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• Bellevue, Nebraska, Site Added to Superfund National Priorities List

  Addition to National Priorities List will allow remediation efforts of PCE Carriage Cleaners Site to be funded by EPA

  EPA News Release: Bellevue, Nebraska, Site Added to Superfund National Priorities List

  • Release Date: December 20, 2022

• NEWS UPDATE #5: TC Energy Pipeline Rupture and Oil Discharge Near Washington, Kansas

  EPA personnel continue to oversee cleanup operations of Mill Creek and surrounding area

  EPA News Release: NEWS UPDATE #5: TC Energy Pipeline Rupture and Oil Discharge Near Washington, Kansas

  • Release Date: December 15, 2022

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1.5M from EPA’s Brownfields Grants to Train Missouri Environmental Workers

  EPA selects three Missouri organizations to receive first Brownfields Job Training grants funded by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, boosting workforce training in underserved, overburdened communities

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1.5M from EPA’s Brownfields Grants to Train Missouri Environmental Workers

  • Release Date: December 14, 2022

• NEWS UPDATE #4: TC Energy Pipeline Rupture and Oil Discharge Near Washington, Kansas

  EPA personnel continue to remain on-scene monitoring cleanup activities

  EPA News Release: NEWS UPDATE #4: TC Energy Pipeline Rupture and Oil Discharge Near Washington, Kansas

  • Release Date: December 13, 2022

• NEWS UPDATE #2: TC Energy Pipeline Oil Discharge Near Washington, Kansas

  EPA is providing oversight and monitoring of containment and cleanup actions

  EPA News Release: NEWS UPDATE #2: TC Energy Pipeline Oil Discharge Near Washington, Kansas

  • Release Date: December 9, 2022

• NEWS UPDATE #3: TC Energy Pipeline Oil Discharge Near Washington, Kansas

  EPA continues to provide response oversight to on-scene operations

  EPA News Release: NEWS UPDATE #3: TC Energy Pipeline Oil Discharge Near Washington, Kansas

  • Release Date: December 9, 2022

• NEWS UPDATE: TC Energy Pipeline Oil Discharge Near Washington, Kansas

  TC Energy pipeline is part of Keystone Pipeline system

  EPA News Release: NEWS UPDATE: TC Energy Pipeline Oil Discharge Near Washington, Kansas

  • Release Date: December 8, 2022

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $266K Grant to Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska for Air Monitoring Project

  Largest investment for community air monitoring in EPA history funded by President Biden’s Climate and Economic Plans

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $266K Grant to Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska for Air Monitoring Project

  • Release Date: December 5, 2022

• EPA to Hold Community Meeting Nov. 17 to Discuss Findett Corp. Superfund Site in St. Charles, Missouri

  Drinking water in St. Charles meets Safe Drinking Water Act requirements

  EPA News Release: EPA to Hold Community Meeting Nov. 17 to Discuss Findett Corp. Superfund Site in St. Charles, Missouri

  • Release Date: November 17, 2022

• EPA Reaches Settlement with Evergy Kansas Central Inc. on Actions to Address Compliance with Coal Combustion Residuals Regulations

  EPA News Release: EPA Reaches Settlement with Evergy Kansas Central Inc. on Actions to Address Compliance with Coal Combustion Residuals Regulations

  • Release Date: November 8, 2022

• EPA Takes Action to Address Illegal Destruction of Streams and Wetlands in Missouri and Nebraska

  EPA News Release: EPA Takes Action to Address Illegal Destruction of Streams and Wetlands in Missouri and Nebraska

  • Release Date: November 7, 2022

• EPA Awards $740K Research Grant to University of Missouri to Identify and Measure Economic Benefits of Improved Water Quality

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $740K Research Grant to University of Missouri to Identify and Measure Economic Benefits of Improved Water Quality

  • Release Date: November 3, 2022

• EPA’s Most Productive Laboratory Gets 20-Year Facility Lease, Reduces Footprint While Maintaining Analytical Capability and Jobs

  EPA Region 7’s Science and Technology Center in Kansas City, Kansas, employs over 50 personnel and provides over $4M in environmental analyses per year

  EPA News Release: EPA’s Most Productive Laboratory Gets 20-Year Facility Lease, Reduces Footprint While Maintaining Analytical Capability and Jobs

  • Release Date: October 27, 2022

• EPA Announces $3.65 Million Grant to Rural Community Assistance Partnership to Reduce Lead in Drinking Water

  Projects will advance goals of Biden-Harris administration’s Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan; grant funding delivers on President’s Justice40 Initiative

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $3.65 Million Grant to Rural Community Assistance Partnership to Reduce Lead in Drinking Water

  • Release Date: October 21, 2022

• EPA Region 7 and Haskell Indian Nations University Partner to Promote Student Career Opportunities and Environmental Outreach on Campus

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 and Haskell Indian Nations University Partner to Promote Student Career Opportunities and Environmental Outreach on Campus

  • Release Date: October 19, 2022