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• Coffeyville Resources Refining & Marketing Will Pay Over $23M to Address Clean Air Act Violations and Offset Environmental Harm Related to Its Kansas Refinery

  EPA News Release: Coffeyville Resources Refining & Marketing Will Pay Over $23M to Address Clean Air Act Violations and Offset Environmental Harm Related to Its Kansas Refinery

  • Release Date: November 20, 2023

• 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

• Kansas Ethanol Producer Agrees to Pay Penalty for Alleged Environmental Law Violations

  EPA News Release: Kansas Ethanol Producer Agrees to Pay Penalty for Alleged Environmental Law Violations

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

  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

  • Release Date: September 28, 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 Region 7 to Cohost Regional Lead Summit Sept. 12-13 in Kansas City, Missouri

  The summit will focus on strategies to address childhood lead exposure

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 to Cohost Regional Lead Summit Sept. 12-13 in Kansas City, Missouri

  • Release Date: September 7, 2023

• U.S. EPA Completes Typhoon Mawar Recovery Mission Assignments in Guam

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA Completes Typhoon Mawar Recovery Mission Assignments in Guam

  • Release Date: August 16, 2023

• USEPA Completes Pickup of Hazardous Waste and E-Waste from All Guam Public Schools

  EPA News Release: USEPA Completes Pickup of Hazardous Waste and E-Waste from All Guam Public Schools

  • Release Date: July 13, 2023

• EPA Fines Wichita-Based La Palm Spa Products for Violating Federal Pesticide Law

  EPA News Release: EPA Fines Wichita-Based La Palm Spa Products for Violating Federal Pesticide Law

  • Release Date: July 11, 2023

• Cleanup Operations at Oil Discharge Scene Near Washington, Kansas, Shift to Restoration

  The restoration of Mill Creek – overseen by EPA, KDHE, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – has begun

  EPA News Release: Cleanup Operations at Oil Discharge Scene Near Washington, Kansas, Shift to Restoration

  • Release Date: May 17, 2023

• EPA Region 7 to Present Pollution Prevention Award to Grandview Cabinetry in Parsons, Kansas

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 to Present Pollution Prevention Award to Grandview Cabinetry in Parsons, Kansas

  • Release Date: April 6, 2023

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $66.1 Million for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Kansas

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $66.1 Million for Drinking Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Kansas

  • Release Date: April 4, 2023

• EPA Continues Oversight of Cleanup Operations Performed by TC Energy Near Washington, Kansas

  EPA News Release: EPA Continues Oversight of Cleanup Operations Performed by TC Energy Near Washington, Kansas

  • Release Date: March 30, 2023

• In the Pacific Southwest, Toxic Chemical Releases Decreased Slightly in 2021 According to EPA Data

  EPA News Release: In the Pacific Southwest, Toxic Chemical Releases Decreased Slightly in 2021 According to EPA Data

  • Release Date: March 17, 2023