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• EPA Highlights $307M in Climate Pollution Reduction Funding During Tour of Nebraska Farm

  Funded by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, EPA selected the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy through the competitive grants program to tackle climate change, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: EPA Highlights $307M in Climate Pollution Reduction Funding During Tour of Nebraska Farm

  • Release Date: August 7, 2024

• EPA Announces $307M for Community-Driven Solutions to Cut Climate Pollution Across Nebraska

  Funded by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, EPA announces 25 selected applications through the competitive Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program to tackle climate change, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $307M for Community-Driven Solutions to Cut Climate Pollution Across Nebraska

  • Release Date: July 22, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces National Strategy to Reduce Food Loss and Waste and Recycle Organics

  Joint efforts will reduce waste, increase recycling of organics, reduce climate pollution, save families and businesses money, and support a circular economy for all 

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces National Strategy to Reduce Food Loss and Waste and Recycle Organics

  • Release Date: June 12, 2024

• Anaerobic Digestion on the Farm Conference Registration Now Open

  EPA Region 7, Iowa State University, and the University of Iowa will host the conference Nov. 6-8 in Ames, Iowa

  EPA News Release: Anaerobic Digestion on the Farm Conference Registration Now Open

  • Release Date: September 11, 2023

• EPA Selects University of Nebraska-Lincoln for Nearly $100K Grant Toward Groundwater Environmental Project

  Educational organizations to receive over $3.1 million in EPA Environmental Education funding nationwide

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects University of Nebraska-Lincoln for Nearly $100K Grant Toward Groundwater Environmental Project

  • Release Date: August 28, 2023

• EPA, States, and MRCTI Mayors Hold Mississippi River Corridor Summit on Historic Water Infrastructure Funding

  Local leaders discussed water infrastructure needs and challenges in competing for State Revolving Funds

  EPA News Release: EPA, States, and MRCTI Mayors Hold Mississippi River Corridor Summit on Historic Water Infrastructure Funding

  • Release Date: May 11, 2022

• EPA Region 7 Announces Opportunity to Apply for Farmer to Farmer Grant Funding

  $12 million available for historically underserved farm-focused projects in Gulf of Mexico watershed

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Announces Opportunity to Apply for Farmer to Farmer Grant Funding

  • Release Date: December 14, 2021

• EPA Announces Four 2020 ENERGY STAR® Certified Manufacturing Plants in Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Four 2020 ENERGY STAR® Certified Manufacturing Plants in Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska

  • Release Date: March 18, 2021

• EPA Compliance Assistance Webinar for Agricultural Facilities Expires Online Feb. 21

  Learn how changes to Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act affect agricultural facilities

  EPA News Release: EPA Compliance Assistance Webinar for Agricultural Facilities Expires Online Feb. 21

  • Release Date: February 4, 2021

• EPA Awards Funding to Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs for Farmworker Pesticide Training in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Funding to Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs for Farmworker Pesticide Training in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska

  • Release Date: November 18, 2020

• EPA awards $2 million in grants to reduce toxics throughout Columbia River Basin

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $2 million in grants to reduce toxics throughout Columbia River Basin

  • Release Date: September 16, 2020

• EPA Region 4 Administrator Mary S. Walker Signs Memorandum of Understanding with the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 4 Administrator Mary S. Walker Signs Memorandum of Understanding with the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

  • Release Date: August 25, 2020

• EPA Administrator Wheeler Appoints New Members from Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas to Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee

  EPA News Release: EPA Administrator Wheeler Appoints New Members from Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas to Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee

  • Release Date: June 17, 2020

• EPA Administrator Wheeler Appoints New Members to the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee

  EPA News Release: EPA Administrator Wheeler Appoints New Members to the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee

  • Release Date: June 17, 2020

• York, Nebraska, Organization Receives Federal Assistance for Community Revitalization, Local Food Economy

  EPA News Release: York, Nebraska, Organization Receives Federal Assistance for Community Revitalization, Local Food Economy

  • Release Date: May 14, 2020