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• EPA Region 7 Fines Hawkins Inc. of Camanche, Iowa, for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Fines Hawkins Inc. of Camanche, Iowa, for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations

  • Release Date: September 9, 2024

• EPA Resolves Enforcement Action with Vishay Dale Electronics LLC for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations in Columbus, Nebraska

  EPA News Release: EPA Resolves Enforcement Action with Vishay Dale Electronics LLC for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations in Columbus, Nebraska

  • Release Date: March 4, 2024

• EPA Region 7 Announces $180K Funding Opportunity for Regional Source Reduction Assistance

  Pollution prevention projects eligible for funding

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Announces $180K Funding Opportunity for Regional Source Reduction Assistance

  • Release Date: February 16, 2024

• EPA Fines Clean Harbors for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations at Kimball, Nebraska, Facility

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Clean Harbors for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations at Kimball, Nebraska, Facility

  • Release Date: February 14, 2024

• EPA Fines Omaha Chemical Manufacturing Facility for Alleged Violations of Multiple Environmental Laws

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Omaha Chemical Manufacturing Facility for Alleged Violations of Multiple Environmental Laws

  • Release Date: January 24, 2024

• La EPA multa a la instalación de fabricación química de Omaha por presuntas violaciones de varias leyes ambientales

  EPA News Release: La EPA multa a la instalación de fabricación química de Omaha por presuntas violaciones de varias leyes ambientales

  • Release Date: January 24, 2024

• EPA Strengthens Safeguards to Protect Families and Children from Lead in Contaminated Soil at Residential Sites in Region 7

  Utilizing updated, best available science, EPA lowers nationwide screening levels for the first time in 30 years, impacting sites in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska

  EPA News Release: EPA Strengthens Safeguards to Protect Families and Children from Lead in Contaminated Soil at Residential Sites in Region 7

  • Release Date: January 17, 2024

• EPA Fines Swift Beef Company for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations in Nebraska

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Swift Beef Company for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations in Nebraska

  • Release Date: December 18, 2023

• EPA Completes Removal of Hazardous Materials Following Wildfires on Maui

  EPA’s Phase 1 completion is a major step towards debris removal and the rebuilding of Lāhainā and upcountry communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Completes Removal of Hazardous Materials Following Wildfires on Maui

  • Release Date: November 30, 2023

• EPA Begins Hazardous Materials Removal on Commercial Properties in Lāhainā, Maui

  EPA News Release: EPA Begins Hazardous Materials Removal on Commercial Properties in Lāhainā, Maui

  • Release Date: November 3, 2023

• EPA Fines Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations in Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. for Alleged Hazardous Waste Violations in Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska

  • Release Date: October 11, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Invests Over $600K in Nebraska 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 $600K in Nebraska Recycling Infrastructure Projects Through Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: September 13, 2023

• 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 Seeks Nominations for Public Participation in Red Hill Community Representation Initiative

  EPA News Release: EPA Seeks Nominations for Public Participation in Red Hill Community Representation Initiative

  • Release Date: August 23, 2023

• EPA Region 7 to Present City of Chadron, Nebraska, with $500K Check for Brownfields Grant

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 to Present City of Chadron, Nebraska, with $500K Check for Brownfields Grant

  • Release Date: June 28, 2023