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• 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

• Le Mars, Iowa, Site Proposed for Addition to Superfund National Priorities List

  EPA updates Superfund NPL, taking action to address risks to public health and build a better America

  EPA News Release: Le Mars, Iowa, Site Proposed for Addition to Superfund National Priorities List

  • Release Date: March 17, 2022

• United States Fines BNSF $1.5 Million for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations

  EPA News Release: United States Fines BNSF $1.5 Million for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations

  • Release Date: December 17, 2021

• EPA Region 7 Announces Opportunity to Apply for Farmer to Farmer Grant Funding

  $12 million available for historically underserved farm-focused projects in Gulf of Mexico watershed

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Announces Opportunity to Apply for Farmer to Farmer Grant Funding

  • Release Date: December 14, 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 $330,000 Grant for Iowa to Improve Drinking Water for Underserved, Disadvantaged Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $330,000 Grant for Iowa to Improve Drinking Water for Underserved, Disadvantaged Communities

  • Release Date: August 27, 2021

• EPA Launches Mobile CyANWeb App to Expand Data Availability Beyond the CyAN Android™ App

  Kansas scientists provide harmful algal blooms research and testing

  EPA News Release: EPA Launches Mobile CyANWeb App to Expand Data Availability Beyond the CyAN Android™ App

  • Release Date: August 3, 2021

• EPA Begins Demolition at Des Moines TCE Superfund Site, Setting Stage for Redevelopment

  EPA News Release: EPA Begins Demolition at Des Moines TCE Superfund Site, Setting Stage for Redevelopment

  • Release Date: July 19, 2021

• EPA Awards $2.5 Million for Iowa Farm-Focused Projects to Improve Water Quality

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $2.5 Million for Iowa Farm-Focused Projects to Improve Water Quality

  • Release Date: June 16, 2021

• EPA Reaches Settlement for Unauthorized Wetlands Destruction Along Des Moines River

  EPA News Release: EPA Reaches Settlement for Unauthorized Wetlands Destruction Along Des Moines River

  • Release Date: February 23, 2021

• Court approves EPA and Dico Inc. and Titan Tire Company Settlement in Des Moines: EPA to Demolish Contaminated Buildings, City Prepares for Redevelopment of 43 Acres

  EPA News Release: Court approves EPA and Dico Inc. and Titan Tire Company Settlement in Des Moines: EPA to Demolish Contaminated Buildings, City Prepares for Redevelopment of 43 Acres

  • Release Date: February 8, 2021

• 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

• EPA Invites Three Kansas City Metropolitan Area Cities and Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Apply for WIFIA Loans to Improve Water Quality

  Four of 55 new projects to provide water infrastructure upgrades for 30 million Americans, while creating over 40,000 jobs

  EPA News Release: EPA Invites Three Kansas City Metropolitan Area Cities and Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Apply for WIFIA Loans to Improve Water Quality

  • Release Date: January 12, 2021

• Iowa Cattle Feedlot Penalized for Clean Water Act Violations

  EPA News Release: Iowa Cattle Feedlot Penalized for Clean Water Act Violations

  • Release Date: December 9, 2020

• EPA Invites Iowa, California, and Rhode Island to Apply for $695 Million in Water Infrastructure Loans

  New SWIFIA loan program will help states finance more infrastructure projects

  EPA News Release: EPA Invites Iowa, California, and Rhode Island to Apply for $695 Million in Water Infrastructure Loans

  • Release Date: November 18, 2020