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Tipoffs for Joplin, Missouri (City) Newsletter for Wednesday January 08, 2025 ( 1 items )  

EPA Fines Truck Stops in Iowa and Missouri for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: LENEXA, KAN. (JAN. 6, 2025) - Two truck stops in Iowa and Missouri - Iowa 80, advertised as "the world's largest truck stop," and Joplin 44 - agreed to pay a combined $390,784 to resolve alleged violations of the federal Clean Water Act. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the facilities failed to comply with regulations intended to protect water bodies from petroleum discharge  more