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• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1.5M from EPA’s Brownfields Grants to Train Missouri Environmental Workers

  EPA selects three Missouri organizations to receive first Brownfields Job Training grants funded by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, boosting workforce training in underserved, overburdened communities

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1.5M from EPA’s Brownfields Grants to Train Missouri Environmental Workers

  • Release Date: December 14, 2022

• EPA to Hold Community Meeting Nov. 17 to Discuss Findett Corp. Superfund Site in St. Charles, Missouri

  Drinking water in St. Charles meets Safe Drinking Water Act requirements

  EPA News Release: EPA to Hold Community Meeting Nov. 17 to Discuss Findett Corp. Superfund Site in St. Charles, Missouri

  • Release Date: November 17, 2022

• EPA Unveils Historic National Lead Strategy in Omaha, Nebraska

  National Lead Strategy release coincides with renewal of EPA’s agreement with Douglas County Health Department for Omaha Lead Superfund Site

  EPA News Release: EPA Unveils Historic National Lead Strategy in Omaha, Nebraska

  • Release Date: October 28, 2022

• EPA Announces Community Meeting Oct. 26 to Discuss Environmental Concerns in Verona, Missouri

  Multiple federal and state agency partners will provide update on recent and ongoing efforts in Verona community

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Community Meeting Oct. 26 to Discuss Environmental Concerns in Verona, Missouri

  • Release Date: October 18, 2022

• EPA Orders New Strawn, Kansas, Excavator to Cease Dumping and Restore Wetlands

  EPA News Release: EPA Orders New Strawn, Kansas, Excavator to Cease Dumping and Restore Wetlands

  • Release Date: September 27, 2022

• EPA to Begin Free Lead Testing at Cherokee County, Kansas, Superfund Site

  New sitewide assessment will include testing of eligible residential yards, private drinking water wells, parks, and agricultural areas

  EPA News Release: EPA to Begin Free Lead Testing at Cherokee County, Kansas, Superfund Site

  • Release Date: September 13, 2022

• EPA Updates Superfund National Priorities List to Include Highway 3 PCE Site in Le Mars, Iowa

  Agency will work to remediate site of PCE that originated from historic dry-cleaning services

  EPA News Release: EPA Updates Superfund National Priorities List to Include Highway 3 PCE Site in Le Mars, Iowa

  • Release Date: September 7, 2022

• EPA Proposes Bellevue, Nebraska, Site for Addition to Superfund National Priorities List

  After 60-day public comment period, EPA may add site to NPL if it continues to meet listing requirements

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Bellevue, Nebraska, Site for Addition to Superfund National Priorities List

  • Release Date: September 7, 2022

• EPA Region 7 to Attend Washington County, Missouri’s 27th Annual Health Fair

  Learn how to get free lead testing and protect your family from lead hazards

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 to Attend Washington County, Missouri’s 27th Annual Health Fair

  • Release Date: September 7, 2022

• EPA Deputy Administrator McCabe Joins EPA Region 7 and Congressman Cleaver to Present $5.75M Check to KCMO for Brownfields Grant Selections

  Event at former Hardesty Federal Complex, site of brownfields cleanups, celebrates Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding

  EPA News Release: EPA Deputy Administrator McCabe Joins EPA Region 7 and Congressman Cleaver to Present $5.75M Check to KCMO for Brownfields Grant Selections

  • Release Date: August 31, 2022

• EPA Fines Auto Repair Shops in Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska for ‘Defeat Device’ Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Auto Repair Shops in Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska for ‘Defeat Device’ Violations

  • Release Date: August 30, 2022

• EPA Settles Alleged Clean Air Act Violations with Sivyer Steel Castings LLC in Bettendorf, Iowa

  EPA News Release: EPA Settles Alleged Clean Air Act Violations with Sivyer Steel Castings LLC in Bettendorf, Iowa

  • Release Date: August 25, 2022

• La Región 7 de la EPA anuncia más eliminaciones en el sitio Superfund Omaha Lead

  Las eliminaciones parciales reflejan la conclusión de los trabajos de limpieza por parte de la EPA y la ciudad de Omaha

  EPA News Release: La Región 7 de la EPA anuncia más eliminaciones en el sitio Superfund Omaha Lead

  • Release Date: August 23, 2022

• EPA Region 7 Announces More Deletions at Omaha Lead Superfund Site

  Partial deletions recognize completion of cleanup work by EPA and city of Omaha

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Announces More Deletions at Omaha Lead Superfund Site

  • Release Date: August 23, 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