Friday, April 26, 2024
Teenagers Laurel Stelter, from Pella, Iowa, and Cameron Gehlert, from Linn, Missouri, recently won the 2015 President’s Environmental Youth Award (PEYA), which is an annual recognition of environmental efforts from students in K-12.
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Bridgeton Landfill, in Bridgeton, Missouri, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently finalized an Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent that will see the company immediately begin work on components of the West Lake Landfill Site’s
isolation barrier system.
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LHP LLC and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 recently settled on an enforcement action regarding the real estate company’s renovation work on a rental home in Lincoln, Nebraska, where it did not take proper steps to prevent lead exposure.
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently settled its enforcement action against Kansas’ Franklin County, which was not in compliance with its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit.
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently reached a settlement with the City of Leavenworth, Kansas over violations of the Clean Water Act including sewer overflows and municipal stormwater violations, which the city agreed to address.
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is now accepting proposals for its 2016 Environmental Education Grants, which are available to educational, governmental and nonprofit organizations across the country.
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Three student teams from universities in the Midwest will compete with 35 other teams from throughout the country in the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) program.
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Following recent flooding in Missouri, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) advised those living in communities undertaking emergency renovations to take precautions when dealing with homes potentially containing lead paint.
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently selected Johnston, Iowa, and nine other communities from across the country to be a part of the Water Community Assistance for Resiliency and Excellence (WaterCARE) program, which provides assistance for drinking water and wastewater planning.
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The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Region 7 recently decided to proceed with plans mitigate the Bridgeton, Missouri’s West Lake Landfill Superfund Site through the installation of a physical isolation barrier.
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Three Kansas school districts recently won funding from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to replace or retrofit older diesel school buses.
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As part of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recent awarding of $7 million in Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) funding, two school districts in Iowa will receive a total of $60,000 to replace or retrofit three older diesel school buses.
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded a total of $240,000 to five school districts in Missouri to support the replacement or retrofitting of older diesel school buses through the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) program.
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Schools in Ord and Auburn, Nebraska, will receive $90,000 in funding from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reduce emissions from five older diesel school buses.
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During its observance of National Hispanic Heritage Month, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Region 7 office signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Donnelly College, the area’s only Hispanic Serving Institution offering a four-year degree, to undertake joint research and teaching initiatives.
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EPA program to bring Illinois River Watershed into quality compliance
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Monday that it has reached a proposed settlement over the groundwater hazardous waste contamination at the Townsend Industries site in Pleasant Hill, Iowa.
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AgSpring Idaho LLC has requested a modification on the air quality permit to construct (PTC) for its Blackfoot grain storage and conditioning facility, according to an announcement issued today by the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).
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Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said Wednesday he joined attorneys general of 27 states in a letter sent to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers demanding the withdrawal of the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule.
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Federal Water Quality Protection Act now moves to Senate floor for debate
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