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• EPA Announces Two Awards Totaling $2 Million to Santo Domingo Pueblo for Waste Management

  EPA News Release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing a community grant for $1.5 million and an Environmental Justice Government to Government Award for $539,452 to Santo Domingo Pueblo, totaling $2,039,452.

  • Release Date: May 22, 2024

• EPA Awards the Fort Sill Apache Tribe with a $66,000 Air Sensor Monitoring Grant

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the Fort Sill Apache Tribe with a $66,360 grant to conduct air sensor monitoring for particulate matter (PM), a mixture of solid particles and liquid droplets that can cause serious health concerns.

  • Release Date: March 4, 2024

• EPA Releases Revised Policy on Consultation with Indian Tribes

  EPA News Release: EPA Releases Revised Policy on Consultation with Indian Tribes

  • Release Date: December 7, 2023

• EPA Announces More Than $3 Million to Projects in New Mexico for Recycling Infrastructure Projects as Part of America Recycles Day

  On America Recycles Day, EPA announces grants under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, funded in part by the largest recycling investment in 30 years

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces More Than $3 Million to Projects in New Mexico for Recycling Infrastructure Projects as Part of America Recycles Day

  • Release Date: November 30, 2023

• EPA Announces $565,000 to Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana for Recycling Infrastructure Projects as Part of America Recycles Day

  On America Recycles Day, EPA announces grants under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, funded in part by the largest recycling investment in 30 years

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $565,000 to Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana for Recycling Infrastructure Projects as Part of America Recycles Day

  • Release Date: November 30, 2023

• EPA Announces Nearly $2 Million in Cleanup and Climate Grants to Choctaw Nation

  Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized the Choctaw Nation for two grants totaling nearly $2 million.

  • Release Date: October 31, 2023

• EPA Administrator Regan and National Tribal Caucus Chair Wagner Co-Chair 2023 National Tribal Operations Committee Meeting

  EPA News Release: EPA Administrator Regan and National Tribal Caucus Chair Wagner Co-Chair 2023 National Tribal Operations Committee Meeting

  • Release Date: October 18, 2023

• Two New Mexico Communities Part of EPA-USDA Partnership to Provide Wastewater Sanitation to Underserved Rural Communities

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the Closing America’s Wastewater Access Gap Community Initiative in two New Mexico counties, Doña Ana County and Santo Domingo Pueblo.

  • Release Date: August 3, 2022

• EPA Releases Proposed Changes to the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program

  EPA News Release: EPA Releases Proposed Changes to the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program

  • Release Date: April 4, 2022

• EPA Awards Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes Part of $3.8 Million in Grants to Train Environmental Workers for Jobs Created by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes Part of $3.8 Million in Grants to Train Environmental Workers for Jobs Created by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding

  • Release Date: February 8, 2022

• EPA Announces Action Plan to Address Water-Related Challenges in Indian Country

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Action Plan to Address Water-Related Challenges in Indian Country

  • Release Date: October 14, 2021

• EPA Announces 11th Annual Tribal Lands and Environment Forum

  Continuing EPA’s Commitment to a National Dialogue with Tribal Nations on Protecting Human Health and the Environment in Indian Country

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces 11th Annual Tribal Lands and Environment Forum

  • Release Date: August 10, 2021

• EPA Announces Renewed Consultation and Coordination with Oklahoma Tribal Nations

  The engagement period will allow affected federally recognized Tribes to provide input on a previous EPA decision defining the scope of the State of Oklahoma’s environmental regulatory authority

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Renewed Consultation and Coordination with Oklahoma Tribal Nations

  • Release Date: June 30, 2021

• EPA Grant Will Help Ohkay Owingeh Protect Water Quality

  EPA News Release: EPA Grant Will Help Ohkay Owingeh Protect Water Quality

  • Release Date: November 19, 2020

• EPA Grant to Pueblo of Tesuque Will Support Water Quality Testing

  EPA News Release: EPA Grant to Pueblo of Tesuque Will Support Water Quality Testing

  • Release Date: June 9, 2020