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• EPA releases 2021 Toxic Release Inventory data for Region 8 states

  Releases remained below Pre-Pandemic levels, including a decrease of 12.7% in production-related waste since 2012

  EPA News Release: EPA releases 2021 Toxic Release Inventory data for Region 8 states

  • Release Date: March 16, 2023

• Hy-Vee Inc. to Pay Penalty for Violating EPA Pesticide Order

  EPA News Release: Hy-Vee Inc. to Pay Penalty for Violating EPA Pesticide Order

  • Release Date: February 28, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $20.9M for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades Through Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in Kansas

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $20.9M for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades Through Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in Kansas

  • Release Date: February 24, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $11.8M for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades Through Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in Nebraska

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $11.8M for Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades Through Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in Nebraska

  • Release Date: February 24, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Cleanup Projects in Kansas

  EPA announces start of new cleanup projects at 22 Superfund sites, along with 100 other ongoing cleanups, thanks to President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Cleanup Projects in Kansas

  • Release Date: February 10, 2023

• EPA and HUD Officials Present Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert with $34.3M to Protect Children from Lead at Homes in City

  EPA awards $29.9M to renew cooperative agreement with city; HUD awards $4.4M to address interior lead-based paint

  EPA News Release: EPA and HUD Officials Present Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert with $34.3M to Protect Children from Lead at Homes in City

  • Release Date: February 3, 2023

• EPA Finds Kansas and Missouri Home Renovators in Default for Alleged Lead-Based Paint Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Finds Kansas and Missouri Home Renovators in Default for Alleged Lead-Based Paint Violations

  • Release Date: January 10, 2023

• NEWS UPDATE #2: TC Energy Pipeline Oil Discharge Near Washington, Kansas

  EPA is providing oversight and monitoring of containment and cleanup actions

  EPA News Release: NEWS UPDATE #2: TC Energy Pipeline Oil Discharge Near Washington, Kansas

  • Release Date: December 9, 2022

• NEWS UPDATE #3: TC Energy Pipeline Oil Discharge Near Washington, Kansas

  EPA continues to provide response oversight to on-scene operations

  EPA News Release: NEWS UPDATE #3: TC Energy Pipeline Oil Discharge Near Washington, Kansas

  • Release Date: December 9, 2022

• NEWS UPDATE: TC Energy Pipeline Oil Discharge Near Washington, Kansas

  TC Energy pipeline is part of Keystone Pipeline system

  EPA News Release: NEWS UPDATE: TC Energy Pipeline Oil Discharge Near Washington, Kansas

  • Release Date: December 8, 2022

• EPA Fines Kansas and Missouri Home Renovators for Lead-Based Paint Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Kansas and Missouri Home Renovators for Lead-Based Paint Violations

  • Release Date: November 16, 2022

• EPA Takes Action to Address Illegal Destruction of Streams and Wetlands in Missouri and Nebraska

  EPA News Release: EPA Takes Action to Address Illegal Destruction of Streams and Wetlands in Missouri and Nebraska

  • Release Date: November 7, 2022

• EPA Unveils Historic National Lead Strategy in Omaha, Nebraska

  National Lead Strategy release coincides with renewal of EPA’s agreement with Douglas County Health Department for Omaha Lead Superfund Site

  EPA News Release: EPA Unveils Historic National Lead Strategy in Omaha, Nebraska

  • Release Date: October 28, 2022

• EPA’s Most Productive Laboratory Gets 20-Year Facility Lease, Reduces Footprint While Maintaining Analytical Capability and Jobs

  EPA Region 7’s Science and Technology Center in Kansas City, Kansas, employs over 50 personnel and provides over $4M in environmental analyses per year

  EPA News Release: EPA’s Most Productive Laboratory Gets 20-Year Facility Lease, Reduces Footprint While Maintaining Analytical Capability and Jobs

  • Release Date: October 27, 2022

• EPA Region 8 acts to reduce childhood Lead-Based Paint exposure through compliance with the Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule  

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 8 acts to reduce childhood Lead-Based Paint exposure through compliance with the Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule  

  • Release Date: October 24, 2022