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• 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

• 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 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 to Host Two Community Meetings on Oct. 25 to Provide Update on St. Louis Community Air Monitoring

  The update comes after EPA conducted mobile air monitoring following community odor complaints

  EPA News Release: EPA to Host Two Community Meetings on Oct. 25 to Provide Update on St. Louis Community Air Monitoring

  • Release Date: October 19, 2023

• EPA Selects Curators of the University of Missouri to Receive Over $850K Pollution Prevention Grant to Advance Environmental Justice

  Missouri University of Science and Technology will undertake a multi-state project with the University of Alaska Fairbanks

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects Curators of the University of Missouri to Receive Over $850K Pollution Prevention Grant to Advance Environmental Justice

  • Release Date: October 12, 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

• EPA Region 7 to Host Public Availability Session on Radium in Silex, Missouri, Public Water System

  Community members concerned about their drinking water are encouraged to attend on Oct. 5

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 to Host Public Availability Session on Radium in Silex, Missouri, Public Water System

  • Release Date: October 4, 2023

• Wexford Labs in Kirkwood, Missouri, Selected for EPA 2023 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award

  EPA News Release: Wexford Labs in Kirkwood, Missouri, Selected for EPA 2023 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award

  • Release Date: October 2, 2023

• EPA Monitoring Radium Concentrations in Silex, Missouri, Public Water System

  EPA News Release: EPA Monitoring Radium Concentrations in Silex, Missouri, Public Water System

  • Release Date: September 29, 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 $1.6M in Missouri 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 $1.6M in Missouri Recycling Infrastructure Projects Through Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: September 13, 2023

• EPA Opens Flagstaff Office with Focus on Navajo Abandoned Uranium Mines

  EPA News Release: EPA Opens Flagstaff Office with Focus on Navajo Abandoned Uranium Mines

  • Release Date: July 25, 2023

• EPA Invites Public to Attend July 18 Community Advisory Group Meeting for West Lake Landfill Superfund Site

  EPA News Release: EPA Invites Public to Attend July 18 Community Advisory Group Meeting for West Lake Landfill Superfund Site

  • Release Date: July 18, 2023

• EPA Announces July 19 Community Meeting to Discuss Results of Ethylene Oxide Air Monitoring Study in Verona, Missouri

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces July 19 Community Meeting to Discuss Results of Ethylene Oxide Air Monitoring Study in Verona, Missouri

  • Release Date: July 11, 2023

• EPA, Rep. Troy Carter Announce Grant for La. DEQ Air Monitoring Project in St. James Parish

  Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a grant funded through the American Rescue Plan and Inflation Reduction Act to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ).

  • Release Date: June 5, 2023