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• EPA Regional Administrator Meg McCollister Urges School Districts, Tribes and School Bus Operators in Kansas, Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska to Apply for $500M In Available Funding for Clean School Buses

  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 Meg McCollister Urges School Districts, Tribes and School Bus Operators in Kansas, Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska to Apply for $500M In Available Funding for Clean School Buses

  • Release Date: May 20, 2022

• EPA Recognizes Koch Industries Incorporated as ENERGY STAR Award Winner

  EPA News Release: EPA Recognizes Koch Industries Incorporated as ENERGY STAR Award Winner

  • Release Date: May 5, 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

• 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

• 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

• EPA Fines Cleaning Products Manufacturer in Great Bend, Kansas, for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Cleaning Products Manufacturer in Great Bend, Kansas, for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations

  • Release Date: January 25, 2022

• KDOT Awarded $127,536 to Reduce Locomotive Diesel Emissions in SW Kansas, SE Colorado, and Oklahoma Panhandle

  EPA News Release: KDOT Awarded $127,536 to Reduce Locomotive Diesel Emissions in SW Kansas, SE Colorado, and Oklahoma Panhandle

  • Release Date: November 22, 2021

• KCMO’s Metropolitan Energy Center Awarded Over $1.4 Million to Reduce Diesel Emissions in Six Regional Cities

  EPA News Release: KCMO’s Metropolitan Energy Center Awarded Over $1.4 Million to Reduce Diesel Emissions in Six Regional Cities

  • Release Date: November 22, 2021

• EPA Recognizes Two Kansas Freight Industry Leaders for Environmental Performance

  EPA News Release: EPA Recognizes Two Kansas Freight Industry Leaders for Environmental Performance

  • Release Date: October 27, 2021

• More Than $17 Million in Rebates Available to Fund School Buses that Reduce Diesel Emissions and Protect Children’s Health

  EPA News Release: More Than $17 Million in Rebates Available to Fund School Buses that Reduce Diesel Emissions and Protect Children’s Health

  • Release Date: October 6, 2021

• Firestone Polymers Agrees to Settle Multiple Environmental Claims at its Sulphur, La., Rubber Manufacturing Plant

  EPA News Release: Firestone Polymers Agrees to Settle Multiple Environmental Claims at its Sulphur, La., Rubber Manufacturing Plant

  • Release Date: September 30, 2021

• EPA Urges Communities in Tropical Storm Nicholas’ Path to Avoid Indoor Air Dangers, Use Generators Safely

  EPA News Release: EPA Urges Communities in Tropical Storm Nicholas’ Path to Avoid Indoor Air Dangers, Use Generators Safely

  • Release Date: September 14, 2021

• EPA’s GreenChill Program Honors Hy-Vee for Exceptional Goal Achievement in Smart Refrigerant Management

  Kansas Sprouts Outlets in Kansas recognized for Recertification Excellence for fifth consecutive year

  EPA News Release: EPA’s GreenChill Program Honors Hy-Vee for Exceptional Goal Achievement in Smart Refrigerant Management

  • Release Date: September 10, 2021

• EPA Expands Air Monitoring Efforts in Communities Impacted by Hurricane Ida

  EPA News Release: EPA Expands Air Monitoring Efforts in Communities Impacted by Hurricane Ida

  • Release Date: September 9, 2021