Rename environment variable

[AlexRuiz7]

Description

This PR renames AWS_REGION environment variable in the code, as it is a reserved variable name for Lambda.

Issues Resolved

Closes #235

Check List

• [ ] New functionality includes testing.
  • [ ] All tests pass
• [ ] New functionality has been documented.
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• [ ] Commit changes are listed out in CHANGELOG.md file (See: Changelog)
• [ ] Public documentation issue/PR created

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