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Nov 2, 2023Grants funded by President Biden’s Investing in America agenda will support safe and responsible carbon sequestration programs
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7 - 11201 Renner Blvd., Lenexa, KS 66219 Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations Contact Information: EPA Press Office, press@epa.gov...
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Nov 1, 2023
Contact Information EPA Press Office (press@epa.gov) WASHINGTON — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan recently announced that EPA’s Office of...
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Nov 1, 2023Under President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, EPA to host a National Virtual Open House November 6-14; registration for the event is now open
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7 - 11201 Renner Blvd., Lenexa, KS 66219 Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations EPA Launches New Community-based Initiative to Help...
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Nov 1, 2023Under President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, EPA to host a National Virtual Open House November 6-14; registration for the event is now open
WASHINGTON (Nov. 1, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the launch of the Community, Equity & Resiliency initiative, a groundbreaking effort to help...
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Oct 31, 2023
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7 - 11201 Renner Blvd., Lenexa, KS 66219 Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations Contact Information: Kellen Ashford,...
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Oct 31, 2023Mill Creek is once again flowing naturally after the diversion system and final berms were removed
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7 - 11201 Renner Blvd., Lenexa, KS 66219 Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations Contact Information: Kellen Ashford,...
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Oct 30, 2023Enforcement Initiatives and Tools Target Noncompliance by Renovators and Property Managers
WASHINGTON (Oct. 30, 2023) – Today, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a snapshot of enforcement actions taken across the country in 2023 to protect children and their...
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Oct 30, 2023
NEW YORK (October 30, 2023) - In four separate enforcement agreements the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has taken action against several corporate entities operating in New Jersey, New York...
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Oct 30, 2023
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7 - 11201 Renner Blvd., Lenexa, KS 66219 Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations EPA Fines Red Star Yeast Company LLC in Cedar...
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Oct 30, 2023
WASHINGTON (Oct. 27, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $120 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to the City of Fort...
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Oct 30, 2023
WASHINGTON (Oct. 27, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched “My Electric Ride: An EV Transportation Video Challenge,” an exciting prize competition that...
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Oct 30, 2023
WASHINGTON (Oct. 26, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a strategic plan to ensure that its assessments of pesticides more closely, quickly, and...
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Oct 26, 2023
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7 - 11201 Renner Blvd., Lenexa, KS 66219 Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations Contact Information: Jonathan Klusmeyer,...
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Oct 26, 2023Wastewater plant failed to meet basic requirements of pollutant discharge permit
SEATTLE – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that the Town of Coulee Dam, Washington will pay $70,881 for violations of Section 402 of the Clean Water Act at the town’s...
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Oct 25, 2023Funding made possible by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act
Contact: Brenda Reyes, (202) 834-1290, (787) 977-5869, reyes.brenda@epa.gov SAN JUAN (October 25, 2023) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $1 million from the agency’s...
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Oct 25, 2023
Contacts: Brenda Reyes - (202) 834-1290, reyes.brenda@epa.gov Lilliana Alemán - (787) 977-5816, alemanroman.lilliana@epa.gov SAN JUAN (October 25, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental...
Oct 25, 2023PHILADELPHIA (October 25, 2023) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz visited the KenCrest North Daycare Center in North Philadelphia today in honor of Children’
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Oct 25, 2023EPA Launches Online Tool Providing Energy Use Data and Insights from ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager®New web tool shows energy use data from 150,000 commercial and multi-family buildings
WASHINGTON (Oct. 25, 2023) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the launch of a web-based tool that enables users to explore aggregate energy use data from more...
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Oct 24, 2023Project 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
Contact: press@epa.gov Bismarck, N.D. (October 24. 2023) -- Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $1 million to the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality...
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Oct 24, 2023Project announced as 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
Pine Ridge, S.D. (October 24, 2023) -- Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $500,000 to the American Solar Energy Society for a solar energy project at the Pine Ridge...
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Oct 24, 2023Projects announced as 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
Contact: press@epa.gov SALT LAKE CITY (October 24, 2023) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced nearly $2 million to fund projects across Utah that advance...
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Oct 24, 2023Projects announced as 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
Contact: press@epa.gov Helena, Mont. (October 24, 2023) -- Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced nearly $3 million to fund projects across Montana that advance...
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Oct 24, 2023Projects 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
Contact: press@epa.gov DENVER (October 24, 2023) -- Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced more than $3.5 million to fund projects across Colorado that advance...
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Oct 24, 2023
Contact: Kenneth Labbe, labbe.ken@epa.gov NEW YORK (October 24, 2023) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over $4.8 million to fund six projects across New Jersey...
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Oct 24, 2023
Contact: Kenneth Labbe, labbe.ken@epa.gov NEW YORK (October 24, 2023) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over $6.1 million to fund 10 projects across New York that...
