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• EPA Fines Roquette America Inc. of Keokuk, Iowa, for Alleged Chemical Risk Prevention Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Roquette America Inc. of Keokuk, Iowa, for Alleged Chemical Risk Prevention Violations

  • Release Date: October 3, 2024

• EPA Region 7 Completes Oversight of Removal Activities at C6-Zero Site in Marengo, Iowa

  Explosion and fire at the site in December 2022 started a multi-agency, multi-year investigation and cleanup

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Completes Oversight of Removal Activities at C6-Zero Site in Marengo, Iowa

  • Release Date: August 1, 2024

• EPA Fines Altoona, Iowa, Company for Alleged Chemical Risk Prevention Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Altoona, Iowa, Company for Alleged Chemical Risk Prevention Violations

  • Release Date: November 13, 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 Fines Waterloo, Iowa, Company for Alleged Chemical Risk Prevention Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Waterloo, Iowa, Company for Alleged Chemical Risk Prevention Violations

  • Release Date: August 14, 2023

• EPA Fines Scranton Manufacturing Company Inc. for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations in Iowa

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Scranton Manufacturing Company Inc. for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations in Iowa

  • Release Date: May 10, 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 Reaches Settlement with Des Moines Cold Storage Co. Inc. for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Reaches Settlement with Des Moines Cold Storage Co. Inc. for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations

  • Release Date: January 27, 2021

• Iowa State University Awarded $800,000 EPA Grant to Build Resilience and Protect Vulnerable Groups from Environmental Impacts of Natural Disasters

  EPA awards nearly $4 million in funding to five research institutions

  EPA News Release: Iowa State University Awarded $800,000 EPA Grant to Build Resilience and Protect Vulnerable Groups from Environmental Impacts of Natural Disasters

  • Release Date: September 3, 2020

• EPA at 50: Managing Waste Across the Nation and the Heartland

  EPA News Release: EPA at 50: Managing Waste Across the Nation and the Heartland

  • Release Date: July 21, 2020

• EPA Reaches Settlement with The Powder Shop Inc. in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Reaches Settlement with The Powder Shop Inc. in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations

  • Release Date: June 16, 2020

• EPA Reaches Settlement With Hydrite Chemical Co. for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations at Waterloo, Iowa, Facility

  EPA News Release: EPA Reaches Settlement With Hydrite Chemical Co. for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations at Waterloo, Iowa, Facility

  • Release Date: June 5, 2020

• EPA Reaches Settlement With Anhydrous Ammonia Facilities in Kansas and Iowa for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Reaches Settlement With Anhydrous Ammonia Facilities in Kansas and Iowa for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations

  • Release Date: May 14, 2020

• EPA Region 7 Transfers Personal Protective Equipment to FEMA

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Transfers Personal Protective Equipment to FEMA

  • Release Date: April 17, 2020

• EPA Publishes 2018 National Annual Toxics Release Inventory Report and Analysis; Releases from Region 7 Facilities Down 36% Since 2007

  EPA News Release: EPA Publishes 2018 National Annual Toxics Release Inventory Report and Analysis; Releases from Region 7 Facilities Down 36% Since 2007

  • Release Date: February 11, 2020