Great Plains

Iowa Department of Natural Resources and K-State University Selected by EPA for Source Reduction Assistance Grants

EPA News Release: Iowa Department of Natural Resources and K-State University Selected by EPA for Source Reduction Assistance Grants

• Release Date: November 5, 2020

EPA Recognizes Nine Truck Carriers in Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska for Environmental Performance and Energy Efficiency

EPA News Release: EPA Recognizes Nine Truck Carriers in Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska for Environmental Performance and Energy Efficiency

• Release Date: November 5, 2020

EPA Fines Lawrence, Kansas, Landfill for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations

EPA News Release: EPA Fines Lawrence, Kansas, Landfill for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations

• Release Date: December 12, 2023

EPA Region 7 Announces Lead Superfund Site Deletions During Lead Poisoning Prevention Week

Deletions from NPL in Missouri and Nebraska

EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Announces Lead Superfund Site Deletions During Lead Poisoning Prevention Week

• Release Date: October 29, 2020

Coffeyville Resources Refining & Marketing Will Pay Over $23M to Address Clean Air Act Violations and Offset Environmental Harm Related to Its Kansas Refinery

EPA News Release: Coffeyville Resources Refining & Marketing Will Pay Over $23M to Address Clean Air Act Violations and Offset Environmental Harm Related to Its Kansas Refinery

• Release Date: November 20, 2023

EPA at 50: EPA Kicks Off Children’s Health Month 2020

EPA News Release: EPA at 50: EPA Kicks Off Children’s Health Month 2020

• Release Date: October 8, 2020

EPA Announces Over $3.8M in Region 7 for Tribal Recycling Infrastructure Projects and Recycling Education and Outreach Grants as Part of America Recycles Day

On America Recycles Day and the anniversary of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, EPA announces grants funded in part by the largest recycling investment in 30 years

EPA News Release: EPA Announces Over $3.8M in Region 7 for Tribal Recycling Infrastructure Projects and Recycling Education and Outreach Grants as Part of America Recycles Day

• Release Date: November 15, 2023

EPA Announces $45 Million WIFIA Loan to Provide Centralized Wastewater Infrastructure in Sarpy County, Nebraska

EPA News Release: EPA Announces $45 Million WIFIA Loan to Provide Centralized Wastewater Infrastructure in Sarpy County, Nebraska

• Release Date: November 14, 2023

EPA to Award Over $2.23M for Clean Diesel Projects in Iowa, Kansas and Missouri

EPA News Release: EPA to Award Over $2.23M for Clean Diesel Projects in Iowa, Kansas and Missouri

• Release Date: September 30, 2020

EPA Announces PROSOCO of Lawrence, Kansas, as 2020 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award Winner

EPA News Release: EPA Announces PROSOCO of Lawrence, Kansas, as 2020 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award Winner

• Release Date: September 24, 2020

QTS Realty Trust of Overland Park, Kansas, Selected as One of 12 National Awardees for 2020 EPA Green Power Leadership Awards

EPA News Release: QTS Realty Trust of Overland Park, Kansas, Selected as One of 12 National Awardees for 2020 EPA Green Power Leadership Awards

• Release Date: September 23, 2020

EPA Region 7 and Donnelly College Renew Partnership to Promote Environmental Educational and Career Opportunities for Students

EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 and Donnelly College Renew Partnership to Promote Environmental Educational and Career Opportunities for Students

• Release Date: September 21, 2020

Oil Recovery Operations and Mill Creek Restoration near Washington, Kansas, Are Complete

Mill Creek is once again flowing naturally after the diversion system and final berms were removed

EPA News Release: Oil Recovery Operations and Mill Creek Restoration near Washington, Kansas, Are Complete

• Release Date: October 31, 2023

EPA Announces $1M for Environmental Justice Projects in Kansas as Part of Investing in America Agenda

Selection announced as part of largest investments through EPA’s Environmental Justice Government-to-Government grant program funded by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act

EPA News Release: EPA Announces $1M for Environmental Justice Projects in Kansas as Part of Investing in America Agenda

• Release Date: October 24, 2023

EPA Reaches Settlement with BG Products Inc. for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations in Kansas

EPA News Release: EPA Reaches Settlement with BG Products Inc. for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations in Kansas

• Release Date: October 19, 2023

Kansas Ethanol Producer Agrees to Pay Penalty for Alleged Environmental Law Violations

EPA News Release: Kansas Ethanol Producer Agrees to Pay Penalty for Alleged Environmental Law Violations

• Release Date: October 18, 2023

EPA Region 7 Invites Great Bend, Kansas, Community Members to Attend Presentation About Plating Inc. Superfund Site on Nov. 6

This site, on the National Priorities List, received funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to expedite cleanup

EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Invites Great Bend, Kansas, Community Members to Attend Presentation About Plating Inc. Superfund Site on Nov. 6

• Release Date: October 16, 2023

EPA Selects Kansas State University to Receive Nearly $550K Pollution Prevention Grant to Advance Environmental Justice

EPA News Release: EPA Selects Kansas State University to Receive Nearly $550K Pollution Prevention Grant to Advance Environmental Justice

• Release Date: October 12, 2023

EPA Fines Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations in Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska

EPA News Release: EPA Fines Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations in Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska

• Release Date: October 11, 2023

Caney, Kansas, Residential Yards Site Added to Superfund National Priorities List

Weir, Kansas, site proposed for future addition to NPL

EPA News Release: Caney, Kansas, Residential Yards Site Added to Superfund National Priorities List

• Release Date: September 1, 2020