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• EPA Region 7 Celebrates Clean School Bus Rebate Program in Sidney, Iowa

  Event with Sidney Community School District recognizes local district and others in Region 7 for $41.7M in clean school bus funding

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Celebrates Clean School Bus Rebate Program in Sidney, Iowa

  • Release Date: November 1, 2022

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $11.1M from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Iowa School Districts

  Region 7 Administrator McCollister will visit Sidney, Iowa, to mark this historic investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $11.1M from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for Iowa School Districts

  • Release Date: October 26, 2022

• EPA Announces $3.65 Million Grant to Rural Community Assistance Partnership to Reduce Lead in Drinking Water

  Projects will advance goals of Biden-Harris administration’s Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan; grant funding delivers on President’s Justice40 Initiative

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $3.65 Million Grant to Rural Community Assistance Partnership to Reduce Lead in Drinking Water

  • Release Date: October 21, 2022

• EPA Region 7 Announces Finalization of Climate Adaptation Implementation Plan

  This plan was one of 20 published in a nationwide rollout

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Announces Finalization of Climate Adaptation Implementation Plan

  • Release Date: October 17, 2022

• EPA Selects Five Recipients for Pollution Prevention Grants in Region 7 Funded by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  K-State, MSU, Missouri S&T, UNL, and Iowa Department of Natural Resources selected for grants

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects Five Recipients for Pollution Prevention Grants in Region 7 Funded by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  • Release Date: September 8, 2022

• EPA Region 7 Presents $250K Check to Fort Dodge, Iowa, After Their Selection for Brownfields Grant

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Presents $250K Check to Fort Dodge, Iowa, After Their Selection for Brownfields Grant

  • Release Date: June 28, 2022

• EPA Region 7 Presents $500K Check to Council Bluffs, Iowa, After Their Selection for Brownfields Grant

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Presents $500K Check to Council Bluffs, Iowa, After Their Selection for Brownfields Grant

  • Release Date: June 27, 2022

• Denison, Iowa, fue seleccionada para recibir USD 400K de los USD 254 millones anunciados por la administración de Biden para abordar el problema de los terrenos baldíos contaminados

  La subvención seleccionada se centra en planes de evaluación y reutilización para la central eléctrica Denison Municipal Utilities y sitios de la Avenida C

  EPA News Release: Denison, Iowa, fue seleccionada para recibir USD 400K de los USD 254 millones anunciados por la administración de Biden para abordar el problema de los terrenos baldíos contaminados

  • Release Date: May 27, 2022

• EPA Regional Administrator McCollister Urges School Districts, Tribes, and School Bus Operators in Region 7 States to Apply for $500M in Available Clean School Bus Funding

  President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law creates new EPA program to protect children’s health, reduce pollution, and boost American manufacturing

  EPA News Release: EPA Regional Administrator McCollister Urges School Districts, Tribes, and School Bus Operators in Region 7 States to Apply for $500M in Available Clean School Bus Funding

  • Release Date: May 20, 2022

• Denison, Iowa, Selected to Receive $400K as Biden Administration Announces $254M to Tackle Polluted Brownfield Sites

  Selected grant targets assessment and reuse plans for Denison Municipal Utility Power Plant and Avenue C sites

  EPA News Release: Denison, Iowa, Selected to Receive $400K as Biden Administration Announces $254M to Tackle Polluted Brownfield Sites

  • Release Date: May 17, 2022

• Fort Dodge, Iowa, Selected to Receive $250K as Biden Administration Announces $254M to Tackle Polluted Brownfield Sites

  Selected grant targets cleanup at the Former Greenleaf Healthcare Facility

  EPA News Release: Fort Dodge, Iowa, Selected to Receive $250K as Biden Administration Announces $254M to Tackle Polluted Brownfield Sites

  • Release Date: May 17, 2022

• Council Bluffs, Iowa, Selected to Receive $500K as Biden Administration Announces $254M to Tackle Polluted Brownfield Sites

  EPA announces selection of 265 communities to receive Brownfields Assessment, Cleanup, and Revolving Loan Fund Grants to help build a better America while advancing environmental justice

  EPA News Release: Council Bluffs, Iowa, Selected to Receive $500K as Biden Administration Announces $254M to Tackle Polluted Brownfield Sites

  • Release Date: May 16, 2022

• EPA, States, and MRCTI Mayors Hold Mississippi River Corridor Summit on Historic Water Infrastructure Funding

  Local leaders discussed water infrastructure needs and challenges in competing for State Revolving Funds

  EPA News Release: EPA, States, and MRCTI Mayors Hold Mississippi River Corridor Summit on Historic Water Infrastructure Funding

  • Release Date: May 11, 2022

• Six Iowa School Districts Receiving $185,000 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: Six Iowa School Districts Receiving $185,000 in School Bus Rebate Opportunities

  • Release Date: March 8, 2022

• EPA Announces Progress with Environmental Justice Communities, Including the Heartland

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Progress with Environmental Justice Communities, Including the Heartland

  • Release Date: January 15, 2021