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• Progress continues at Smurfit-Stone Mill Site in Frenchtown, Montana, as EPA plans further studies and sampling this year

  EPA News Release: Progress continues at Smurfit-Stone Mill Site in Frenchtown, Montana, as EPA plans further studies and sampling this year

  • Release Date: July 31, 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 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

• EPA awards $1 million for cleanup and redevelopment projects in Havre, Browning and rural Montana communities 

  Brownfields grant funding to rural Montana communities aimed to address property contamination and spur community and economic revitalization 

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $1 million for cleanup and redevelopment projects in Havre, Browning and rural Montana communities 

  • 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 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

• $40 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding announced for East Helena yard cleanups

  EPA to host March 11 information session and open house to discuss additional Superfund residential lead cleanups

  EPA News Release: $40 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding announced for East Helena yard cleanups

  • Release Date: February 27, 2024

• EPA proposes to delete a portion of Libby, Montana Superfund site from National Priorities List

  Public comments will be accepted through March 18

  EPA News Release: EPA proposes to delete a portion of Libby, Montana Superfund site from National Priorities List

  • Release Date: February 22, 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 moving forward with additional cleanup of residential yards in East Helena

  EPA proposal to lower the lead cleanup level in East Helena receives strong community support, will be implemented later this year 

  EPA News Release: EPA moving forward with additional cleanup of residential yards in East Helena

  • Release Date: January 26, 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 Strengthens Safeguards to Protect Families and Children from Lead in Contaminated Soil at Residential Sites (Butte, Montana)

  Utilizing updated, best available science, EPA lowers screening levels for the first time in 30 years

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Strengthens Safeguards to Protect Families and Children from Lead in Contaminated Soil at Residential Sites (Butte, Montana)

  • Release Date: January 17, 2024