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• EPA Regional Administrator Meg McCollister Launches EPA Region 7 Brownfields Investing in America Tour to Missouri and Iowa

  Four-day trip in June will celebrate nearly $6M in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to communities and coalitions

  EPA News Release: EPA Regional Administrator Meg McCollister Launches EPA Region 7 Brownfields Investing in America Tour to Missouri and Iowa

  • Release Date: May 31, 2023

• EPA Region 7, Iowa State University, and University of Iowa Announce Anaerobic Digestion on the Farm Conference

  Conference will be held Nov. 6-8, 2023, at Iowa State University

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7, Iowa State University, and University of Iowa Announce Anaerobic Digestion on the Farm Conference

  • Release Date: May 18, 2023

• EPA Celebrates Career Training, Job Opportunities With 20 Superfund Job Training Initiative Graduates in Omaha, Nebraska

  Federal, county, and city leaders join multilingual graduation ceremony

  EPA News Release: EPA Celebrates Career Training, Job Opportunities With 20 Superfund Job Training Initiative Graduates in Omaha, Nebraska

  • Release Date: May 1, 2023

• EPA Names 2023 Top Cities for ENERGY STAR-Certified Buildings

  Des Moines, Sioux City, and Dubuque in Iowa make Top 10 in small and mid-sized city categories

  EPA News Release: EPA Names 2023 Top Cities for ENERGY STAR-Certified Buildings

  • Release Date: April 26, 2023

• Wichita State University to Serve as New Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across Midwest Access Historic Investments to Advance Environmental Justice

  EPA’s Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers include a network of over 160 partners to provide resources to unlock access to President Biden’s historic investments in America

  EPA News Release: Wichita State University to Serve as New Technical Assistance Center to Help Communities Across Midwest Access Historic Investments to Advance Environmental Justice

  • Release Date: April 13, 2023

• EPA Region 7 to Present Pollution Prevention Award to Grandview Cabinetry in Parsons, Kansas

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 to Present Pollution Prevention Award to Grandview Cabinetry in Parsons, Kansas

  • Release Date: April 6, 2023

• EPA Deputy Administrator McCabe Joins EPA Region 7 to Present $500K Check to St. Louis Community College for Brownfields Job Training Grant

  Funding will provide workforce training for 88 St. Louis area students

  EPA News Release: EPA Deputy Administrator McCabe Joins EPA Region 7 to Present $500K Check to St. Louis Community College for Brownfields Job Training Grant

  • Release Date: February 22, 2023

• EPA Region 7 Presents $500K Check to Full Employment Council of KCMO for Brownfields Job Training Grant

  Funding will provide workforce training for 60 Kansas Citians

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Presents $500K Check to Full Employment Council of KCMO for Brownfields Job Training Grant

  • Release Date: February 13, 2023

• EPA and HUD Officials Present Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert with $34.3M to Protect Children from Lead at Homes in City

  EPA awards $29.9M to renew cooperative agreement with city; HUD awards $4.4M to address interior lead-based paint

  EPA News Release: EPA and HUD Officials Present Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert with $34.3M to Protect Children from Lead at Homes in City

  • Release Date: February 3, 2023

• EPA Region 7 Presents $500K Check to City of Springfield, Missouri, for Brownfields Job Training Grant

  Selected grant will train environmental workers and expand the city’s Green for Greene job training program

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Presents $500K Check to City of Springfield, Missouri, for Brownfields Job Training Grant

  • Release Date: January 10, 2023

• EPA Region 7 Encourages Radon Testing During National Radon Action Month

  Free radon testing kits will be offered during events throughout January at Missouri’s Kansas City Public Library branches

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Encourages Radon Testing During National Radon Action Month

  • Release Date: January 4, 2023

• 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

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $266K Grant to Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska for Air Monitoring Project

  Largest investment for community air monitoring in EPA history funded by President Biden’s Climate and Economic Plans

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $266K Grant to Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska for Air Monitoring Project

  • Release Date: December 5, 2022

• EPA Region 7 Celebrates Clean School Bus Rebate Program in Sidney, Iowa

  Event with Sidney Community School District recognizes local district and others in Region 7 for $41.7M in clean school bus funding

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Celebrates Clean School Bus Rebate Program in Sidney, Iowa

  • Release Date: November 1, 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