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• Oil Recovery Operations and Mill Creek Restoration near Washington, Kansas, Are Complete

  Mill Creek is once again flowing naturally after the diversion system and final berms were removed

  EPA News Release: Oil Recovery Operations and Mill Creek Restoration near Washington, Kansas, Are Complete

  • Release Date: October 31, 2023

• City of Silex, Missouri, Agrees to Remedy Alleged Safe Drinking Water Act Violations

  EPA News Release: City of Silex, Missouri, Agrees to Remedy Alleged Safe Drinking Water Act Violations

  • Release Date: October 31, 2023

• EPA Fines Red Star Yeast Company LLC in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Red Star Yeast Company LLC in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations

  • Release Date: October 30, 2023

• EPA Hazardous Materials Removal Work is Now 85% Complete on Maui

  EPA personnel continue to focus on hazardous material removal and applying soil stabilizer to ash and debris to protect public health and the environment

  EPA News Release: EPA Hazardous Materials Removal Work is Now 85% Complete on Maui

  • Release Date: October 26, 2023

• EPA Announces $3.5M for Environmental Justice Projects in Communities Across Missouri

  Funded by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, selections in Columbia, Kansas City, and Springfield announced as part of largest-ever investments under two longstanding EPA Environmental Justice grant programs

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $3.5M for Environmental Justice Projects in Communities Across Missouri

  • Release Date: October 24, 2023

• EPA Announces $1M for Environmental Justice Projects in Kansas as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  Selection announced as part of largest investments through EPA’s Environmental Justice Government-to-Government grant program funded by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $1M for Environmental Justice Projects in Kansas as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: October 24, 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

• EPA selects six communities to improve stormwater management and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: EPA selects six communities to improve stormwater management and advance environmental justice

  • Release Date: October 19, 2023

• EPA Reaches Settlement with BG Products Inc. for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations in Kansas

  EPA News Release: EPA Reaches Settlement with BG Products Inc. for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations in Kansas

  • Release Date: October 19, 2023

• EPA Hazardous Materials Removal, First Stage of Multi-Phase Cleanup, is 75% Complete on Maui

  Ash and debris stabilization expands; removal and disposal of electric and hybrid vehicle batteries begins

  EPA News Release: EPA Hazardous Materials Removal, First Stage of Multi-Phase Cleanup, is 75% Complete on Maui

  • Release Date: October 18, 2023

• EPA Region 7 Invites Great Bend, Kansas, Community Members to Attend Presentation About Plating Inc. Superfund Site on Nov. 6

  This site, on the National Priorities List, received funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to expedite cleanup

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Invites Great Bend, Kansas, Community Members to Attend Presentation About Plating Inc. Superfund Site on Nov. 6

  • Release Date: October 16, 2023

• EPA Begins Soil Stabilizer Application in Lāhainā, Maui

  EPA to apply soil stabilizer to ash and debris footprint of burned buildings

  EPA News Release: EPA Begins Soil Stabilizer Application in Lāhainā, Maui

  • Release Date: October 13, 2023

• EPA Region 6 Honors WaterSense Partners for Helping Consumers Conserve Water

  Since 2006, WaterSense partners helped communities save more than 7.5 trillion gallons of water, 880 billion kilowatt-hours of energy, and $171 billion on utilities.

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded 47 WaterSense partners for their support of WaterSense and water efficiency at the WaterSmart Innovations conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.

  • Release Date: October 11, 2023

• EPA Announces $330M WIFIA Loan to Reduce Air Emissions from Wastewater Treatment Plants in Missouri

  When combined with other funding sources, the WIFIA program has supported $40 billion for America’s water infrastructure

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $330M WIFIA Loan to Reduce Air Emissions from Wastewater Treatment Plants in Missouri

  • Release Date: October 10, 2023