EPA Region 7 (Midwest)
Serving Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations
What We Do
EPA Region 7 protects human health and the environment in our nation’s Heartland. Our ecosystems are numerous and the range is broad, encompassing the Sandhills of Nebraska, Flint Hills of Kansas, winding Missouri and Mississippi rivers, prairies and plains of Iowa, and forests and delta of Missouri, not to mention all of the rich agricultural lands throughout our region.
EPA Region 7 Priorities
- Working with the agriculture community
- Tackling the climate crisis
- Advancing environmental justice for meaningful engagement
- Revitalizing land for communities (Superfund, Brownfields and more)
Region 7 News
Features
- Unveiling Green VISTA AmeriCorps: A Call to Environmental Action in St. Louis
- Celebrating 10 Years of Tribe’s Cleanup Partnership at Tar Creek Superfund Site
- The Mighty Missouri River Interactive Story Map
- Limitless Potential: Keokuk, Iowa, Aims to Revitalize Old Elkem-Carbide Site
- EPA Brownfields Assessment Coalition Grant Sparks Redevelopment in Iowa’s ‘Field of Dreams’ Town
- TC Energy Mill Creek Oil Spill Emergency Response Interactive Story Map
- Tribal Governments’ Environmental Projects Grow in Region 7
- Residential Yards Remediated in Region 7: An Overview of Lead Cleanup Activities in Southeast Missouri
- EPA Region 7 Cleans Up Contaminated Tributary in Southeast Kansas
- Local, State and Federal Cooperation Paves Way for New NGA Facility in North St. Louis
- EPA Interns and Water Staff Partner with KCK Community College for Trash-Free Waters Learning Event
- Study Provides New Insights Into Impacts of Wildland Fires on Ozone Monitoring Equipment in Kansas
- A Town, a Flood, and Superfund: Looking Back at the Times Beach Disaster Nearly 40 Years Later
- From Carburetors to Golf: Youth Sports Facility to Arise from Decades-Long Site Cleanup in St. Louis
- EPA Region 7 Emergency and Disaster Response Timeline Interactive Story Map
- Redevelopment Goals in Dubuque, Iowa, Come Alive by Strengthening Central Neighborhoods
- Argentine Community in Kansas City, Kansas, Transforms Through Environmental Cleanup
- EPA Highlights Historically Black Colleges and Universities in Region 7 for National HBCU Week, Sept. 21-25
- Community Partnerships Spur Redevelopment of Iowa Brownfield Sites
- EPA Region 7 Research Spotlight: Studying Fire in the Flint Hills
- Keeping Tabs on HABs: Research Reduces Risk
- Beyond Brownfields: Nebraska Communities Discover Hidden Treasures in Plain Sight
- Missouri Land Revitalization Projects Look to Industrial Past as Inspiration for the Future
- Springfield, Missouri, Transforms Superfund Landfill into New Community Trail
- Archive of Past News Features
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