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Oct 24, 2023Puerto Rico Also Slated to Get Funding
Contacts: Brenda Reyes - (202) 834-1290, reyes.brenda@epa.gov Lilliana Alemán - (787) 977-5816, alemanroman.lilliana@epa.gov San Juan, Puerto Rico (October 24, 2023) - Today, the U.S....
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Oct 24, 2023Selections announced as 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
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced nearly $3.2 million to fund 5 projects in Maryland that advance environmental justice as part of President Biden’s Investing in...
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Oct 24, 2023Selections announced as 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
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $5.3 Million for Environmental Justice Projects in Communities Across Pennsylvania As Part of Investing in America Agenda Selections announced as part...
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Oct 24, 2023Selection announced as part of largest investments through EPA’s Environmental Justice Government-to-Government grant programs funded by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1M for Environmental Justice Project in West Virginia As Part of Investing in America Agenda Selection announced as part of largest investments through...
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Oct 24, 2023Selections announced as 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
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7 - 11201 Renner Blvd., Lenexa, KS 66219 Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations EPA Announces Over $2.5M for Environmental Justice...
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Oct 24, 2023Selections announced as 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
PHILADELPHIA (Oct. 24, 2023) — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced nearly $2.25 million to fund five projects across Virginia that advance environmental justice as...
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Oct 24, 2023Selection announced as part of largest investments through EPA’s Environmental Justice Government-to-Government grant program funded by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7 - 11201 Renner Blvd., Lenexa, KS 66219 Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations EPA Announces $1M for Environmental Justice Projects...
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Oct 24, 2023Funded 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
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7 - 11201 Renner Blvd., Lenexa, KS 66219 Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations EPA Announces $3.5M for Environmental Justice...
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Oct 24, 2023The update comes after EPA conducted mobile air monitoring following community odor complaints
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7 - 11201 Renner Blvd., Lenexa, KS 66219 Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations EPA to Host Two Community Meetings on Oct. 25 to...
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Oct 23, 2023
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded $10 million in Targeted Airshed Grant funding to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to help the Fairbanks North Star...
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Oct 23, 2023Proposal aligns with President Biden’s Cancer Moonshot by reducing toxic exposures known to cause cancer
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7 - 11201 Renner Blvd., Lenexa, KS 66219 Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations Biden-Harris Administration Proposes Ban on...
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Oct 23, 2023
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7 - 11201 Renner Blvd., Lenexa, KS 66219 Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations EPA Finalizes Rule to Require Enhanced PFAS...
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Oct 23, 2023
WASHINGTON (Oct. 23, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the winners of the 2023 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards for new and innovative green chemistry...
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Oct 23, 2023Proposal aligns with President Biden’s Cancer Moonshot by reducing toxic exposures known to cause cancer
WASHINGTON (Oct. 23, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposal to ban all uses of trichloroethylene (TCE), an extremely toxic chemical known to cause...
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Oct 23, 2023
WASHINGTON (Oct. 20, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a rule that improves reporting on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the Toxics Release...
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Oct 19, 2023Conference will be held Nov. 6-8, 2023, at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa
Contact Information: Ben Washburn, 816-518-4154, washburn.ben@epa.gov LENEXA, KAN. (OCT. 19, 2023) – Today, EPA Region 7 announced members of the media will receive discounted registration fees...
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Oct 19, 2023The update comes after EPA conducted mobile air monitoring following community odor complaints
Contact Information: Benjamin Washburn, 816-518-4154, washburn.ben@epa.gov LENEXA, KAN. (OCT. 19, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 will host two Community Meetings...
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Oct 19, 2023Company Will Also Distribute Air Purifiers to Overburdened, Nearby Residents
WASHINGTON (Oct. 19, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice announced a modification to a 2015 consent decree today between the United States...
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Oct 19, 2023
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7 - 11201 Renner Blvd., Lenexa, KS 66219 Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations Contact Information: Benjamin Washburn,...
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Oct 19, 2023Roll Out of Hotline and Website to Support Transparency and Inform the Public about Fairmont Brine Processing Site
PHILADELPHIA (October 19, 2023) – Beginning Monday, October 23, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Mid-Atlantic Region (EPA) will open a public phone line and roll-out a webpage to...
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Oct 19, 2023
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7 - 11201 Renner Blvd., Lenexa, KS 66219 Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations EPA Proposes Rule to Strengthen TSCA Risk Evaluation...
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Oct 19, 2023Reports reveal the impacts of food waste on landfill methane emissions and provide updated recommendations for managing food waste.
WASHINGTON (October 19, 2023) –- Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released two new reports quantifying methane emissions from landfilled food waste and updating recommendations...
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Oct 19, 2023
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7 - 11201 Renner Blvd., Lenexa, KS 66219 Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations Contact Information: EPA Press Office, press@epa.gov...
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Oct 18, 2023
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its final determination that emissions of lead from aircraft that operate on leaded fuel cause or contribute to air...
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Oct 18, 2023
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7 - 11201 Renner Blvd., Lenexa, KS 66219 Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations Kansas Ethanol Producer Agrees to Pay Penalty for...