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• 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

• EPA Recognizes Hastings, Nebraska, for Clean Water Infrastructure Innovation

  City of Van Buren/Deer Run Reorganized Common Sewer District project in Missouri receives honorable mention

  EPA News Release: EPA Recognizes Hastings, Nebraska, for Clean Water Infrastructure Innovation

  • Release Date: April 20, 2023

• Wichita State University to Serve as New Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across Midwest Access Historic Investments to Advance Environmental Justice

  EPA’s Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers include a network of over 160 partners to provide resources to unlock access to President Biden’s historic investments in America

  EPA News Release: Wichita State University to Serve as New Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across Midwest Access Historic Investments to Advance Environmental Justice

  • Release Date: April 13, 2023

• EPA Celebrates Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding at Wichita Event

  EPA News Release: EPA Celebrates Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding at Wichita Event

  • Release Date: April 7, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $66.1 Million for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Kansas

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $66.1 Million for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Kansas

  • Release Date: April 4, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $62.2 Million for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Nebraska

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $62.2 Million for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Nebraska

  • Release Date: April 4, 2023

• EPA Announces $3M Each to Missouri and Nebraska to Fund Innovative Projects That Tackle Climate Pollution

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $3M Each to Missouri and Nebraska to Fund Innovative Projects That Tackle Climate Pollution

  • Release Date: March 27, 2023

• EPA Region 8 to host webinar on upcoming environmental grant opportunities for states, tribes, communities, and non-government organizations on March 15

  Join us for information on unprecedented funding available for air, land, water, climate change, and environmental justice projects

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 8 to host webinar on upcoming environmental grant opportunities for states, tribes, communities, and non-government organizations on March 15

  • Release Date: March 7, 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 Nearly $19M in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Kansas to Address Emerging Contaminants Like PFAS in Drinking Water

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $19M in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Kansas to Address Emerging Contaminants Like PFAS in Drinking Water

  • Release Date: February 14, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $19M in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Nebraska to Address Emerging Contaminants Like PFAS in Drinking Water

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $19M in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Nebraska to Address Emerging Contaminants Like PFAS in Drinking Water

  • Release Date: February 14, 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

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $266K Grant to Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska for Air Monitoring Project

  Largest investment for community air monitoring in EPA history funded by President Biden’s Climate and Economic Plans

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $266K Grant to Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska for Air Monitoring Project

  • Release Date: December 5, 2022