EPA Region 7 Hosts Agribusiness and Cooperative Associations at Regional Office
LENEXA, KAN. (JUNE 18, 2025) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hosted agribusiness and cooperative associations at the Regional Office in Lenexa, Kansas, to discuss topics at the intersection of agriculture and EPA regulations. Together, these groups represent thousands of agricultural businesses and stakeholders across Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska.
“It’s important to maintain strong relationships with groups that represent the regulated community in our four states,” said EPA Region 7 Administrator Jim Macy. “Meetings like the one we had today lay the foundation for partnerships that will Power the Great American Comeback and advance EPA’s priority of clean air, water, and land for every American.”
The listening session centered on EPA’s statutory authorities under the Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, and Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.
Attendees included representatives from:
- Agribusiness Association of Iowa
- Iowa Institute for Cooperatives
- Kansas Agribusiness Retailers Association
- Kansas Cooperative Council
- Missouri Agribusiness Association
- Nebraska Agri-Business Association
- Nebraska Cooperative Council
As part of EPA’s Powering the Great American Comeback Initiative, the Agency is committed to partnering with agricultural businesses to safeguard our environment while streamlining regulatory processes to boost economic investment.
Learn more about how EPA supports agriculture and rural communities.
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