02/25/2013 | | EPA Region 7 to Host Informational Sessions March 4 and 5 for Big River Mine Tailings, Madison County Mines Superfund Sites |
02/13/2013 | | Koch Nitrogen Company to Pay $380,000 Civil Penalty for Clean Air Act Violations at Facilities in Iowa and Kansas |
02/12/2013 | | Coffeyville Resources Refining and Marketing to Pay $2,302,500 Combined Penalty and Reimbursement to Settle Violations of Clean Water Act at Coffeyville, Kansas, Facility |
02/07/2013 | | EPA to Provide Smart Growth Technical Assistance to Atchison, Kan. |
02/07/2013 | | EPA to Provide Smart Growth Technical Assistance to Lawrence, Kan. |
02/07/2013 | | EPA to Provide Smart Growth Technical Assistance to Omaha, Neb. |
02/07/2013 | | EPA to Provide Smart Growth Technical Assistance to Bellevue, Neb. |
02/07/2013 | | EPA to Provide Smart Growth Technical Assistance to Dubuque, Iowa |
02/05/2013 | | National Smart Growth Conference Scheduled Feb. 7-9 in Kansas City, Mo. |
02/04/2013 | | Equitable Development Workshop Scheduled Feb. 6 in Kansas City, Mo. |
01/30/2013 | | EPA Brownfields Funding Helps Remove Environmental Barriers for Construction of All Care Health Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa |
01/28/2013 | | EPA Helps Missouri Comply with Water Quality Standards |
01/15/2013 | | EPA Regions 7 and 8 Meet State Agriculture Directors in Denver |
01/10/2013 | | EPA Provides Comments on Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy |
01/08/2013 | | Albracht Perma-Siding and Window Company of Omaha to Pay Penalty for Failure to Notify Homeowner of Lead Risks and to Keep Records of Lead Safe Work Practices |
01/04/2013 | | EPA Issues Amendment to Record of Decision for the 10th Street Superfund Site in Columbus, Neb. |
12/19/2012 | | EBV Explosives Environmental Company to Pay $580,135 Penalty for Air, Hazardous Waste Violations at Carthage, Mo. |
12/06/2012 | | EPA Region 7 to Provide Details about Green Infrastructure Assistance for City of Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday, Dec. 10 |
12/06/2012 | | EPA Announces Recipients of 2012 Environmental Justice Small Grants |
12/03/2012 | | EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson to Dedicate New Region 7 Office Headquarters in Lenexa, Kan. |
11/19/2012 | | Results of Soil Sampling at Route 66 State Park near Eureka, Mo., Show No Significant Health Risks for Park Visitors, Workers |
11/19/2012 | | Final Decision on Missouri's List of Impaired Waters |
11/16/2012 | | Deadline Extended for Brownfields 2013 Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund and Cleanup Grants |
11/15/2012 | | EPA Awards Research Fellowships to Four Students in Region 7 |
11/14/2012 | | University of Missouri-Kansas City Food Recovery Program Highlighted by EPA Region 7 as Nation Observes America Recycles Day, Nov. 15 |
11/13/2012 | | Roquette America Inc. to Pay $4,100,000 Penalty to Settle Violations of Clean Water Act at Keokuk, Iowa, Facility |
11/07/2012 | | EPA Region 7 to Participate at National Association of Farm Broadcasting Trade Talk Event Nov. 8 in Kansas City, Mo. |
11/07/2012 | | EPA Encourages Students in Grades K-12 to Enter President's Environmental Youth Awards Competition |
11/05/2012 | | Behlen Manufacturing Company to Pay $59,996 Civil Penalty for Hazardous Waste Violations in Columbus, Neb. |
10/22/2012 | | EPA Recognizes Boeing for Leadership in Revitalization at CCI, Inc. Superfund Site, Olathe, Kan. |
10/18/2012 | | Public Meeting Scheduled Oct. 25 on Agreement for Cleanup of Chicago Heights Boulevard Site in St. Louis County, Mo. |
10/11/2012 | | Linn County, Iowa, Public Health Receives $29,985 EPA Grant for Asthma Education Program |
10/11/2012 | | American Lung Association of the Plains Receives $29,780 EPA Grant for Indoor Air Quality for Asthmatic Children in Kansas Program |
10/11/2012 | | Saint Elizabeth Foundation Receives $29,989 EPA Grant for Asthma Awareness Training Program in Lincoln, Neb. |
