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• EPA Announces $281 Million WIFIA Loan to Modernize Wastewater Infrastructure in Johnson County, Kansas

  Nationally, 77 WIFIA loans are financing nearly $30 billion in water infrastructure upgrades, creating 89,000 jobs

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $281 Million WIFIA Loan to Modernize Wastewater Infrastructure in Johnson County, Kansas

  • Release Date: May 3, 2022

• EPA Region 7 Presents Nearly $200K Check to Heartland Conservation Alliance for Brownfields Job Training Grant

  Funding will provide workforce training and job opportunities for over 50 young Kansas Citians aging out of foster care

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Presents Nearly $200K Check to Heartland Conservation Alliance for Brownfields Job Training Grant

  • Release Date: April 20, 2022

• Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Selected for $489,155 Grant to Upgrade Municipal Fleet to Reduce Emissions from Diesel Vehicles

  EPA is awarding $5.4 million nationwide in grant funding for tribal and insular areas to establish lower-emission diesel projects

  EPA News Release: Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Selected for $489,155 Grant to Upgrade Municipal Fleet to Reduce Emissions from Diesel Vehicles

  • Release Date: March 17, 2022

• Manufacturing Plants in Iowa and Nebraska Among Most Energy Efficient of 2021

  ENERGY STAR certified 93 energy-efficient plants this year

  EPA News Release: Manufacturing Plants in Iowa and Nebraska Among Most Energy Efficient of 2021

  • Release Date: March 17, 2022

• KCK and KCMO Mayors Join EPA to Fight Radon Exposure

  21,000 people die from cancer caused by radon exposure each year in U.S.

  EPA News Release: KCK and KCMO Mayors Join EPA to Fight Radon Exposure

  • Release Date: March 16, 2022

• 17 Kansas School Districts and One Bus Service Receiving $455,000 in School Bus Rebate Opportunities

  EPA awards rebates totaling $17 million to fund clean school buses that reduce diesel emissions and protect children’s health

  EPA News Release: 17 Kansas School Districts and One Bus Service Receiving $455,000 in School Bus Rebate Opportunities

  • Release Date: March 8, 2022

• Five Nebraska School Districts and One Bus Company Receiving $250,000 in School Bus Rebate Opportunities

  EPA awards rebates totaling $17 million to fund clean school buses that reduce diesel emissions and protect children’s health

  EPA News Release: Five Nebraska School Districts and One Bus Company Receiving $250,000 in School Bus Rebate Opportunities

  • Release Date: March 8, 2022

• New EPA Toxics Release Inventory Data Show Decline in Releases of Certain Toxic Chemicals

  Includes new features to make data more accessible to communities

  EPA News Release: New EPA Toxics Release Inventory Data Show Decline in Releases of Certain Toxic Chemicals

  • Release Date: March 3, 2022

• EPA Recognizes ReHarvest Partners for Excellence and Innovation in Financing Projects to Improve Iowa Water Quality

  Two rural Kansas water infrastructure projects receive honorable mentions

  EPA News Release: EPA Recognizes ReHarvest Partners for Excellence and Innovation in Financing Projects to Improve Iowa Water Quality

  • Release Date: February 16, 2022

• EPA Reaches Settlements with Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska Companies for Automobile ‘Defeat Device’ Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Reaches Settlements with Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska Companies for Automobile ‘Defeat Device’ Violations

  • Release Date: February 1, 2022

• Jackson County, Missouri, Area Achieves Ambient Air Standard for Sulfur Dioxide

  EPA, states, counties and cities work together to bring KC metro cleaner air

  EPA News Release: Jackson County, Missouri, Area Achieves Ambient Air Standard for Sulfur Dioxide

  • Release Date: January 31, 2022

• Northern Natural Gas Company in Omaha, Nebraska, Wins 2020 and 2021 WasteWise Awards

  EPA News Release: Northern Natural Gas Company in Omaha, Nebraska, Wins 2020 and 2021 WasteWise Awards

  • Release Date: January 28, 2022

• EPA Region 7 Recognizes Hartley Elementary School in Lincoln Public School District with Food Recovery Challenge Award

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Recognizes Hartley Elementary School in Lincoln Public School District with Food Recovery Challenge Award

  • Release Date: January 27, 2022

• EPA Honors Sprouts Farmers Market’s Food Rescue Program with National Food Recovery Challenge Award

  Overland Park, Kansas, Sprouts location has almost 1,300% increase in food rescue and recovery

  EPA News Release: EPA Honors Sprouts Farmers Market’s Food Rescue Program with National Food Recovery Challenge Award

  • Release Date: January 27, 2022

• EPA Region 7 Honors K-State PPI and Shawnee Mission East High School in Prairie Village, Kansas, for Sustainable Food Management Practices

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Honors K-State PPI and Shawnee Mission East High School in Prairie Village, Kansas, for Sustainable Food Management Practices

  • Release Date: January 27, 2022