansas
Se centrará en las actualizaciones del Sitio Superfund Chemical Commodities Inc.
EPA News Release: La Región 7 de la EPA organizará un evento de puertas abiertas el 13 de mayo en Olathe, Kansas
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EPA Region 7 to Host Open House May 13 in Olathe, Kansas
Will focus on updates to the Chemical Commodities Inc. Superfund Site
EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 to Host Open House May 13 in Olathe, Kansas
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EPA Region 7 Celebrates 100 Days with 100 Environmental Actions in Heartland and Across Nation
EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Celebrates 100 Days with 100 Environmental Actions in Heartland and Across Nation
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Schedule a Pre-Application Meeting for a Clean Air Act Permit in Region 8
Scheduling a Pre-Application Meeting for CAA permits in EPA Region 8, for 27 Tribal Nations in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.
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Haskell Indian Nations University Joins Federal Air Monitoring Network, Hosts EPA Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
EPA News Release: Haskell Indian Nations University Joins Federal Air Monitoring Network, Hosts EPA Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
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Case Summaries for Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule 2015
EPA Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule Enforcement Cases October 2014 – September 2015