U.S. EPA News for Region 07 http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/By+Date!open en-us http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/1D6027D861A06A9E852576780070BEFFEnvironmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Nov. 24, 2009) - EPA has approved 79 use designation changes and disapproved 71 use designation changes from Iowa’s August 2008 submittal of revised water quality standardsTue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/1D6027D861A06A9E852576780070BEFFhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/13735D667418987D852576780057486DEnvironmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Nov. 23, 2009) - EPA Region 7 has awarded two grants totaling $169,157 to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) to support projects aimed at pollution prevention in the health care and metal finishing industriesMon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/13735D667418987D852576780057486Dhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/0394A6AD240360BC85257678005894BDEnvironmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., NovMon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/0394A6AD240360BC85257678005894BDhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/5C8187EB3B65A2BF85257671007330F4Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., NovTue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/5C8187EB3B65A2BF85257671007330F4http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/FDF900A1D41A47508525767100726F49Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., NovTue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/FDF900A1D41A47508525767100726F49http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/36D613C26D3C6C5A85257670006D409EEnvironmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Nov. 16, 2009) - A StMon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/36D613C26D3C6C5A85257670006D409Ehttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/B6D7BA5862825AF18525766C0069E9FAEnvironmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Nov. 12, 2009) - EPA is seeking Environmental Justice Small Grant applications to support projects that address local environmental and public health issues within affected communitiesThu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/B6D7BA5862825AF18525766C0069E9FAhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/8AFE0395B2CF90DD8525766A0059CED3Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Nov. 9, 2009) - Iowa City, Iowa, will host a series of public events on Wednesday, Nov. 11, and Friday, Nov. 13, to begin plans for the redevelopment of the city's Riverfront Crossings DistrictMon, 9 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/8AFE0395B2CF90DD8525766A0059CED3http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/FAFBD9921B5FE3548525766600681077Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Nov. 6, 2009) - EPA officials will attend the annual National Association of Farm Broadcasting Trade Talk event in Kansas City on Thursday, Nov. 12. Attendees will be available for news interviews in booth 70Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/FAFBD9921B5FE3548525766600681077http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/5DAE2E10ABE7261C852576690055A910Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City , Kan., NovThu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/5DAE2E10ABE7261C852576690055A910http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/B78FFEC64B33211685257664006AE3CDEnvironmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Nov. 4, 2009) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 7 office has awarded the University of Missouri Extension a Strategic Agricultural Initiative grant totaling $51,158 to reduce the use of high-risk pesticidesWed, 4 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/B78FFEC64B33211685257664006AE3CDhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/5973D46FB099AC448525765F0065BFA4Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., October 30, 2009) - Proposals for Environmental Education grants to develop new programs or to improve the quality of existing programs will be accepted through DecFri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/5973D46FB099AC448525765F0065BFA4http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/C33F7D1B89DCAF638525765E006686A9Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., October 29, 2009) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 announced today that the first set of air toxics monitoring data from Colvin Elementary School in Wichita, Kan., has been posted on the agency's Web siteThu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/C33F7D1B89DCAF638525765E006686A9http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/70F87B49B3D60F068525765E00637D9AEnvironmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., October 29, 2009) - EPA has determined that the State of Missouri needs new or revised water quality standards to protect a 28.6-mile segment of the Mississippi River around StThu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/70F87B49B3D60F068525765E00637D9Ahttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/BB3F60BB48D3CDE38525765B00782DA7Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/BB3F60BB48D3CDE38525765B00782DA7http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/5C875FBDA57A586A8525765B006FDB4CEnvironmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., October 26, 2009) - The U.SMon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/5C875FBDA57A586A8525765B006FDB4Chttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/C68F6ED2B01CE9568525765800681A11Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., October 23, 2009) - A team of EPA scientists will join about 20 students from Corinth Elementary School in Prairie Village, Kan., to test the water quality and examine the aquatic life in Brush CreekFri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/C68F6ED2B01CE9568525765800681A11http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/9C2CCC48A95FE1458525764F0065F6DAEnvironmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., October 14, 2009) - EPA Region 7 and its contractors will start to excavate and remove lead-contaminated soils from approximately 30 properties in Pittsburg, Kan., beginning the week of October 26, 2009Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/9C2CCC48A95FE1458525764F0065F6DAhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/A4288CB21B81BB318525764A006C7AC0Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., October 9, 2009) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be working with residents in four Kansas counties to check potential oxygen depletion issues in the basements of their homesFri, 9 Oct 2009 00:00:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/A4288CB21B81BB318525764A006C7AC0http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/E1863149E004682A8525764A004B9EC5Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., October 8, 2009) - The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has been awarded a $10,000 EPA grant to develop an urban food cooperative that involves urban part-time growers in an agricultural region focused primarily on commodity cropThu, 8 Oct 2009 00:00:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/E1863149E004682A8525764A004B9EC5http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/8956798B0E302E088525764700473AF5Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., October 5, 2009) - EPA has awarded $477,000 to Joplin, Mo., for the construction of the Wildwood Ranch sewer systemMon, 5 Oct 2009 00:00:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/8956798B0E302E088525764700473AF5http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/A2BFF2478F89905C8525764700477026Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., October 5, 2009) - EPA has awarded $1,146,000 to Rural Water District No. 4 (RWD #4) of Chautauqua County, Kan., for expansion of its drinking water distribution systemMon, 5 Oct 2009 00:00:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/A2BFF2478F89905C8525764700477026http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/5E65B32A68F21A0C85257643004DC908Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., October 1, 2009) - EPA Region 7 has issued an administrative order against the owner-operators of a Wellsville, Kan., truck salvage business and the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT)Thu, 1 Oct 2009 00:00:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/5E65B32A68F21A0C85257643004DC908http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/0BB8238F8137CD5885257642004D3F99Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Sept. 30, 2009) - EPA has approved revised Nebraska water quality standards to support recreational activities and the protection of aquatic lifeWed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/0BB8238F8137CD5885257642004D3F99http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/9B6AEF4BB0CB54D785257642005003A7Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Sept. 30, 2009) - EPA Region 7 has reached a legal agreement with the owner-developers of a century-old StWed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/9B6AEF4BB0CB54D785257642005003A7http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/3C97EAC8506CD6D48525764200531DA9Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., SeptWed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/3C97EAC8506CD6D48525764200531DA9http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/BD9B1CBA34A7E650852576400066902FEnvironmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., SeptTue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/BD9B1CBA34A7E650852576400066902Fhttp://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/578C0CA0EA4F601A8525763F006BF179Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Sept. 28, 2009) - The City of Cedar Falls, Iowa, will host two Smart Growth Initiative workshops and an open house on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/578C0CA0EA4F601A8525763F006BF179http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/58DED334FA5AEF4C8525763A00591B63Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., Sept. 23, 2009) - EPA Region 7 today announced its decision to place the Southwest Jefferson County Mining Site on the federal Superfund National Priorities List (NPL)Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/58DED334FA5AEF4C8525763A00591B63http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/E1B9AA0483EF226A8525763800641183Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., SeptMon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:01 -0400http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/E1B9AA0483EF226A8525763800641183