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• EPA Fines Roquette America Inc. of Keokuk, Iowa, for Alleged Chemical Risk Prevention Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Roquette America Inc. of Keokuk, Iowa, for Alleged Chemical Risk Prevention Violations

  • Release Date: October 3, 2024

• EPA Region 7 Presents City of KCMO and KC Regional Brownfields Coalition with Checks Totaling $4.5M for Brownfields Grants

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Presents City of KCMO and KC Regional Brownfields Coalition with Checks Totaling $4.5M for Brownfields Grants

  • Release Date: September 30, 2024

• 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 Announces Over $1.3M to Support Clean U.S. Manufacturing of Construction Materials Across Missouri

  Grants from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act will support the renewal of American manufacturing by helping businesses produce low-carbon materials

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Over $1.3M to Support Clean U.S. Manufacturing of Construction Materials Across Missouri

  • Release Date: July 16, 2024

• EPA Region 7 Presents Nearly $4.5M Check to City of Keokuk, Iowa, After Selection for Brownfields Grant

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Presents Nearly $4.5M Check to City of Keokuk, Iowa, After Selection for Brownfields Grant

  • Release Date: June 27, 2024

• EPA Region 7 Presents $3M Brownfields Check to East Central Intergovernmental Association in Iowa

  Supplemental funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will provide more opportunities for cleanups in Iowa communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Presents $3M Brownfields Check to East Central Intergovernmental Association in Iowa

  • Release Date: June 26, 2024

• EPA Region 7 to Host June 25 Community Meetings About St. Louis Airport Site and Coldwater Creek

  EPA officials will present the findings from the Technical Assistance Needs Assessment

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 to Host June 25 Community Meetings About St. Louis Airport Site and Coldwater Creek

  • Release Date: June 18, 2024

• United States Files Court Settlement for Reimbursement of Costs at Findett Corp. Superfund Site in St. Charles, Missouri

  EPA News Release: United States Files Court Settlement for Reimbursement of Costs at Findett Corp. Superfund Site in St. Charles, Missouri

  • Release Date: June 17, 2024

• EPA Region 7 Celebrates with Superfund Job Training Initiative Graduates in Joplin, Missouri

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Celebrates with Superfund Job Training Initiative Graduates in Joplin, Missouri

  • Release Date: June 7, 2024

• EPA Region 7 Begins Process for Sixth Five-Year Review at Findett Corp. Superfund Site

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Begins Process for Sixth Five-Year Review at Findett Corp. Superfund Site

  • Release Date: May 30, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $8.4M in Brownfields Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in Iowa

  Funded by $1.5 billion investment into brownfield sites from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address legacy pollution, advance environmental justice, and create healthier communities

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $8.4M in Brownfields Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in Iowa

  • Release Date: May 20, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $8.5M in Brownfields Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in Missouri

  Funded by $1.5 billion investment into brownfield sites from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address legacy pollution, advance environmental justice, and create healthier communities

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $8.5M in Brownfields Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in Missouri

  • Release Date: May 20, 2024

• EPA Adds Lot 46 Valley Gardens TCE Superfund Site to National Priorities List

  Adding the site to the National Priorities List ensures that the site is prioritized for cleanup, due to the potential for contamination of drinking water

  EPA News Release: EPA Adds Lot 46 Valley Gardens TCE Superfund Site to National Priorities List

  • Release Date: March 5, 2024

• EPA Region 7 Presents $458K Check to Cornerstones of Care for Brownfields Job Training Grant in KCMO

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Presents $458K Check to Cornerstones of Care for Brownfields Job Training Grant in KCMO

  • Release Date: February 1, 2024

• EPA Strengthens Safeguards to Protect Families and Children from Lead in Contaminated Soil at Residential Sites in Region 7

  Utilizing updated, best available science, EPA lowers nationwide screening levels for the first time in 30 years, impacting sites in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska

  EPA News Release: EPA Strengthens Safeguards to Protect Families and Children from Lead in Contaminated Soil at Residential Sites in Region 7

  • Release Date: January 17, 2024