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KC Performance Diesel LLC in Kansas City, Kansas, Settles Clean Air Act Enforcement Case with EPA
LENEXA, KAN. (JUNE 22, 2023) – Kansas City, Kansas, diesel service and auto repair shop KC Performance Diesel LLC agreed to settle an enforcement action with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for allegedly tampering with car engines to render emissions controls inoperative and for failing to permit EPA…
EPA Region 7 to Present City of Fort Dodge, Iowa, with $500K Check for Brownfields Grant
LENEXA, KAN. (JUNE 15, 2023) – On Friday, June 16, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 will present a $500,000 ceremonial check to the City of Fort Dodge, Iowa. The city will host the ceremony at the City Council Chambers. EPA selected the City of Fort Dodge…
EPA Region 7 to Present City of Perry, Iowa, with $375K Check for Brownfields Grant
LENEXA, KAN. (JUNE 15, 2023) – On Friday, June 16, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 will present a $375,000 ceremonial check to the City of Perry, Iowa. The city will host the ceremony at the Perry Solar Pavilion at Caboose Park. EPA has selected the City…
EPA Region 7 to Present City of Eldora, Iowa, with $400K Check for Brownfields Grant
LENEXA, KAN. (JUNE 14, 2023) – On Thursday, June 15, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 will present a $400,000 ceremonial check to the City of Eldora, Iowa. The city will host the ceremony at the Eldora City Council Chambers. EPA selected the City of Eldora for…
EPA Invites Public to Attend June 20 Community Meeting About Lot 46 Valley Gardens TCE Superfund Site in Des Moines, Iowa
LENEXA, KAN. (JUNE 13, 2023) – Officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 will host a Community Meeting on Tuesday, June 20, at Weeks Middle School in Des Moines, Iowa. EPA is proposing to add the Lot 46 Valley Gardens TCE Superfund Site in Des Moines…
EPA Region 7 to Present City of Mason City, Iowa, with $500K Check for Brownfields Grant
LENEXA, KAN. (JUNE 13, 2023) – On Wednesday, June 14, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 will present a $500,000 ceremonial check to the City of Mason City, Iowa. The city will host the ceremony at the River II Apartments located at 215 2nd Street SW. EPA…
EPA Region 7 Presents City of Oskaloosa, Iowa, with $300K Check for Brownfields Grant
LENEXA, KAN. (JUNE 12, 2023) – On Friday, June 9, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 presented a $300,000 ceremonial check to the City of Oskaloosa, Iowa. The city hosted the ceremony at the Oskaloosa Town Square. EPA has selected the City of Oskaloosa for a Brownfields…
New England Continues to Experience Poor Air Quality due to Smoke from Canadian Wildfires on Thursday June 8, 2023
BOSTON – Smoke from wildfires in Quebec and Northern Ontario is continuing to cause elevated levels of air pollution in many portions of New England. The primary concern is high concentrations of fine particle air pollution that is unhealthy, especially for sensitive groups such as people with respiratory disease, the…
EPA Region 7 Presents $642K Check to City of Waterloo, Iowa, After Selection for Brownfields Grant
EPA Region 7 Administrator Meg McCollister (right) presents a $642,400 ceremonial check to Waterloo Mayor Quentin Hart (left) and Waterloo Community Planning and Development Director Noel Anderson in Waterloo, Iowa, on June 8, 2023. (Photo credit: U.S. EPA)LENEXA, KAN. (JUNE 8, 2023) – Today, at the Crystal Cold Storage…
EPA Region 7 Presents $500K Check to City of Clinton, Iowa, After Selection for Brownfields Grant
EPA Region 7 Administrator Meg McCollister (right) presents a $500,000 ceremonial check to Clinton Mayor Scott Maddasion (left) and Clinton City Administrator Matt Brooke in Clinton, Iowa, on June 7, 2023. (Photo credit: U.S. EPA)LENEXA, KAN. (JUNE 7, 2023) – Today, near a brownfield site in historic downtown Clinton,…