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• EPA Begins Contaminated Soil Removal at the Former Roundhouse Site in Elkhart, Indiana

  Residents may see increased truck traffic around the site

  EPA News Release: EPA Begins Contaminated Soil Removal at the Former Roundhouse Site in Elkhart, Indiana

  • Release Date: August 20, 2024

• EPA Begins Oversight of Cleanup at Amphenol/Franklin Power Products Site in Franklin, Indiana

  EPA to Hold Open House August 7

  EPA News Release: EPA Begins Oversight of Cleanup at Amphenol/Franklin Power Products Site in Franklin, Indiana

  • Release Date: July 26, 2024

• EPA Region 7 Presents $500K Brownfields Check to Schuyler Community Development in Nebraska

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Presents $500K Brownfields Check to Schuyler Community Development in Nebraska

  • Release Date: July 24, 2024

• La Región 7 de la EPA invita al público a asistir a las reuniones comunitarias sobre el sitio Superfund Omaha Lead en el área céntrica de Omaha, Nebraska

  Las reuniones de junio se centrarán en los hallazgos de la última revisión cada cinco años del sitio

  EPA News Release: La Región 7 de la EPA invita al público a asistir a las reuniones comunitarias sobre el sitio Superfund Omaha Lead en el área céntrica de Omaha, Nebraska

  • Release Date: June 17, 2024

• EPA Region 7 Invites Public to Attend Community Meetings About Omaha Lead Superfund Site in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska

  June meetings will focus on the findings of the site’s latest Five-Year Review

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Invites Public to Attend Community Meetings About Omaha Lead Superfund Site in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska

  • Release Date: June 17, 2024

• EPA Region 7 Celebrates Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding in York, Nebraska

  Officials from EPA Region 7 were joined by city and state representatives to highlight funding for Superfund sites in the region

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Celebrates Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding in York, Nebraska

  • Release Date: May 23, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $500K in Brownfields Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in Nebraska

  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 $500K in Brownfields Grants Through Investing in America Agenda to Rehabilitate and Revitalize Communities in Nebraska

  • Release Date: May 20, 2024

• EPA to Resume Removal of Lead-Contaminated Soil at Residences Near Former Battery Factory in Logansport, Indiana

  EPA News Release: EPA to Resume Removal of Lead-Contaminated Soil at Residences Near Former Battery Factory in Logansport, Indiana

  • Release Date: April 1, 2024

• EPA to Hold Public Meeting to Discuss Soil Sampling Efforts at the Town of Pines Superfund Site in Indiana

  EPA News Release: EPA to Hold Public Meeting to Discuss Soil Sampling Efforts at the Town of Pines Superfund Site in Indiana

  • Release Date: February 29, 2024

• EPA Issues Explanation of Significant Differences for PCE Southeast Contamination Superfund Site in York, Nebraska

  Changes outlined by document are necessary for installation of remedial system

  EPA News Release: EPA Issues Explanation of Significant Differences for PCE Southeast Contamination Superfund Site in York, Nebraska

  • Release Date: February 2, 2024

• EPA Fines Omaha Chemical Manufacturing Facility for Alleged Violations of Multiple Environmental Laws

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Omaha Chemical Manufacturing Facility for Alleged Violations of Multiple Environmental Laws

  • Release Date: January 24, 2024

• La EPA multa a la instalación de fabricación química de Omaha por presuntas violaciones de varias leyes ambientales

  EPA News Release: La EPA multa a la instalación de fabricación química de Omaha por presuntas violaciones de varias leyes ambientales

  • Release Date: January 24, 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

• EPA Oversees Last Phase of Soil Cleanup in the Residential Area of the USS Lead Superfund Site in East Chicago, Indiana

  EPA News Release: EPA Oversees Last Phase of Soil Cleanup in the Residential Area of the USS Lead Superfund Site in East Chicago, Indiana

  • Release Date: December 11, 2023

• EPA Region 7 to Present City of Chadron, Nebraska, with $500K Check for Brownfields Grant

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 to Present City of Chadron, Nebraska, with $500K Check for Brownfields Grant

  • Release Date: June 28, 2023