Region 7

Serving Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and 9 Tribal Nations

Students in Grades K-12 Encouraged to Enter the 2009 President's Environmental Youth Awards Competition

(Kansas City, Kan., Nov. 17, 2009) - Entries are now being sought for the 2009 President's Environmental Youth Awards, which recognize individuals, school classes (kindergarten through high school) and youth organizations for protecting our nation's air, water and land. News Release

Feedlot in Sioux County, Iowa, Agrees to Pay $25,000 Penalty for Alleged Waste Discharges into West Branch of Floyd River

(Kansas City, Kan., Nov. 17, 2009) - A Sioux County, Iowa, cattle feedlot operation has agreed to pay a $25,000 civil penalty to settle allegations that it violated the federal Clean Water Act by allowing manure and wastewater to discharge into the West Branch of the Floyd River. News Release

St. Louis Landlord to Pay Penalty, Perform Lead Paint Removal for Failure to Inform Residents, Homeowners of Lead Hazards

(Kansas City, Kan., Nov. 16, 2009) - A St. Louis area property management company has agreed to pay a $4,527 civil penalty and perform $108,325 worth of lead paint removal work to settle allegations that it failed to inform residents and homeowners of actual and potential lead-based paint hazards in its housing built before 1978. News Release

Environmental Justice Grants Now Available

(Kansas City, Kan., Nov. 12, 2009) - EPA is seeking Environmental Justice Small Grant applications to support projects that address local environmental and public health issues within affected communities. News Release

Grant of $75,000 to Help Anhydrous Ammonia Facilities in Missouri Comply with Regulations

(Kansas City , Kan., Nov. 5, 2009) - EPA has awarded the Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA) and Missouri State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) a total of $75,000 to assist with outreach, education and implementation of the Clean Air Act’s Risk Management Program. All fertilizer facilities that handle, process or store more than 10,000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia are subject to EPA’s chemical safety requirements. News Release

MU Extension Receives Grant to Help Amish, Mennonite Growers to Reduce Pesticides

(Kansas City, Kan., Nov. 4, 2009) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 7 office has awarded the University of Missouri Extension a Strategic Agricultural Initiative grant totaling $51,158 to reduce the use of high-risk pesticides. News Release

Environmental Education Grants Available

(Kansas City, Kan., October 30, 2009) - Proposals for Environmental Education grants to develop new programs or to improve the quality of existing programs will be accepted through Dec. 15, 2009 from Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska communities by EPA Region 7 in Kansas City, Kan. News Release

EPA Region 7 Releases First Air Monitoring Data from Colvin Elementary School in Wichita, Kan.

(Kansas City, Kan., October 29, 2009) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 announced today that the first set of air toxics monitoring data from Colvin Elementary School in Wichita, Kan., has been posted on the agency's Web site. News Release

EPA Calls on State of Missouri to Set New Water Quality Standards for St. Louis Segment of Mississippi River

(Kansas City, Kan., October 29, 2009) - EPA has determined that the State of Missouri needs new or revised water quality standards to protect a 28.6-mile segment of the Mississippi River around St. Louis that flows from North Riverfront Park to the confluence of the Meramec River. This EPA action directs the state to address this area of the Mississippi River to protect public health for recreational uses such as tubing, water-skiing and swimming. News Release

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