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• HollyFrontier Oil Refinery in El Dorado, Kansas, to Pay $1.6M for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations

  EPA News Release: HollyFrontier Oil Refinery in El Dorado, Kansas, to Pay $1.6M for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations

  • Release Date: June 21, 2022

• EPA Regional Administrator McCollister Urges School Districts, Tribes, and School Bus Operators in Region 7 States to Apply for $500M in Available Clean School Bus Funding

  President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law creates new EPA program to protect children’s health, reduce pollution, and boost American manufacturing

  EPA News Release: EPA Regional Administrator McCollister Urges School Districts, Tribes, and School Bus Operators in Region 7 States to Apply for $500M in Available Clean School Bus Funding

  • Release Date: May 20, 2022

• EPA Recognizes Koch Industries Incorporated as ENERGY STAR Award Winner

  EPA News Release: EPA Recognizes Koch Industries Incorporated as ENERGY STAR Award Winner

  • Release Date: May 5, 2022

• Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Selected for $489,155 Grant to Upgrade Municipal Fleet to Reduce Emissions from Diesel Vehicles

  EPA is awarding $5.4 million nationwide in grant funding for tribal and insular areas to establish lower-emission diesel projects

  EPA News Release: Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Selected for $489,155 Grant to Upgrade Municipal Fleet to Reduce Emissions from Diesel Vehicles

  • Release Date: March 17, 2022

• 17 Kansas School Districts and One Bus Service Receiving $455,000 in School Bus Rebate Opportunities

  EPA awards rebates totaling $17 million to fund clean school buses that reduce diesel emissions and protect children’s health

  EPA News Release: 17 Kansas School Districts and One Bus Service Receiving $455,000 in School Bus Rebate Opportunities

  • Release Date: March 8, 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 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 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

• KDOT Awarded $127,536 to Reduce Locomotive Diesel Emissions in SW Kansas, SE Colorado, and Oklahoma Panhandle

  EPA News Release: KDOT Awarded $127,536 to Reduce Locomotive Diesel Emissions in SW Kansas, SE Colorado, and Oklahoma Panhandle

  • 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 Two Kansas Freight Industry Leaders for Environmental Performance

  EPA News Release: EPA Recognizes Two Kansas 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

• 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

• Lincoln, Nebraska, Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird Appointed Chair of EPA’s Local Government Advisory Committee

  Ferguson, Missouri, Mayor Ella Jones appointed to Local Government Advisory Committee and Small Community Advisory Subcommittee

  EPA News Release: Lincoln, Nebraska, Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird Appointed Chair of EPA’s Local Government Advisory Committee

  • Release Date: August 25, 2021

• EPA Awards Eight Kansas School Districts $320,000 for Old Diesel Bus Replacement

  $10.5 million to clean up 473 school buses in 40 states

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Eight Kansas School Districts $320,000 for Old Diesel Bus Replacement

  • Release Date: April 20, 2021