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EPA Administrator Michael Regan, marked the transfer of the site to the city, saying, "We know it's not just about the cleanup. It's about what's to come after.'
EPA Administrator Michael Regan visiting Des Moines Tuesday to talk about Superfund site Donnelle Eller, Des Moines Register
Des Moines will take over the long-vacant and toxic Dico site
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Michael Regan, the newly confirmed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrator, will make his first trip Tuesday to Iowa, where he will talk about the future of the Dico Superfund site in downtown Des Moines.
Regan s first stop Tuesday will be to tour a central Iowa ethanol plant and host a roundtable discussion with farmers, along with U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.
Regan, 44, will then tour the Des Moines Metropolitan Wastewater Reclamation Authority plant before joining Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie and Kayla Lyons, director of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, for a news conference about the next steps in redeveloping the site.