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• EPA Announces Two Awards Totaling $2 Million to Santo Domingo Pueblo for Waste Management

  EPA News Release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing a community grant for $1.5 million and an Environmental Justice Government to Government Award for $539,452 to Santo Domingo Pueblo, totaling $2,039,452.

  • Release Date: May 22, 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 Over $30M for Iowa 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 Over $30M for Iowa Lead Pipe Replacement to Advance Safe Drinking Water, as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: May 2, 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

• Biden-Harris Administration announces $42,956,000 for New Mexico to Upgrade Drinking Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Infrastructure 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 $42,956,000 for New Mexico to Upgrade Drinking Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Infrastructure as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda

  • Release Date: February 22, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $80M for Iowa 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 $80M for Iowa 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, including the San Carlos Apache Tribe in Arizona

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration expands EPA program to bring wastewater sanitation services to 150 more underserved communities across Rural America, including the San Carlos Apache Tribe in Arizona

  • Release Date: February 13, 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

• EPA Administrator Regan Announces Members of First-Ever National Environmental Youth Advisory Council

  New members include youth from Missouri and Iowa, charged with advising EPA on impacts of climate change and environmental harm

  EPA News Release: EPA Administrator Regan Announces Members of First-Ever National Environmental Youth Advisory Council

  • Release Date: November 16, 2023

• EPA Announces Over $2.5M for Environmental Justice Projects in Communities Across Iowa

  Selections are part of largest investments through EPA’s Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Cooperative Agreement and Environmental Justice Government-to-Government grant programs funded by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Over $2.5M for Environmental Justice Projects in Communities Across Iowa

  • Release Date: October 24, 2023

• EPA, Iowa State University, and University of Iowa Announce Discounted Registration for Media at Anaerobic Digestion on the Farm Conference

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

  EPA News Release: EPA, Iowa State University, and University of Iowa Announce Discounted Registration for Media at Anaerobic Digestion on the Farm Conference

  • Release Date: October 19, 2023

• Judicial Settlement with Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling, Inc. Resolves Clean Water Act Violations

  The U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a consent decree with Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling, Inc (Transocean) for alleged violations.

  • Release Date: September 28, 2023

• EPA Region 7 to Host Community Meeting in Des Moines, Iowa, for Lot 46 Valley Gardens TCE Superfund Site

  Community members are invited to learn more about the site, the proposal to the National Priorities List, and EPA’s cleanup plans

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 to Host Community Meeting in Des Moines, Iowa, for Lot 46 Valley Gardens TCE Superfund Site

  • Release Date: September 21, 2023