10/11/2012 | | St. Louis County, Mo., Health Department Receives $30,000 EPA Grant for Community-Based Asthma Care in Normandy School District |
10/09/2012 | | SmartWay Honors Prime, Inc. of Springfield, Mo., for Supply Chain Efficiency |
10/09/2012 | | SmartWay Honors Heartland Express, Inc. in North Liberty, Iowa, for Supply Chain Efficiency |
10/09/2012 | | SmartWay Honors Ruan Transportation Management Systems in Des Moines, Iowa, for Supply Chain Efficiency |
10/04/2012 | | EPA Region 7 Provides $2.4M to Joplin, Mo., to Sample and Remediate Contaminated Soils Disturbed by May 2011 Tornado |
10/03/2012 | | EPA Region 7, Joplin City Officials Schedule Oct. 4 News Conference on Funding to Assist with Tornado Recovery |
10/01/2012 | | Bayer CropScience LP to Pay $13,900 Penalty for Distribution of Misbranded Pesticides in Missouri |
09/28/2012 | | United States Air Force to Pay $12,823 Penalty for Underground Storage Tank Violations in Nebraska |
09/27/2012 | | EPA Issues Record of Decision for the Madison County Mines Superfund Site Operable Unit 5 |
09/25/2012 | | Continental Cement Company of Hannibal, Mo., Agrees to Complete Environmental Project Valued at $300,000 |
09/24/2012 | | Ceremony on Sept. 27 to Mark Community Transformation of Treece, Kansas |
09/24/2012 | | Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., in St. Joseph, Mo., to Pay Penalty and Build New Hazardous Waste Facility for Mercury Violations |
09/24/2012 | | EPA Region 7 Seeks Public Comment on River des Peres Proposal |
09/18/2012 | | Public Comment Sought on Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ Response to Report on CAFO Permitting and Compliance Program |
09/14/2012 | | Nov. 19 is Deadline to Apply for 2013 EPA Brownfields Funding |
09/14/2012 | | Picerne Military Management to Pay $24,900 Penalty to Settle Violations of Clean Water Act at Fort Riley, Kan. |
09/14/2012 | | Former United Zinc and Associated Smelters Superfund Site Proposed for National Priorities List |
09/13/2012 | | EPA Announces Settlement of Three Pesticides Enforcement Actions |
09/12/2012 | | Des Moines, Iowa, Selected for Green Design Assistance |
09/12/2012 | | EPA Issues Records of Decision for Operable Units 1, 2, and 3 of the Southwest Jefferson County Superfund Site in Jefferson County, Mo. |
09/12/2012 | | EPA Issues Amendment to Record of Decision for the Cleburn Street Well Superfund Site in Grand Island, Neb. |
08/30/2012 | | Deadline November 21 for Eligible Schools, Entities to Submit Proposals for EPA's Environmental Education Grants |
08/27/2012 | | Final Hazardous Waste Permit Modifications Issued for Bannister Federal Complex in Kansas City, Mo. |
08/16/2012 | | Environmental Agencies Invite Public to Discuss Air Quality Issues and Participation Opportunities for Muscatine, Iowa |
08/16/2012 | | EPA Schedules Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Meeting, Aug. 30 in Arcadia, Iowa |
08/15/2012 | | EPA and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Agree to Transfer Oversight of Cleanup Activities at Clinton Coal Gas Superfund Site from EPA to the State |
08/13/2012 | | EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks Available for Media Interviews at Iowa State Fair, Aug. 16 and 17 in Des Moines, Iowa |
07/26/2012 | | Electro-Coatings of Iowa, Inc., to Pay $19,171 Civil Penalty for Hazardous Waste Violations in Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
07/24/2012 | | Lincoln University Hosts Boot Camp Graduation for High School and College Students Interested in Water Industry Careers |
07/24/2012 | | EPA Region 7 and Contractors Begin Removal of Underground Storage Tank at Former Strehlow Garage in Omaha, Neb. |
07/19/2012 | | $30,000 in Green Infrastructure Technical Assistance to Neosho, Mo. |
07/19/2012 | | $70,000 in Green Infrastructure Technical Assistance to Omaha, Neb. |
