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• 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 Region 7 Announces Opportunity to Apply for Farmer to Farmer Grant Funding

  $12 million available for historically underserved farm-focused projects in Gulf of Mexico watershed

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Announces Opportunity to Apply for Farmer to Farmer Grant Funding

  • Release Date: December 14, 2021

• EPA Announces Appointment of Meg McCollister as Regional Administrator for EPA Region 7

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Appointment of Meg McCollister as Regional Administrator for EPA Region 7

  • Release Date: December 9, 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 Announces Over $147 Million in 2022 Water Infrastructure Funding for Missouri

  Administrator announces Bipartisan Infrastructure Law allocations, calls for prioritizing underserved communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Over $147 Million in 2022 Water Infrastructure Funding for Missouri

  • Release Date: December 2, 2021

• Iowa American Lung Association Awarded $422,155 for Diesel Emissions Reduction Project

  Project reduces construction, port emissions impacting 24 Iowa, Missouri counties; Iowa, Missouri awarded over $500,000 each for state program

  EPA News Release: Iowa American Lung Association Awarded $422,155 for Diesel Emissions Reduction Project

  • Release Date: November 22, 2021

• Mason City, Iowa, and Planning Commission in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Awarded Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions in Municipal Fleets

  EPA News Release: Mason City, Iowa, and Planning Commission in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Awarded Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions in Municipal Fleets

  • Release Date: November 22, 2021

• Five Missouri School Districts, Bus Company Awarded $672,540 in Bus Diesel Emissions Reduction Grants

  MoDNR awarded $524,064 to operate state program

  EPA News Release: Five Missouri School Districts, Bus Company Awarded $672,540 in Bus Diesel Emissions Reduction Grants

  • 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 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

• 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

• EPA Announces $196,430 in Funding for St. Louis Area Sustainable Materials Management Project

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $196,430 in Funding for St. Louis Area Sustainable Materials Management Project

  • Release Date: October 4, 2021

• EPA Announces Over $469,000 in Funding for Three KC Area Sustainable Materials Management Projects

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Over $469,000 in Funding for Three KC Area Sustainable Materials Management Projects

  • Release Date: September 30, 2021

• EPA Region 7 Partners with University of Kansas Health System to Promote Safer Management of Bed Bugs and Other Pests at Health Care Facilities

  Sept. 21 webinar will highlight new Integrated Pest Management Toolkit

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Partners with University of Kansas Health System to Promote Safer Management of Bed Bugs and Other Pests at Health Care Facilities

  • Release Date: September 8, 2021

• EPA Region 7 Extends Submission Deadline for 2021 ‘See a Bloom, Give It Room: Urban Waters Edition’ Video Challenge

  KCMO area citizens, NGOs, and educational institutions invited to submit videos that raise awareness about harmful algal blooms

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Extends Submission Deadline for 2021 ‘See a Bloom, Give It Room: Urban Waters Edition’ Video Challenge

  • Release Date: September 1, 2021