WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Agreement sets the stage for further cleanup and redevelopment at a property * * * LENEXA, KANSAS (AUG. 7, 2024) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 has entered into an administrative settlement agreement for response actions undertaken at the HPI Chemicals Inc. site, in exchange for a covenant not to sue - by way of a prospective purchaser agreement (PPA) - with the City   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: The Department of the Interior today announced $46.7 million in funding through the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) program for the redevelopment or creation of 10 local parks in Tucson, Arizona; Porterville, California; Des Moines, Iowa; Kansas City, Missouri; New Brunswick, New Jersey, Garner and Raleigh, North Carolina; Cleveland, Ohio; and Houston, Texas. Today's announcement brings th  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Aug. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2024: A St. Louis man on Wednesday admitted fraudulently obtaining $41,484 in loans intended to help struggling businesses during the pandemic. Robert Baines, 44, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to two felony counts of wire fraud. He admitted fraudulently obtaining Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans in 2021. He also agreed to p  more