WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: WICHITA, Kan. The Department of the Interior today announced an investment of $9 million through President Biden's Investing in America agenda for groundwater recharge, storage and recovery, and a water rights transition program in Kansas. The funding comes from the Inflation Reduction Act the largest ever climate investment. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Michael Brain ma  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: WICHITA, Kan. The Department of the Interior today announced an investment of $9 million through President Biden's Investing in America agenda for groundwater recharge, storage and recovery, and a water rights transition program in Kansas. The funding comes from the Inflation Reduction Act the largest ever climate investment. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Sc  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: LENEXA, KAN. (OCT. 21, 2024) - E&J Painting LLC of Leavenworth, Kansas, will pay a civil penalty to resolve alleged violations of the federal Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the company does home renovation work, including work on private military housing in Fort Leavenworth, and failed to comply with regulations intended to reduce the   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA officials will present site updates and information about the new residential soil lead guidance to the community on Oct. 28 * * * LENEXA, KAN. (OCT. 22, 2024) - Representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 will host an open house in Baxter Springs, Kansas, to provide Cherokee County community members with site cleanup updates regarding the Cherokee County S  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2024: * * * Caused More Than $1.5M in Loss to IRS * * * A Kansas man pleaded guilty yesterday to preparing and filing false income tax returns on behalf of his clients. According to court documents and statements made in court, Hophine Bwosinde, of Lenexa, operated Ambroseli Professional Services, a tax preparation business. From 2018 through 2022, Bwosinde prepared and filed false tax return  more