Region 7

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

EPA Region 7 Invites Job Applicants to March 18 Career Expo

(Kansas City, Kan., March 4, 2009) - College graduates, as well as college seniors and graduate students who will earn their degrees by December 2009, are invited to learn more about employment opportunities with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by attending an upcoming Career Expo sponsored by EPA Region 7. News Release

State and Federal Agencies to Offer Health, Environmental Information on Chromium Contamination in Great Bend, Kan.

(Kansas City, Kan., March 4, 2009) - Representatives from EPA Region 7, the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) will visit Great Bend, Kan., next week for a pair of public availability sessions to provide information to residents about a local chromium contamination issue. News Release

EPA Region 7's Multi-Site Environmental Management System Earns Full Certification to High International Standards

(Kansas City, Kan., March 4, 2009) - EPA Region 7 has been notified that its internal Environmental Management System (EMS), a set of processes and practices that guide the local Region's handling of its own environmental impacts and issues, has been certified in full conformance of internationally recognized standards for businesses and organizations. News Release

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Charles City, Iowa, to be Honored for Public Water Projects

(Kansas City, Kan., Feb. 26, 2009) - Charles City, Iowa, is being honored by EPA Region 7 for its proactive, innovative efforts to improve its municipal Water Pollution Control Plant. News Release

Iowa City, Iowa, Receives National Award for Excellence in Building a Healthy Community for Active Aging

(Kansas City, Kan., Feb. 17, 2009) - Iowa City, Iowa, has been nationally recognized for a series of community planning strategies that support and encourage older adults to remain active through the exercise of walking. News Release

University of Iowa Receives $899,401 Research Grant to Develop Better Air Quality Estimates for U.S. Cities

(Kansas City, Kan., Feb. 17, 2009) - EPA's National Center for Environmental Research has awarded a $899,401 grant to the University of Iowa for a research project that will develop techniques to identify the most harmful fractions and sources of air particulate matter in major U.S. cities, including Chicago. News Release

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Receives $372,982 Grant to Improve Toxicity Testing of Genetically-Engineered Foods

(Kansas City, Kan., Feb. 17, 2009) - EPA's National Center for Environmental Research has awarded a $372,982 grant to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for a research project designed to improve the testing of genetically-engineered foods. News Release

Refiners in Kansas and Wyoming Agree to Settlements for Alleged Violations of Federal Clean Air Act

(Kansas City, Kan., Feb. 10, 2009) - Two petroleum refiners have agreed in separate settlements to spend a total of more than $141 million on new air pollution controls at three refineries in Kansas and Wyoming, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Justice Department announced today. All told, the settlements are expected to reduce harmful air emissions by 7,000 tons per year. News Release

United States Files Clean Air Lawsuit Against Westar Energy; Complaint is Part of National Initiative to Stop Illegal Pollution from Coal-Fired Power Plants

(WASHINGTON, D.C., February 4, 2009) - The United States has filed a complaint against Westar Energy alleging that the company violated the Clean Air Act by making major modifications to the Jeffrey Energy Center, a coal-fired power plant in St. Marys, Kan., without also installing and operating modern pollution control equipment, the Justice Department and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today. News Release

Decision on Nebraska's Impaired Waters List

(Kansas City, Kan., Feb. 3, 2009) - EPA has released its decision on Nebraska's 2006/2008 list of impaired waters. News Release

Legal Settlement Reached with John Deere, U.S. Army and City of Ankeny, Iowa, for Cleanup at Des Moines Ordnance Plant

(Kansas City, Kan., Feb. 3, 2009) - EPA Region 7 has reached a legal settlement that paves the way for environmental cleanup work to be completed at a contaminated landfill and lagoon facility on the grounds of the 2,445-acre former Des Moines Ordnance Plant in Ankeny, Iowa. News Release

Boil Order Lifted in Macy, Neb.

(Kansas City, Kan., Feb. 2, 2009) - EPA Region 7 has directed the Omaha Macy Public Water System, located on the Omaha Tribe Reservation in Thurston County, Neb., to lift a boil order for an estimated 20 households generally situated along 33rd Road and south of Macy on U.S. Highway 75. The boil order had been in effect since January 7, 2009. News Release

City of Spencer, Iowa, Agrees to Plan for Fixing Sewers

(Kansas City, Kan., Jan. 28, 2009) - EPA Region 7 has reached a legal agreement with the City of Spencer, Iowa, to spend an estimated $32 million to repair its sewer system. News Release

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