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• 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

• Hy-Vee Cherokee Distribution Center in Cherokee, Iowa, Wins 2020 WasteWise Award

  EPA News Release: Hy-Vee Cherokee Distribution Center in Cherokee, Iowa, Wins 2020 WasteWise Award

  • Release Date: January 28, 2022

• EPA Region 7 Recognizes Iowa Waste Reduction Center, Eat Greater Des Moines in EPA’s Food Recovery Challenge

  Organizations battle food insecurity through Sustainable Food Management

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Recognizes Iowa Waste Reduction Center, Eat Greater Des Moines in EPA’s Food Recovery Challenge

  • Release Date: January 27, 2022

• Quad Cities’ Food Rescue Partnership Receives National Food Recovery Challenge Award

  Agency has been instrumental in diverting over 26 tons of food from landfills

  EPA News Release: Quad Cities’ Food Rescue Partnership Receives National Food Recovery Challenge Award

  • Release Date: January 27, 2022

• EPA Announces Appointment of Meg McCollister as Regional Administrator for EPA Region 7

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Appointment of Meg McCollister as Regional Administrator for EPA Region 7

  • Release Date: December 9, 2021

• EPA Announces Over $110 Million in 2022 Water Infrastructure Funding for Iowa

  Administrator announces Bipartisan Infrastructure Law allocations, calls for prioritizing underserved communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Over $110 Million in 2022 Water Infrastructure Funding for Iowa

  • Release Date: December 2, 2021

• EPA Announces $140,578 in Funding for Des Moines Metro Waste Authority Sustainable Materials Management Project

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $140,578 in Funding for Des Moines Metro Waste Authority Sustainable Materials Management Project

  • Release Date: October 4, 2021

• Iowa Waste Reduction Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa, Receives EPA Region 7 Pollution Prevention Award

  EPA News Release: Iowa Waste Reduction Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa, Receives EPA Region 7 Pollution Prevention Award

  • Release Date: September 20, 2021

• Lincoln, Nebraska, Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird Appointed Chair of EPA’s Local Government Advisory Committee

  Ferguson, Missouri, Mayor Ella Jones appointed to Local Government Advisory Committee and Small Community Advisory Subcommittee

  EPA News Release: Lincoln, Nebraska, Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird Appointed Chair of EPA’s Local Government Advisory Committee

  • Release Date: August 25, 2021

• EPA Announces Availability of up to $600K to Support Healthy, Resilient and Sustainable Communities in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Availability of up to $600K to Support Healthy, Resilient and Sustainable Communities in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations

  • Release Date: March 24, 2021

• Iowa Department of Natural Resources and K-State University Selected by EPA for Source Reduction Assistance Grants

  EPA News Release: Iowa Department of Natural Resources and K-State University Selected by EPA for Source Reduction Assistance Grants

  • Release Date: November 5, 2020

• EPA Administrator Wheeler Appoints New Members from Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas to Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee

  EPA News Release: EPA Administrator Wheeler Appoints New Members from Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas to Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee

  • Release Date: June 17, 2020

• Food Rescue Partnership in Quad Cities Earns Regional Award for Making Significant Progress in Reducing Food Waste in America

  Food Rescue Partnership among EPA Food Recovery Challenge participants recognized for outstanding achievement

  EPA News Release: Food Rescue Partnership in Quad Cities Earns Regional Award for Making Significant Progress in Reducing Food Waste in America

  • Release Date: April 23, 2020

• EPA Releases 2019 Annual Reports Highlighting Agency, Regional Accomplishments and Environmental Progress, Including Midwest

  EPA News Release: EPA Releases 2019 Annual Reports Highlighting Agency, Regional Accomplishments and Environmental Progress, Including Midwest

  • Release Date: February 7, 2020

• EPA Offers Opportunities for Pollution Prevention Technical Assistance Grants in Midwest

  EPA News Release: EPA Offers Opportunities for Pollution Prevention Technical Assistance Grants in Midwest

  • Release Date: January 30, 2020