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• EPA Region 7 Completes Oversight of Removal Activities at C6-Zero Site in Marengo, Iowa

  Explosion and fire at the site in December 2022 started a multi-agency, multi-year investigation and cleanup

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Completes Oversight of Removal Activities at C6-Zero Site in Marengo, Iowa

  • Release Date: August 1, 2024

• EPA Fines Altoona, Iowa, Company for Alleged Chemical Risk Prevention Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Altoona, Iowa, Company for Alleged Chemical Risk Prevention Violations

  • Release Date: November 13, 2023

• EPA Fines Red Star Yeast Company LLC in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Red Star Yeast Company LLC in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations

  • Release Date: October 30, 2023

• EPA Monitoring Radium Concentrations in Silex, Missouri, Public Water System

  EPA News Release: EPA Monitoring Radium Concentrations in Silex, Missouri, Public Water System

  • Release Date: September 29, 2023

• EPA Fines Waterloo, Iowa, Company for Alleged Chemical Risk Prevention Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Waterloo, Iowa, Company for Alleged Chemical Risk Prevention Violations

  • Release Date: August 14, 2023

• U.S. EPA begins cleanup of Nelson Knitting site in Rockford, Illinois

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA begins cleanup of Nelson Knitting site in Rockford, Illinois

  • Release Date: January 30, 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 Settles Clean Air Act Case with Polyurethane Facility in Earth City, Missouri

  EPA News Release: EPA Settles Clean Air Act Case with Polyurethane Facility in Earth City, Missouri

  • Release Date: January 4, 2023

• Judge Freezes Assets and Appoints Receiver at Pesticides Distributor in St. Joseph, Missouri

  EPA News Release: Judge Freezes Assets and Appoints Receiver at Pesticides Distributor in St. Joseph, Missouri

  • Release Date: February 8, 2022

• EPA Region 7 Responding to Mercury Spill at Residences in Wentzville, Missouri, Area

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Responding to Mercury Spill at Residences in Wentzville, Missouri, Area

  • Release Date: November 2, 2021

• EPA Issues Emergency Order and Information Request to New Indy Containerboard Pulp and Paper Mill in Catawba, S.C. and Expands Community Air Monitoring

  EPA News Release: EPA Issues Emergency Order and Information Request to New Indy Containerboard Pulp and Paper Mill in Catawba, S.C. and Expands Community Air Monitoring

  • Release Date: May 13, 2021

• EPA Fines Scranton Manufacturing Company Inc. for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations in Iowa

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Scranton Manufacturing Company Inc. for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations in Iowa

  • Release Date: May 10, 2021

• Dangerous Anhydrous Ammonia Tank Recovered from Missouri River, near Claysville

  EPA News Release: Dangerous Anhydrous Ammonia Tank Recovered from Missouri River, near Claysville

  • Release Date: March 25, 2021

• EPA Compliance Assistance Webinar for Agricultural Facilities Expires Online Feb. 21

  Learn how changes to Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act affect agricultural facilities

  EPA News Release: EPA Compliance Assistance Webinar for Agricultural Facilities Expires Online Feb. 21

  • Release Date: February 4, 2021

• EPA Reaches Settlement with Des Moines Cold Storage Co. Inc. for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Reaches Settlement with Des Moines Cold Storage Co. Inc. for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations

  • Release Date: January 27, 2021