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• EPA Announces Total of Nearly $23M in Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants to Two Rural Projects in Kansas and Missouri

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Total of Nearly $23M in Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants to Two Rural Projects in Kansas and Missouri

  • Release Date: December 13, 2024

• EPA Announces Over $10M to St. Louis Public Schools for Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles

  Seventy applicants tentatively selected to receive funding for over 2,400 zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles, along with infrastructure and workforce development projects, to tackle climate change, reduce air pollution, and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Over $10M to St. Louis Public Schools for Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles

  • Release Date: December 11, 2024

• EPA Partnership with City of Springfield, Missouri, Provides Career Training, Job Readiness at Ozark Correctional Center

  Nineteen students are graduating from Springfield’s Green for Greene program, made possible by EPA Brownfields Grant

  EPA News Release: EPA Partnership with City of Springfield, Missouri, Provides Career Training, Job Readiness at Ozark Correctional Center

  • Release Date: November 20, 2024

• EPA Announces Missouri Selectees to Receive Nearly $700K in Grants to Help Businesses Prevent Pollution

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Missouri Selectees to Receive Nearly $700K in Grants to Help Businesses Prevent Pollution

  • Release Date: October 31, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $87M for Water Infrastructure in Missouri Through Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $87M for Water Infrastructure in Missouri Through Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: October 23, 2024

• EPA Issues Final Rule Requiring Replacement of Lead Pipes Within 10 Years, Announces over $40.5M in Funding to Missouri to Provide Clean Water to Schools and Homes

  EPA announces new final regulations and new funding under the Biden-Harris administration’s Investing in America Agenda for clean drinking water

  EPA News Release: EPA Issues Final Rule Requiring Replacement of Lead Pipes Within 10 Years, Announces over $40.5M in Funding to Missouri to Provide Clean Water to Schools and Homes

  • Release Date: October 8, 2024

• EPA Region 7 Invites Public to Attend Virtual Environmental Justice Community Stakeholder Meeting

  Oct. 17 outreach event will provide opportunity for attendees to learn more about Region 7’s environmental justice efforts

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Invites Public to Attend Virtual Environmental Justice Community Stakeholder Meeting

  • Release Date: October 3, 2024

• EPA Awards $100K Research Grant to University of Missouri Team to Develop Environmental Technology

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $100K Research Grant to University of Missouri Team to Develop Environmental Technology

  • 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

• Spirit Lake Tribe selected to receive $7,279,786 for projects to improve energy efficiency, develop solar and EV infrastructure and cut climate pollution

  Funded by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, Tribe among 34 Tribal and territory applications selected to receive Climate Pollution Reduction Grants

  EPA News Release: Spirit Lake Tribe selected to receive $7,279,786 for projects to improve energy efficiency, develop solar and EV infrastructure and cut climate pollution

  • Release Date: September 5, 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 Announces $280K in Environmental Education Funding for Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri Organizations

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $280K in Environmental Education Funding for Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri Organizations

  • Release Date: July 31, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $47 Million for the City of Austin to Develop Community-Driven Solutions to Cut Climate Pollution Across Texas

  Funded by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, EPA announces selected applications through competitive Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program to tackle climate change, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice

  As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the City of Austin will receive $47,854,062 from the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant to implement community-driven solutions.

  • Release Date: July 23, 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 and Justice Department announce $241.5M settlement with Marathon Oil to reduce climate- and health-harming emissions in North Dakota

  Settlement includes largest ever Clean Air Act stationary source penalty and will result in over 2.3M tons worth of pollution reduction

  EPA News Release: EPA and Justice Department announce $241.5M settlement with Marathon Oil to reduce climate- and health-harming emissions in North Dakota

  • Release Date: July 11, 2024