Tag: Epa

Agencies Continue Coordinated Response to Fuel Tank Incident at Tuttle Creek Lake

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, EPA Region 7, and KDHE are working together to address a submerged fuel tank incident at Tuttle Creek Lake. Michels and their hazmat team are deploying containment measures, and EPA is providing oversight to ensure a thorough cleanup.

KDA Advises Public Regarding EPA’s Emergency Suspension of DCPA

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered the emergency suspension of pesticide products containing DCPA due to health hazards. This includes Dacthal Flowable Herbicide in Kansas. Individuals are advised to stop using the product and contact the manufacturer for return details. Retailers must remove it from inventory. For more information, visit http://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-issues-emergency-order-stop-use-pesticide-dacthal-address-serious-health-risk-4.

K-State’s Center for Hazardous Substance Research selected for $23M EPA grant

MANHATTAN — The Environmental Protection Agency has announced that the Center for Hazardous Substance Research at Kansas State University will receive a $23...

AG Kris Kobach joins multistate lawsuit against EPA to protect states sovereignty over water and land

TOPEKA – (February 16, 2023) – Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach joined a coalition of more than 20 states...

Kansas political figures, advocacy groups weigh in on U.S. Supreme Court carbon emissions ruling

by Noah Taborda, Kansas Reflector July 1, 2022 TOPEKA — The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Thursday limiting how the Environmental...

‘Time bomb’ lead pipes set to be removed. But first water utilities have to find them

by Allison Kite, Kansas Reflector June 20, 2022 TRENTON, Mo. — It took three years for officials to notice lead was...