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• EPA, States, and MRCTI Mayors Hold Mississippi River Corridor Summit on Historic Water Infrastructure Funding

  Local leaders discussed water infrastructure needs and challenges in competing for State Revolving Funds

  EPA News Release: EPA, States, and MRCTI Mayors Hold Mississippi River Corridor Summit on Historic Water Infrastructure Funding

  • Release Date: May 11, 2022

• New EPA Toxics Release Inventory Data Show Decline in Releases of Certain Toxic Chemicals

  Includes new features to make data more accessible to communities

  EPA News Release: New EPA Toxics Release Inventory Data Show Decline in Releases of Certain Toxic Chemicals

  • Release Date: March 3, 2022

• EPA Region 7 and KU Center for Environmental Policy Promote Environmental Research and Student Career Opportunities

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 and KU Center for Environmental Policy Promote Environmental Research and Student Career Opportunities

  • Release Date: March 1, 2022

• EPA Honors Sprouts Farmers Market’s Food Rescue Program with National Food Recovery Challenge Award

  Overland Park, Kansas, Sprouts location has almost 1,300% increase in food rescue and recovery

  EPA News Release: EPA Honors Sprouts Farmers Market’s Food Rescue Program with National Food Recovery Challenge Award

  • Release Date: January 27, 2022

• EPA Region 7 Honors K-State PPI and Shawnee Mission East High School in Prairie Village, Kansas, for Sustainable Food Management Practices

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Honors K-State PPI and Shawnee Mission East High School in Prairie Village, Kansas, for Sustainable Food Management Practices

  • Release Date: January 27, 2022

• EPA Announces Over $79 Million in 2022 Water Infrastructure Funding for Kansas

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

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Over $79 Million in 2022 Water Infrastructure Funding for Kansas

  • Release Date: December 2, 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 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

• Doherty Steel Inc. in Paola, Kansas, Receives EPA Region 7 Pollution Prevention Award

  EPA News Release: Doherty Steel Inc. in Paola, Kansas, Receives EPA Region 7 Pollution Prevention Award

  • Release Date: September 20, 2021

• EPA Announces Availability of up to $600K to Support Healthy, Resilient and Sustainable Communities in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Availability of up to $600K to Support Healthy, Resilient and Sustainable Communities in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations

  • Release Date: March 24, 2021

• 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

• EPA Announces PROSOCO of Lawrence, Kansas, as 2020 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award Winner

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces PROSOCO of Lawrence, Kansas, as 2020 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award Winner

  • Release Date: September 24, 2020

• Investing in the Heartland: Working Together to Protect Public Health and the Environment

  EPA News Release: Investing in the Heartland: Working Together to Protect Public Health and the Environment

  • Release Date: June 16, 2020

• Three Kansas City Organizations Earn Regional Awards for Making Significant Progress in Reducing Food Waste in America

  Mid-America Regional Council Solid Waste District, Rising Star Elementary, and Johnson County Department of Health and Environment among EPA Food Recovery Challenge participants recognized for outstanding achievement

  EPA News Release: Three Kansas City Organizations Earn Regional Awards for Making Significant Progress in Reducing Food Waste in America

  • Release Date: April 23, 2020

• Sand Creek Station Golf Course Near Newton, Kansas, Recognized as WasteWise National Partner of the Year Honorable Mention

  EPA News Release: Sand Creek Station Golf Course Near Newton, Kansas, Recognized as WasteWise National Partner of the Year Honorable Mention

  • Release Date: April 20, 2020