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• 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 Awards Funding to Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs for Farmworker Pesticide Training in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Funding to Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs for Farmworker Pesticide Training in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska

  • 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

• EPA Region 7 Announces Lead Superfund Site Deletions During Lead Poisoning Prevention Week

  Deletions from NPL in Missouri and Nebraska

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Announces Lead Superfund Site Deletions During Lead Poisoning Prevention Week

  • Release Date: October 29, 2020

• EPA Presents 2020 National Federal Facility Excellence in Site Reuse Awards to Federal and Missouri Agencies for Weldon Spring Superfund Site

  EPA News Release: EPA Presents 2020 National Federal Facility Excellence in Site Reuse Awards to Federal and Missouri Agencies for Weldon Spring Superfund Site

  • 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 officially deletes two sites and part of a third from the National Priorities List in Washington

  Agency: American Crossarm & Conduit (Chehalis), Northside Landfill (Spokane) and the soils portion of Queen City Farms (Maple Valley) are now officially removed from “Superfund” Site List

  EPA News Release: EPA officially deletes two sites and part of a third from the National Priorities List in Washington

  • Release Date: October 6, 2020

• EPA Announces Selection of WSU for $129,727 Grant to Help Communities Turn Food Waste into Fuel and Fertilizer

  Washington State University is among 12 Organizations to Receive National Funding to Support Anaerobic Digestion in Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Selection of WSU for $129,727 Grant to Help Communities Turn Food Waste into Fuel and Fertilizer

  • Release Date: October 1, 2020

• EPA awards $2 million in grants to reduce toxics throughout Columbia River Basin

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $2 million in grants to reduce toxics throughout Columbia River Basin

  • Release Date: September 16, 2020

• EPA Administrator Celebrates Carter Carburetor Superfund Site Cleanup Completion, Future Reuse with Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis

  Transfer of site ownership to facilitate construction of golf training facility for inner city youth

  EPA News Release: EPA Administrator Celebrates Carter Carburetor Superfund Site Cleanup Completion, Future Reuse with Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis

  • Release Date: September 16, 2020

• EPA Reaches Settlement with Kansas City Renovator for Alleged Lead-Based Paint Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Reaches Settlement with Kansas City Renovator for Alleged Lead-Based Paint Violations

  • Release Date: September 14, 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

• Caney, Kansas, Residential Yards Site Added to Superfund National Priorities List

  Weir, Kansas, site proposed for future addition to NPL

  EPA News Release: Caney, Kansas, Residential Yards Site Added to Superfund National Priorities List

  • Release Date: September 1, 2020

• EPA proposes to remove all or part of three Washington Superfund sites from the National Priorities List

  Washington sites affected by today’s announcement: American Crossarm & Conduit (Chehalis), Northside Landfill (Spokane) and the soils portion of Queen City Farms (Maple Valley). Public is invited to comment.

  EPA News Release: EPA proposes to remove all or part of three Washington Superfund sites from the National Priorities List

  • Release Date: July 14, 2020