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• EPA Announces $79 Million Investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Protect and Restore the Columbia River Basin

  Up to $6.9 million in Clean Water Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding will be awarded to reduce toxics in fish and water, address climate impacts in communities throughout the Basin

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $79 Million Investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Protect and Restore the Columbia River Basin

  • Release Date: August 10, 2022

• EPA Kicks Off Tour of Iconic Waters, Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act 

  EPA News Release: EPA Kicks Off Tour of Iconic Waters, Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act 

  • Release Date: August 5, 2022

• EPA Issues Stop Sale Order for Rat Poison Sold in Plastic Bags in St. Louis

  EPA News Release: EPA Issues Stop Sale Order for Rat Poison Sold in Plastic Bags in St. Louis

  • Release Date: August 4, 2022

• EPA Region 7 Approves Permit Modification at Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant in De Soto, Kansas

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Approves Permit Modification at Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant in De Soto, Kansas

  • Release Date: August 2, 2022

• ATSDR Announces Eight Free Blood Lead Testing Events for Eligible Children and Women in Missouri’s Jasper and Newton Counties

  Eligible participants will receive $20 gift card

  EPA News Release: ATSDR Announces Eight Free Blood Lead Testing Events for Eligible Children and Women in Missouri’s Jasper and Newton Counties

  • Release Date: August 1, 2022

• Pilot Travel Centers to Pay $121K Penalty for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations in Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska

  EPA News Release: Pilot Travel Centers to Pay $121K Penalty for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations in Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska

  • Release Date: July 27, 2022

• EPA Proposes Interim Cleanup Plans for Groundwater at Washington County Lead District Superfund Sites in Missouri

  Proposed Plans will address lead and other heavy metal contamination in private, domestic drinking water wells at residential properties

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Interim Cleanup Plans for Groundwater at Washington County Lead District Superfund Sites in Missouri

  • Release Date: July 19, 2022

• EPA Awards $25K Research Grant to University of Missouri Students to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

  P3 Project seeks to develop affordable, point-of-use drinking water filtration system

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $25K Research Grant to University of Missouri Students to Address PFAS in Drinking Water

  • Release Date: July 19, 2022

• Missouri Limestone Quarry to Pay $210K and Perform Watershed Restoration for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations

  EPA News Release: Missouri Limestone Quarry to Pay $210K and Perform Watershed Restoration for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations

  • Release Date: July 11, 2022

• Western Timber Products pays $222,400 EPA penalty for Clean Water Act violations

  EPA News Release: Western Timber Products pays $222,400 EPA penalty for Clean Water Act violations

  • Release Date: July 6, 2022

• Cedar Falls, Iowa, 12th Grader Wins 2022 President’s Environmental Youth Award

  Iowa student’s public service announcement promotes LED light bulbs and energy reduction

  EPA News Release: Cedar Falls, Iowa, 12th Grader Wins 2022 President’s Environmental Youth Award

  • Release Date: July 5, 2022

• EPA Region 7 Presents Checks Totaling Over $3M to St. Louis Organizations at Busch Stadium

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Presents Checks Totaling Over $3M to St. Louis Organizations at Busch Stadium

  • Release Date: June 29, 2022

• EPA Region 7 Presents $250K Check to Fort Dodge, Iowa, After Their Selection for Brownfields Grant

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Presents $250K Check to Fort Dodge, Iowa, After Their Selection for Brownfields Grant

  • Release Date: June 28, 2022

• EPA Awards Research Grants to Student Teams at Gonzaga University and Oregon State University

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Research Grants to Student Teams at Gonzaga University and Oregon State University

  • Release Date: June 28, 2022

• EPA Region 7 Presents $500K Check to Council Bluffs, Iowa, After Their Selection for Brownfields Grant

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Presents $500K Check to Council Bluffs, Iowa, After Their Selection for Brownfields Grant

  • Release Date: June 27, 2022