EPA Closes 2025 with Significant Progress Remediating Residential Yards in the Nation’s Heartland
EPA - Press Release
January 12, 2026
LENEXA, KAN. (JAN. 12, 2025) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proud to announce significant progress remediating lead-contaminated properties throughout EPA Region 7, marking more environmental cleanup milestones in the nation’s heartland. During 2025, EPA Region 7 cleaned up over 775 residential properties and removed 1,098,965 cubic yards of waste.
“The work EPA Region 7 staff completed this year cleaning up lead from historic mining operations was no small feat,” said EPA Region 7 Administrator Jim Macy. “By hitting our 2025 targets, EPA is delivering on our promise to protect communities from exposure to lead and we look forward to continuing to work with our state and local partners in 2026 to ensure that our cleanup operations throughout the heartland are efficient, effective, and protective.”
Removing lead across our nation is key to fulfilling EPA’s core mission of protecting human health and the environment and is especially important for reducing exposure for children. Across EPA’s Region 7 states, the agency has overseen the cleanup of over 29,000 residential properties and the removal and disposal of over 45 million cubic yards of waste since cleanups started at the following sites:
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