EPA Awards Grants to Virginia Indian Tribes for Sustainable Materials Management
First Ever Grants to Mid-Atlantic Region Tribes provides much needed funding for community gardens and composting.
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Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe Earns EPA Approval to Administer Clean Water Act Programs on Reservation and Trust Lands
With this approval, the JST will assume Clean Water Act authority to manage and protect all surface waters within its reservation and trust lands.
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Mad River Brewing Company’s Newest Beverage Promotes the Rewilding of Klamath River
The “Undammed” huckleberry flavored hard seltzer label depicts the unleashing of waters so that salmon can once again reach hundreds of miles of spawning habitat.
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Grand Canyon Conservancy and Arizona Lottery Announce $100,000 Gives Back Sponsorship to Help Create an Inter-tribal Cultural Heritage Site
One benefit of reimagining the site at Desert View would mean visitors could learn about local indigenous cultures.
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Clara Pratte Wins Environmental Genius Award for Innovators Under 40
Pratte reacts to the December 16th announcement of her selection as the 2020 winner of the Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award. (UCLA)
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Cherokee Nation Management & Consulting Improving Water Quality at Fort Bliss
Since 2015, a Cherokee Nation Management & Consulting team has improved water quality and trained hundreds of soldiers and civilians on the importance of pollution prevention at Fort Bliss. (Courtesy Cherokee Federal)
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High Water Mark LLC: Native, Woman-Owned Business Protects Water as Tribal Cultural Property
With a background in environmental engineering and management, Suina has managed multi-million dollar emergency and disaster assistance projects for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in addition to her previous career at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). (high-watermark.com)
Read MoreCherokee Nation Businesses Takes on Preservation of Traditional Plants
Dala Kelley, cultural art coordinator for Cherokee Nation Businesses, helped her team save more than 50 plants traditionally known within Cherokee culture to provide medicinal benefits. (Courtesy Cherokee Nation Businesses)...
Read MoreCherokee Nation’s Green Energy Investments to Help Reach 25% Carbon Emissions Reduction Goal by 2027
Sixty-six solar panels were recently installed on the roof of Tri-Community W.E.B. Association, which provides low-cost, homemade meals to Cherokee elders. (Cherokee Nation) Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. says...
Read MoreEPA Grants Oklahoma Right to Regulate Tribal Lands
In McGirt v. Oklahoma, the U.S. Supreme Court determined that, by treaty, roughly half of Oklahoma is still Native American territory and thus under the five Tribes’ jurisdiction including for taxation and regulation. (Kmusser,...
Read MoreIndigenous Environmental Network Organizes Partnership to Supply PPE to Indian Country
Navajo & Hopi Families COVID 19 Relief Fund volunteers unload water donated by Jason Mamoa. (Courtesy IEN / Deidra Peaches) The Indigenous Environmental Network has partnered with eight progressive and Indigenous...
Read MoreTulalip Utilities: Water Rights Pave the Way to Clean Water
Tulalip Utilities provides water and water treatment for 1,800 residences on the reservation, plus a plethora of businesses that lie within it: Walmart, Cabela’s, Home Depot, McDonald’s, a mall, several banks, and three...
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