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• 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

• EPA Recognizes ReHarvest Partners for Excellence and Innovation in Financing Projects to Improve Iowa Water Quality

  Two rural Kansas water infrastructure projects receive honorable mentions

  EPA News Release: EPA Recognizes ReHarvest Partners for Excellence and Innovation in Financing Projects to Improve Iowa Water Quality

  • Release Date: February 16, 2022

• EPA Announces Cherokee County, Kansas, Superfund Site to Receive Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding

  EPA plans to use first $1B from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to clear out the Superfund backlog and accelerate cleanup for dozens of additional Superfund projects

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Cherokee County, Kansas, Superfund Site to Receive Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding

  • Release Date: December 17, 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 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

• 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 Penalizes Manufacturers in Kansas, Missouri and Iowa for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Penalizes Manufacturers in Kansas, Missouri and Iowa for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations

  • Release Date: July 27, 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 Region 7, Kansas and Nebraska Assess PFAS Contamination

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7, Kansas and Nebraska Assess PFAS Contamination

  • Release Date: July 29, 2020

• EPA at 50: Managing Waste Across the Nation and the Heartland

  EPA News Release: EPA at 50: Managing Waste Across the Nation and the Heartland

  • Release Date: July 21, 2020

• EPA Administrator Wheeler Appoints New Members from Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas to Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee

  EPA News Release: EPA Administrator Wheeler Appoints New Members from Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas to Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee

  • Release Date: June 17, 2020

• Greater Kansas City Metro Coalitions Receive $1.4 Million for Brownfields Cleanup and Assessment Projects

  EPA News Release: Greater Kansas City Metro Coalitions Receive $1.4 Million for Brownfields Cleanup and Assessment Projects

  • Release Date: May 6, 2020

• EPA Publishes 2018 National Annual Toxics Release Inventory Report and Analysis; Releases from Region 7 Facilities Down 36% Since 2007

  EPA News Release: EPA Publishes 2018 National Annual Toxics Release Inventory Report and Analysis; Releases from Region 7 Facilities Down 36% Since 2007

  • Release Date: February 11, 2020

• EPA Releases 2019 Annual Reports Highlighting Agency, Regional Accomplishments and Environmental Progress, Including Midwest

  EPA News Release: EPA Releases 2019 Annual Reports Highlighting Agency, Regional Accomplishments and Environmental Progress, Including Midwest

  • Release Date: February 7, 2020