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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 Announces $3.6M in Rebates for Clean School Buses Across Iowa, as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $3.6M in Rebates for Clean School Buses Across Iowa, as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: May 29, 2024

• EPA Region 7 Partners with AmeriCorps VISTA to Bring Green Service Opportunities to Midwest

  Two St. Louis organizations will accept applications

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Partners with AmeriCorps VISTA to Bring Green Service Opportunities to Midwest

  • Release Date: May 21, 2024

• EPA Region 7 Recognizes May as Asthma Awareness Month

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Recognizes May as Asthma Awareness Month

  • Release Date: May 20, 2024

• EPA Honors 2024 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year Award Winners in Iowa

  Des Moines businesses selected

  EPA News Release: EPA Honors 2024 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year Award Winners in Iowa

  • Release Date: March 26, 2024

• EPA Announces Most Energy-Efficient Manufacturing Plants of 2023

  Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska manufacturing plants are among those recognized for their ENERGY STAR certifications

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Most Energy-Efficient Manufacturing Plants of 2023

  • Release Date: March 15, 2024

• EPA Announces Over $5.9M in Awards for Clean School Buses in Iowa, as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Over $5.9M in Awards for Clean School Buses in Iowa, as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: January 9, 2024

• EPA Encourages Home Testing During National Radon Action Month

  Many areas in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska have the potential for elevated indoor radon levels

  EPA News Release: EPA Encourages Home Testing During National Radon Action Month

  • Release Date: January 4, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Selects RTI International to Receive $100M to Fund Environmental Justice Projects Across U.S., to Include Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  Grantmaker selected to reduce barriers to federal funds and issue thousands of environmental justice grants over the next three years

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Selects RTI International to Receive $100M to Fund Environmental Justice Projects Across U.S., to Include Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: December 20, 2023

• EPA Fines Iowa Ethanol Producer for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Iowa Ethanol Producer for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations

  • Release Date: November 30, 2023

• 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 Region 7 Presents $4M Check to City of Iowa City, After Selection for Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Presents $4M Check to City of Iowa City, After Selection for Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant

  • Release Date: November 8, 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 Announces Availability of $4.6B in Competitive Grants to Cut Climate Pollution as Part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda

  Announcement comes during Climate Week 2023

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Availability of $4.6B in Competitive Grants to Cut Climate Pollution as Part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: September 20, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Invests Over $4.5M in Iowa Recycling Infrastructure Projects Through Investing in America Agenda

  EPA grants funded in part by largest recycling investment in 30 years under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Invests Over $4.5M in Iowa Recycling Infrastructure Projects Through Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: September 13, 2023