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• Floating Classroom Event Hosted by EPA Regional Leaders to Promote Healthy Waters Along Mississippi River During National Water Quality Month

  EPA News Release: Floating Classroom Event Hosted by EPA Regional Leaders to Promote Healthy Waters Along Mississippi River During National Water Quality Month

  • Release Date: August 20, 2024

• EPA Awards $25.5M in New Grants to Combat Impact of Climate Change on Drinking Water Infrastructure

  Public Water Supply District #8 of Platte County, Missouri, awarded over $560K

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $25.5M in New Grants to Combat Impact of Climate Change on Drinking Water Infrastructure

  • Release Date: August 20, 2024

• EPA Begins Sediment Impacts Investigation in Grand Calumet River Area of Concern in Gary, Indiana

  EPA News Release: EPA Begins Sediment Impacts Investigation in Grand Calumet River Area of Concern in Gary, Indiana

  • Release Date: May 30, 2024

• Court Approves EPA Settlement Requiring Payment of Response Costs at Missouri Electric Works Superfund Site in Cape Girardeau, Missouri

  EPA News Release: Court Approves EPA Settlement Requiring Payment of Response Costs at Missouri Electric Works Superfund Site in Cape Girardeau, Missouri

  • Release Date: May 15, 2024

• EPA Announces Over $2.8M in Available Grants to Upgrade Stormwater and Sewer Infrastructure in Region 7

  Under President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, EPA offers grant assistance at no cost to small and financially distressed communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Over $2.8M in Available Grants to Upgrade Stormwater and Sewer Infrastructure in Region 7

  • Release Date: May 14, 2024

• EPA Announces Nearly $44M for Missouri Lead Pipe Replacement to Advance Safe Drinking Water, as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  Announcement is latest round of funding toward President Biden’s commitment to replace every lead pipe in the nation, protecting public health and helping to deliver safe drinking water

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Nearly $44M for Missouri Lead Pipe Replacement to Advance Safe Drinking Water, as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: May 2, 2024

• EPA and the City of Lexington work to extend the compliance deadline for sanitary sewer system improvement projects

  EPA News Release: EPA and the City of Lexington work to extend the compliance deadline for sanitary sewer system improvement projects

  • Release Date: April 10, 2024

• EPA Region 7 Partners with Jennings, Missouri, to Redevelop West Florissant Business Corridor

  Jennings is one of 10 cities to receive technical assistance through the Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities Program

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Partners with Jennings, Missouri, to Redevelop West Florissant Business Corridor

  • Release Date: March 22, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $119M for Missouri Drinking Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Infrastructure Upgrades, as Part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda

  Unprecedented funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is transforming communities across the state

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $119M for Missouri Drinking Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Infrastructure Upgrades, as Part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: February 20, 2024

• EPA Region 7 Announces $180K Funding Opportunity for Regional Source Reduction Assistance

  Pollution prevention projects eligible for funding

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Announces $180K Funding Opportunity for Regional Source Reduction Assistance

  • Release Date: February 16, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration expands EPA program to bring wastewater sanitation services to 150 more underserved communities across Rural America

  Harlan County plans sewer improvement projects

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration expands EPA program to bring wastewater sanitation services to 150 more underserved communities across Rural America

  • Release Date: February 15, 2024

• EPA Approves Permits to Begin Construction of Wabash Carbon Services Underground Injection Wells in Indiana’s Vermillion and Vigo Counties

  EPA News Release: EPA Approves Permits to Begin Construction of Wabash Carbon Services Underground Injection Wells in Indiana’s Vermillion and Vigo Counties

  • 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

• Biden-Harris Administration Selects RTI International to Receive $100M to Fund Environmental Justice Projects Across U.S., to Include Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  Grantmaker selected to reduce barriers to federal funds and issue thousands of environmental justice grants over the next three years

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Selects RTI International to Receive $100M to Fund Environmental Justice Projects Across U.S., to Include Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: December 20, 2023

• Federal Partners Celebrate Construction of Centralized Wastewater System and Treatment Facility with City of Camden Point, Missouri

  U.S. Representative Sam Graves (MO-6), EPA, USDA, and HUD join recognition ceremony and groundbreaking event with Mayor Gloria Boyer

  EPA News Release: Federal Partners Celebrate Construction of Centralized Wastewater System and Treatment Facility with City of Camden Point, Missouri

  • Release Date: December 18, 2023