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• EPA, Members of Congress, Partners and Stakeholders celebrate a decade of GLRI success 

  Launched in 2010, GLRI has funded over 5,400 projects totaling more than $2.7 billion; $16 million slated for two newly selected projects

  EPA News Release: EPA, Members of Congress, Partners and Stakeholders celebrate a decade of GLRI success 

  • Release Date: December 9, 2020

• 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

• EPA Region 7 Delivers Results in the Heartland

  The Region has reduced bureaucratic processes and improved on-time delivery

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Delivers Results in the Heartland

  • Release Date: November 12, 2020

• EPA Announces Cleanup Plan for Superfund Site in Atlantic, Iowa

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Cleanup Plan for Superfund Site in Atlantic, Iowa

  • Release Date: November 10, 2020

• 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

• Two Missouri Community-Based Organizations Each Awarded $120K in EPA Funding to Address Environmental and Public Health Issues in Underserved Communities

  EPA News Release: Two Missouri Community-Based Organizations Each Awarded $120K in EPA Funding to Address Environmental and Public Health Issues in Underserved Communities

  • Release Date: October 28, 2020

• EPA at 50: EPA Kicks Off Children’s Health Month 2020

  EPA News Release: EPA at 50: EPA Kicks Off Children’s Health Month 2020

  • Release Date: October 8, 2020

• EPA Reaches Settlement with CarMax Store in Independence, Missouri, for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Reaches Settlement with CarMax Store in Independence, Missouri, for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations

  • Release Date: September 21, 2020

• Iowa State University Awarded $800,000 EPA Grant to Build Resilience and Protect Vulnerable Groups from Environmental Impacts of Natural Disasters

  EPA awards nearly $4 million in funding to five research institutions

  EPA News Release: Iowa State University Awarded $800,000 EPA Grant to Build Resilience and Protect Vulnerable Groups from Environmental Impacts of Natural Disasters

  • Release Date: September 3, 2020

• Iowa City VA Health Care System Receives EPA Region 7 Pollution Prevention Award

  EPA News Release: Iowa City VA Health Care System Receives EPA Region 7 Pollution Prevention Award

  • Release Date: August 11, 2020

• Washington University in St. Louis Receives EPA Region 7 Pollution Prevention Award

  EPA News Release: Washington University in St. Louis Receives EPA Region 7 Pollution Prevention Award

  • Release Date: August 11, 2020

• JBS Pork in Ottumwa, Iowa, Receives EPA Region 7 Pollution Prevention Award

  EPA News Release: JBS Pork in Ottumwa, Iowa, Receives EPA Region 7 Pollution Prevention Award

  • Release Date: August 11, 2020

• EPA Provides Additional Funding to Hypoxia Task Force States, Including Iowa and Missouri, to Help Reduce Excess Nutrients in Gulf of Mexico Watershed

  EPA News Release: EPA Provides Additional Funding to Hypoxia Task Force States, Including Iowa and Missouri, to Help Reduce Excess Nutrients in Gulf of Mexico Watershed

  • Release Date: June 22, 2020

• West High School Students in Iowa City, Iowa, Selected as Grand Prize Winners of EPA ‘See a Bloom, Give It Room’ High School Video Challenge

  Students receive $6,000 for video raising awareness about harmful algal blooms

  EPA News Release: West High School Students in Iowa City, Iowa, Selected as Grand Prize Winners of EPA ‘See a Bloom, Give It Room’ High School Video Challenge

  • Release Date: May 15, 2020