WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: LENEXA, KAN. (OCT. 3, 2024) - Corn syrup and starch producer Roquette America Inc. of Keokuk, Iowa, has agreed to pay a $207,488 civil penalty and donate emergency response vehicles to the Keokuk Fire Department to resolve alleged violations of the federal Clean Air Act's chemical risk prevention provisions. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the company stores over 10,000 pou  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: LENEXA, KAN. (OCT. 2, 2024) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is honoring eight truck carriers and freight shippers in Iowa, Missouri, and Nebraska as industry leaders in supply chain, environmental, and energy efficiency with its annual SmartWay Excellence Awards. This year's SmartWay Partner awards were announced at a virtual ceremony hosted by EPA with its SmartWay Partners, affiliate  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Oct. 17 outreach event will provide opportunity for attendees to learn more about Region 7's environmental justice efforts * * * LENEXA, KAN. (OCT. 3, 2024) - EPA Region 7's Environmental Justice (EJ) program invites the public to join its quarterly Community Stakeholder Meeting that is open to all community members in Region 7, which includes Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and nine triba  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: Brothers from Iowa and Utah have been arrested for allegedly assaulting law enforcement and other charges related to their alleged conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Their alleged actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.  more