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• EPA Issues Final Rule Requiring Replacement of Lead Pipes Within 10 Years, Announces Over $24.8M in Funding to Nebraska to Provide Clean Water to Schools and Homes

  EPA announces new final regulations and new funding under the Biden-Harris administration’s Investing in America Agenda for clean drinking water

  EPA News Release: EPA Issues Final Rule Requiring Replacement of Lead Pipes Within 10 Years, Announces Over $24.8M in Funding to Nebraska to Provide Clean Water to Schools and Homes

  • Release Date: October 8, 2024

• Viridis Chemical of Columbus, Nebraska, Wins 2024 Green Chemistry Challenge Award

  EPA News Release: Viridis Chemical of Columbus, Nebraska, Wins 2024 Green Chemistry Challenge Award

  • Release Date: October 3, 2024

• Floating Classroom Event Hosted by EPA Regional Leaders to Promote Healthy Waters Along Mississippi River During National Water Quality Month

  EPA News Release: Floating Classroom Event Hosted by EPA Regional Leaders to Promote Healthy Waters Along Mississippi River During National Water Quality Month

  • Release Date: August 20, 2024

• EPA Highlights $307M in Climate Pollution Reduction Funding During Tour of Nebraska Farm

  Funded by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, EPA selected the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy through the competitive grants program to tackle climate change, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: EPA Highlights $307M in Climate Pollution Reduction Funding During Tour of Nebraska Farm

  • Release Date: August 7, 2024

• EPA Region 7 Joins City of Lincoln Lead Water Service Line Replacement Kickoff Event in Nebraska

  Program is funded through EPA’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law allocations to the Nebraska Drinking Water State Revolving Fund

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Joins City of Lincoln Lead Water Service Line Replacement Kickoff Event in Nebraska

  • Release Date: July 23, 2024

• EPA Announces $307M for Community-Driven Solutions to Cut Climate Pollution Across Nebraska

  Funded by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, EPA announces 25 selected applications through the competitive Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program to tackle climate change, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $307M for Community-Driven Solutions to Cut Climate Pollution Across Nebraska

  • Release Date: July 22, 2024

• EPA Region 7 Issues Emergency Order on Drinking Water Safety at Colonial Acres of Humboldt Nursing Home and Assisted Living Facility in Humboldt, Nebraska

  Facility’s ongoing Legionella bacterial contamination may endanger public health

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Issues Emergency Order on Drinking Water Safety at Colonial Acres of Humboldt Nursing Home and Assisted Living Facility in Humboldt, Nebraska

  • Release Date: May 22, 2024

• EPA Announces Over $2.8M in Available Grants to Upgrade Stormwater and Sewer Infrastructure in Region 7

  Under President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, EPA offers grant assistance at no cost to small and financially distressed communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Over $2.8M in Available Grants to Upgrade Stormwater and Sewer Infrastructure in Region 7

  • Release Date: May 14, 2024

• EPA Announces Over $28M for Nebraska Lead Pipe Replacement to Advance Safe Drinking Water, as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  Announcement is latest round of funding toward President Biden’s commitment to replace every lead pipe in the nation, protecting public health and helping to deliver safe drinking water

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Over $28M for Nebraska Lead Pipe Replacement to Advance Safe Drinking Water, as Part of Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: May 2, 2024

• EPA Approves Plan to Mitigate Snake River Damage in Northern Nebraska

  EPA News Release: EPA Approves Plan to Mitigate Snake River Damage in Northern Nebraska

  • Release Date: March 27, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $43M for Nebraska Drinking Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Infrastructure Upgrades, as Part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda

  Unprecedented funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is transforming communities across the state

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $43M for Nebraska Drinking Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Infrastructure Upgrades, as Part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda

  • Release Date: February 20, 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 Region 7 Presents $1.7M Check to City of Lincoln, Nebraska, for Recycling Education and Outreach Grant

  EPA News Release: EPA Region 7 Presents $1.7M Check to City of Lincoln, Nebraska, for Recycling Education and Outreach Grant

  • Release Date: January 25, 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 Administrator Reappoints Leaders from Lincoln, Nebraska, and Willow Springs, Missouri, to National Advisory Committee

  First time in Local Government Advisory Committee’s history that membership will have female majority

  EPA News Release: EPA Administrator Reappoints Leaders from Lincoln, Nebraska, and Willow Springs, Missouri, to National Advisory Committee

  • Release Date: January 11, 2024