Region 7

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

Kansas School Districts Receive National "Energy Star Leader" Honors for Energy Efficiency

(Kansas City, Kan., Feb. 9, 2010) - School districts in Bonner Springs and Arkansas City in Kansas have been named Energy Star Leaders by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. News Release

EPA, HUD and DOT Partnership Supports Iowa City, Iowa, for Sustainable Communities Pilot

(Kansas City, Kan., Feb. 5, 2010) - Iowa City, Iowa, has been selected as one of five sustainable communities pilot projects in the United States as part of a partnership between EPA and the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of Transportation. The Smart Growth pilots are part of EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson’s initiative to bring HUD, DOT and EPA together in areas where there are formerly contaminated sites, transportation infrastructure investments and the need for affordable housing. News Release

Nation's Second-Largest Portland Cement Manufacturer to Add New Pollution Controls at Iowa, Kansas and Missouri Plants

(Kansas City, Kan., Jan. 21, 2010) - As part of the federal government's first-ever nationwide legal settlement with a Portland cement manufacturer over Clean Air Act issues, all of the company's operating facilities, including those in Buffalo, Iowa (also known as the Davenport plant); Fredonia, Kan.; and Sugar Creek, Mo., will be required to install and implement an estimated total of $170 million in new air pollution control equipment. News Release

Container Glass Plant in Pevely, Mo., Among 13 Nationwide to Install $112M in Pollution Control Equipment

(Kansas City, Kan., Jan. 21, 2010) - As part of the federal government's first-ever nationwide legal settlement with a container glass manufacturer over Clean Air Act issues, all of the company's operating facilities, including one in Pevely, Mo., will be required to install an estimated total of $112 million in new air pollution control equipment. News Release
 

$146,000 Grant to Spencer, Iowa, for Combined Sewer Separation Project

(Kansas City, Kan., Jan. 13, 2010) - EPA has awarded $146,000 to Spencer, Iowa, for ongoing planning and design for a multi-phased combined sewer separation project. News Release

January is National Radon Action Month

(Kansas City, Kan., Jan. 6, 2010) - EPA has designated January as National Radon Action Month. The aim of National Radon Action Month is to increase the public's awareness of radon, promote radon testing and mitigation, and advance the use of radon-resistant new construction practices. News Release

More than $730,000 in Stimulus Funding to Assess Brownfields Properties in Five Communities of Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska

(Kansas City, Kan., Jan. 6, 2010) - EPA announced today that more than $730,000 of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds have been distributed to assess brownfields properties in Region 7. These funds provided contractor support in five Region 7 communities to address community blight and contamination under the Targeted Brownfields Assessment Program (TBA). News Release

Southwest Missouri Pet Supply Dealer to Pay $56,632 Penalty for Re-Labeling, Selling Misbranded Cattle and Hog Insecticide

(Kansas City, Kan., Dec. 21, 2009) - A southwest Missouri pet supply dealer has agreed to pay a $56,632 civil penalty to the United States to settle allegations that it violated the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) by repackaging, relabeling and selling an insecticide meant for use on cattle and hogs as a flea and tick treatment for dogs. News Release

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