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• 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

• EPA Recognizes Four Missouri Organizations as ENERGY STAR Award Winners

  EPA News Release: EPA Recognizes Four Missouri Organizations as ENERGY STAR Award Winners

  • Release Date: May 5, 2022

• EPA Recognizes Two Organizations in Des Moines as ENERGY STAR Award Winners

  Des Moines Public Schools and Principal Real Estate Investors earn recognition

  EPA News Release: EPA Recognizes Two Organizations in Des Moines as ENERGY STAR Award Winners

  • Release Date: May 5, 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

• 11 Missouri School Districts Receiving $535,000 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: 11 Missouri School Districts Receiving $535,000 in School Bus Rebate Opportunities

  • Release Date: March 8, 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

• Charleston, Missouri, School District Awarded School Bus Rebate Opportunities for New Electric and Diesel Replacements

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

  EPA News Release: Charleston, Missouri, School District Awarded School Bus Rebate Opportunities for New Electric and Diesel Replacements

  • Release Date: March 8, 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

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

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

  • Release Date: January 31, 2022

• EPA Region 7 Recognizes Mid-America Regional Council for Promoting Sustainable Food Management Principles

  Food Recovery Challenge honors MARC’s Solid Waste Management District in KC

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Recognizes Mid-America Regional Council for Promoting Sustainable Food Management Principles

  • Release Date: January 27, 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 Region 7 Announces Environmental Justice Grant Funding for Eight Community-Driven Projects in Missouri and Nebraska

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Announces Environmental Justice Grant Funding for Eight Community-Driven Projects in Missouri and Nebraska

  • Release Date: December 16, 2021

• EPA Invites Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District to Apply for Water Infrastructure Loan

  Invited projects will help modernize water infrastructure for 25 million Americans while creating up to 49,000 jobs

  EPA News Release: EPA Invites Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District to Apply for Water Infrastructure Loan

  • Release Date: December 7, 2021

• EPA Recognizes Seven Missouri Freight Industry Leaders for Environmental Performance

  EPA News Release: EPA Recognizes Seven Missouri Freight Industry Leaders for Environmental Performance

  • Release Date: October 27, 2021