02 Jul 2020

Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy Report Shows Farmers' Conservation Progress

By Andrew Wheeler

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (July 2, 2020) — Taking on the challenge of improving Iowa’s water-quality is a tall task with all Iowans vested in the results.

25 Jun 2020

Secretary David L Bernhardt Designates John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park as African-American Civil-Rights Network Site

By US Department of the Interior

WASHINGTON DC (June 25, 2020) — At the direction of President Donald J Trump, US Secretary of the Interior David L Bernhardt 

10 Jun 2020

EPA Offers Clarity to Farmers in Light of Recent Court Vacatur of Dicamba Registrations

By David Bryan

LENEXA, KANSAS (June 10, 2020) — The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a key order providing farmers with needed clarity following the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ June 3, 2020 vacatur of three dicamba registrations.

08 Jun 2020

Land and Liberty Coalition Launches in Iowa

By Jessica Maldonado

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 8, 2020) — The Land and Liberty Coalition (L&LC), a Midwestern grassroots organization already advocating for clean-energy development in Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, announced its official Iowa launch today. The Coalition partners with local citizens, landowners, clean-energy advocates, and policymakers to promote common-sense policies that advance renewable energy while protecting and benefiting local communities.

05 Jun 2020

EPA Reaches Settlement with Hydrite Chemical Co for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations

By Ben Washburn

LENEXA, KANSAS (June 5, 2020) — The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached a settlement with Hydrite Chemical Co to resolve alleged violations of federal Clean Air Act chemical accident prevention regulations following an accidental chemical release that injured an employee. The accident occurred at a Hydrite Chemical Co chemical manufacturing and distribution facility in Waterloo, Iowa.

05 Jun 2020

EPA Proposes Honest Accounting Standard to Improve Future Clean Air Act Rules

By David Arvelo

LENEXA, KANSAS (June 5, 2020) — The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposal to improve the rulemaking process under the Clean Air Act by establishing requirements to ensure consistent, high-quality analyses of benefits and costs are provided to the public for significant rules.

01 Jun 2020

EPA Finalizes Amendments to the Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants

By David Bryan

LENEXA, KANSAS (June 1, 2020) — The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continued its progress on a suite of actions to address ethylene oxide by announcing final amendments to the Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP), known as MON, to reduce hazardous air pollutants, including ethylene oxide.

29 May 2020

EPA Emphasizes the Need to Continue Cleaning and Disinfection Practices

By EPA Region 7 Office of Public Affairs

LENEXA, KANSAS (May 29, 2020) — The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is working closely with The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and all of its federal, state, tribal, and local partners to move forward toward Opening up America Again. From practicing social distancing to continuing to clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces, all Americans can play a role in reducing the risk of exposure to the virus that causes COVID-19.

29 May 2020

Secretary David L Bernhardt Announces $160 Million in Funding for Wetland Conservation Projects and National Wildlife Refuges

By US Department of the Interior

WASHINGTON DC (May 29, 2020) — As we celebrate American Wetlands Month, hundreds of bird species will benefit from $160 million in funding for various wetland conservation projects in North America. The funding was approved by the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, which is chaired by Secretary of the Interior David L Bernhardt.

27 May 2020

BNSF Railway Company Agrees to Clean Up Hazardous Waste in Sioux City, Iowa, in Settlement with EPA

By Ben Washburn

LENEXA, KANSAS (May 27, 2020) — The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached a settlement with BNSF Railway Company to resolve alleged violations of the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) at a facility owned by the company in Sioux City, Iowa. In the settlement, BNSF agreed to clean up an estimated 2 million pounds of broken cathode ray tube glass, a hazardous waste, placed and stored there by a previous occupant.

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