07/12/2012 | | EPA Seeks IDNR Action to Correct Deficiencies in Iowa's CAFO Permitting and Compliance Program |
07/12/2012 | | EPA Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Changes to List of Impaired Waters for Missouri |
07/11/2012 | | $60,000 Grant to Kansas State University |
07/11/2012 | | $181,638 Grant to St. Louis Community College, St. Louis, Mo., for Drinking Water Job Training |
07/10/2012 | | $59,876 Grant to University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
07/10/2012 | | Beef Feedlot Near Broken Bow, Neb., Agrees to Pay $145,000 Civil Penalty for Illegal Discharges into Mud Creek |
07/10/2012 | | Kellwood Company Agrees to Conduct Cleanup at the Riverfront Superfund Site in New Haven, Mo. |
07/09/2012 | | EPA Region 7 Tribal Program Awards Grants to Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska for Response Program, Environmental Capacity Building |
07/09/2012 | | EPA Region 7 Awards $39,942 Environmental Performance Partnership Grant to Santee Sioux Nation of Nebraska |
07/09/2012 | | EPA Region 7 Tribal Program Awards Grants to Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri for Water Monitoring, Radon Protection |
07/09/2012 | | EPA Region 7 Tribal Program Awards Grants to Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation for Water Pollution Control, General Assistance |
07/09/2012 | | EPA Region 7 Tribal Program Awards Grants to Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas for Water Quality, Response Program and General Assistance |
07/03/2012 | | $59,876 Grant to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville |
07/02/2012 | | EPA Education Grant of $150,000 Awarded to Earth Force |
06/29/2012 | | Nisso America, Inc., to Pay $6,864 Civil Penalty for Failure to Label and File Notice of Imported Pesticide |
06/27/2012 | | EPA Region 7 to Announce Expansion of Environmental Partnerships with Iowa City, Iowa |
06/25/2012 | | Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Meeting Scheduled for July 2 in Lexington, Neb. |
06/25/2012 | | Decision Issued on Nebraska's Water Quality Standards |
06/25/2012 | | EPA Expands Real-Time Monitoring of Kansas City Area Streams and Launches KCWaterBug Mobile Application |
06/21/2012 | | Russell Stover Candies, Inc., to Pay $585,000 Penalty to Settle Violations of Clean Water Act at its Iola, Kansas, Facility |
06/21/2012 | | Iowa Western Community College to Receive $200,000 in Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Funds |
06/18/2012 | | June 19 Event on Mississippi River in St. Louis to Showcase Tugboat Repowering to Curb Emissions and Save Fuel |
06/07/2012 | | EPA Approves Kansas' List of Impaired Waters |
06/05/2012 | | Spirit Lake, Iowa, Community School District Recognized Among Top Ranking Partners in EPA’s Green Power Partnership |
06/05/2012 | | University of Iowa Recognized Among Top Ranking Partners in EPA’s Green Power Partnership |
05/31/2012 | | City of Perry, Iowa, to Receive $400,000 for Assessment and Cleanup of Hazardous Substances at Former Rail Yard |
05/30/2012 | | EPA to Support United Way's Health Day of Action Event on Saturday, June 2, 2012 |
05/29/2012 | | CCI Concerned Citizens Group to be Recognized for Successful Community Involvement at CCI Superfund Site in Olathe, Kan. |
05/29/2012 | | Swiss Valley Farms Cooperative in Luana, Iowa, to Pay $33,880 Penalty for Community Right-to-Know Violations |
05/29/2012 | | Mid-America Pipeline Company LLC, Enterprise Products Operating LLC to Pay $1M for Spills in Iowa, Kan., Neb. |
05/25/2012 | | Skin Cancer Common But Preventable For Those Who Work or Play Outdoors |
05/24/2012 | | St. Louis Development Corporation to Receive $400,000 for Assessment of Hazardous Substances and Petroleum |
05/15/2012 | | National "Documerica" Environmental Photo Exhibit Comes to National Archives at Kansas City |
05/08/2012 | | EPA Region 7 Representatives Volunteer at Local High Schools as Part of Girl Scouts’ IMAGINE Program |