Great Plains

2019 Midwest Floods: EPA-FEMA Agreement Will Support Rapid Recovery and Restoration of Water Infrastructure After Disasters Strike

EPA News Release: 2019 Midwest Floods: EPA-FEMA Agreement Will Support Rapid Recovery and Restoration of Water Infrastructure After Disasters Strike

• Release Date: June 4, 2019

KC Performance Diesel LLC in Kansas City, Kansas, Settles Clean Air Act Enforcement Case with EPA

EPA News Release: KC Performance Diesel LLC in Kansas City, Kansas, Settles Clean Air Act Enforcement Case with EPA

• Release Date: June 22, 2023

Kansas City EPA Scientist Wins Federal Executive Board Leadership Award

EPA News Release: Kansas City EPA Scientist Wins Federal Executive Board Leadership Award

• Release Date: May 13, 2020

York, Nebraska, Organization Receives Federal Assistance for Community Revitalization, Local Food Economy

EPA News Release: York, Nebraska, Organization Receives Federal Assistance for Community Revitalization, Local Food Economy

• Release Date: May 14, 2020

EPA Reaches Settlement With Anhydrous Ammonia Facilities in Kansas and Iowa for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations

EPA News Release: EPA Reaches Settlement With Anhydrous Ammonia Facilities in Kansas and Iowa for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations

• Release Date: May 14, 2020

EPA Awards $750,000 to KDHE for Farm-Focused Project to Improve Water Quality

EPA News Release: EPA Awards $750,000 to KDHE for Farm-Focused Project to Improve Water Quality

• Release Date: June 30, 2021

EPA Announces $280 Million Water Infrastructure Loan to City of Wichita, Kansas

EPA News Release: EPA Announces $280 Million Water Infrastructure Loan to City of Wichita, Kansas

• Release Date: April 27, 2020

Greater Kansas City Metro Coalitions Receive $1.4 Million for Brownfields Cleanup and Assessment Projects

EPA News Release: Greater Kansas City Metro Coalitions Receive $1.4 Million for Brownfields Cleanup and Assessment Projects

• Release Date: May 6, 2020

HollyFrontier Oil Refinery in El Dorado, Kansas, to Pay $1.6M for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations

EPA News Release: HollyFrontier Oil Refinery in El Dorado, Kansas, to Pay $1.6M for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations

• Release Date: June 21, 2022

EPA Region 7 Presents $500K Check to Kansas’ Flint Hills Regional Council After Their Selection for Brownfields Grant

Grant funding will target sites in Kansas communities of Junction City, Manhattan and Ogden

EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Presents $500K Check to Kansas’ Flint Hills Regional Council After Their Selection for Brownfields Grant

• Release Date: June 8, 2022

EPA and Congressional officials encourage grant applications for zero emission school buses

EPA News Release: EPA and Congressional officials encourage grant applications for zero emission school buses

• Release Date: June 5, 2023

Kickapoo Nation School Students in Kansas Win EPA Environmental Award, as EPA Celebrates Earth Day and Environmental Education

EPA News Release: Kickapoo Nation School Students in Kansas Win EPA Environmental Award, as EPA Celebrates Earth Day and Environmental Education

• Release Date: April 23, 2020

Three Kansas City Organizations Earn Regional Awards for Making Significant Progress in Reducing Food Waste in America

Mid-America Regional Council Solid Waste District, Rising Star Elementary, and Johnson County Department of Health and Environment among EPA Food Recovery Challenge participants recognized for outstanding achievement

EPA News Release: Three Kansas City Organizations Earn Regional Awards for Making Significant Progress in Reducing Food Waste in America

• Release Date: April 23, 2020

Omaha High School Teacher Wins EPA Award, as EPA Celebrates Earth Day and Environmental Education

EPA News Release: Omaha High School Teacher Wins EPA Award, as EPA Celebrates Earth Day and Environmental Education

• Release Date: April 23, 2020

23 Missouri School Districts, One Transportation Company Receive $1.03 Million to Help Purchase Buses to Lower Diesel Emissions

EPA News Release: 18 Kansas School Districts Receive $460,000 to Help Purchase Buses to Lower Diesel Emissions

• Release Date: April 23, 2020

18 Kansas School Districts Receive $460,000 to Help Purchase Buses to Lower Diesel Emissions

EPA News Release: 18 Kansas School Districts Receive $460,000 to Help Purchase Buses to Lower Diesel Emissions

• Release Date: April 23, 2020

Seven Nebraska School Districts Receive $200,000 to Help Purchase Buses to Lower Diesel Emissions

EPA News Release: Seven Nebraska School Districts Receive $200,000 to Help Purchase Buses to Lower Diesel Emissions

• Release Date: April 23, 2020

EPA Celebrates 50th Earth Day at Home and Online

EPA News Release: EPA Celebrates 50th Earth Day at Home and Online

• Release Date: April 22, 2020

EPA Regional Administrator Meg McCollister Launches EPA Region 7 Brownfields Investing in America Tour to Missouri and Iowa

Four-day trip in June will celebrate nearly $6M in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to communities and coalitions

EPA News Release: EPA Regional Administrator Meg McCollister Launches EPA Region 7 Brownfields Investing in America Tour to Missouri and Iowa

• Release Date: May 31, 2023

Sand Creek Station Golf Course Near Newton, Kansas, Recognized as WasteWise National Partner of the Year Honorable Mention

EPA News Release: Sand Creek Station Golf Course Near Newton, Kansas, Recognized as WasteWise National Partner of the Year Honorable Mention

• Release Date: April 20, 2020