Epa Region 7 (midwest)
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Recent News About Epa Region 7 (midwest)
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The report shows continued reductions in toxic chemical releases in EPA Region 7, and that total releases of TRI chemicals nationwide decreased by 10% from 2019 to 2020.
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EPA Region 7 Administrator Meg McCollister and KU Vice Chancellor for Research Dr. Simon Atkinson signed the MOU after touring the KU Hill Engineering Research and Development Center.
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The Community Input Session will be held Thursday, March 10, at 6:30 p.m. at the Holden City Hall Haller Building, 101 W. 3rd Street, Holden, Missouri.
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Missouri Automotive Lubricant Company Agrees to Pay Penalty for Alleged Environmental Law ViolationsThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will collect a $130,243 penalty from Champion Brands LLC, a producer and seller of automotive lubricants, to resolve alleged violations of the federal Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. According to EPA, the company failed to submit required annual reports listing releases of toxic chemicals at the company’s facility in Clinton, Missouri.
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On Jan. 14, 2022, Judge Greg Kays of the Western District of Missouri issued an order appointing a receiver to take control of facilities owned by defendants HPI Products Inc., St. Joe Properties LLC, and William Garvey, after the defendants repeatedly failed to comply with a 2011 settlement intended to resolve alleged longstanding violations of state and federal environmental laws.
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Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that the city of Springfield, Missouri, has been selected to receive a grant for a Brownfields job training program, one of 19 organizations across the country to be chosen.
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Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that the Heartland Conservation Alliance in Kansas City, Missouri, has been selected to receive a grant for a Brownfields job training program, one of 19 organizations across the country to be chosen.
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Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that St. Louis Community College (STLCC) in St. Louis has been selected to receive a grant for a Brownfields job training program, one of 19 organizations across the country to be chosen.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) entered into settlement agreements with three companies to resolve alleged violations of the federal Clean Air Act. According to EPA, the companies installed and/or sold illegal “defeat devices” in vehicle engines designed to render emissions controls inoperative.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 has redesignated a portion of Jefferson County, Missouri, to attainment for the 2010 1-hour sulfur dioxide (SO2) National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS).
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Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized the Hy-Vee Cherokee Distribution Center in Cherokee, Iowa, with a 2020 EPA Region 7 WasteWise Award.
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Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized Northern Natural Gas Company (Northern) in Omaha, Nebraska, with an EPA Region 7 WasteWise Award for both 2020 and 2021.
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Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 recognizes Lincoln Public School’s Hartley Elementary School in Lincoln, Nebraska, for notable achievements and innovations in EPA’s Food Recovery Challenge in 2020.
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Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 recognizes the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) Solid Waste Management District in Kansas City.
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Live Nation’s Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Maryland Heights, Missouri, Wins 2020 WasteWise AwardToday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized Live Nation’s Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Maryland Heights, Missouri, with a 2020 EPA Region 7 WasteWise Award.
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Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognizes Sprouts Farmers Market’s Food Rescue Program, as one of 18 businesses and organizations honored nationally for notable achievements and innovations in EPA’s Food Recovery Challenge in 2020 and 2021.
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“The EPA Food Recovery Challenge Award winners demonstrate how preventing food waste and diverting excess wholesome food away from landfills and to people is important for the environment and for communities,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan.
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The Kansas State University Pollution Prevention Institute (PPI) in Manhattan, Kansas, and Shawnee Mission East High School in Prairie Village, Kansas, were recognized by the U.S.
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Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognizes the Food Rescue Partnership (FRP) in the Quad Cities, as one of 18 businesses and organizations honored nationally for notable achievements and innovations in EPA’s Food Recovery Challenge in 2020 and 2021.
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Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 announces an upcoming virtual public listening session on the Draft Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities (Lead Strategy), so communities and stakeholders can provide their comments on the Agency’s plan.