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• Southern Ute Indian Tribe selected to receive $4,908,604 to cut climate pollution from oil and gas production sources

  Funded by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, Tribe among 34 Tribal and territory applications selected to receive Climate Pollution Reduction Grants

  EPA News Release: Southern Ute Indian Tribe selected to receive $4,908,604 to cut climate pollution from oil and gas production sources

  • Release Date: September 5, 2024

• EPA launches $20M program to address contaminated lands in Alaska

  Funds available to tribes, consortia, corporations and NGOs to address legacy pollution on lands conveyed under ANCSA

  EPA News Release: EPA launches $20M program to address contaminated lands in Alaska

  • Release Date: May 5, 2023

• EPA selects Alaska Forum and Zender Environmental Health and Research Group for $1 million in Brownfield Environmental Job Training Grants

  EPA News Release: EPA selects Alaska Forum and Zender Environmental Health and Research Group for $1 million in Brownfield Environmental Job Training Grants

  • Release Date: December 14, 2022

• EPA Awards Over $14 Million to Improve and Protect Water Quality in Arizona, California, Nevada & Hawaii

  Grant funding will support state projects and leverage local partnerships

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Over $14 Million to Improve and Protect Water Quality in Arizona, California, Nevada & Hawaii

  • Release Date: October 19, 2022

• EPA Awards $750,000 Pollution Prevention Grants to Oregon, Idaho and the Knik Tribal Council, Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $750,000 Pollution Prevention Grants to Oregon, Idaho and the Knik Tribal Council, Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

  • Release Date: October 19, 2022

• EPA Proposes to Protect Bristol Bay’s Salmon Fishery, Subsistence Fishing for Alaska Natives

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes to Protect Bristol Bay’s Salmon Fishery, Subsistence Fishing for Alaska Natives

  • Release Date: May 25, 2022

• EPA approves the Southern Ute Indian Tribe’s Water Quality Standards   

  EPA News Release: EPA approves the Southern Ute Indian Tribe’s Water Quality Standards   

  • Release Date: April 15, 2022

• EPA Brownfields job-training grant to Alaska Forum will help Alaskans build environmental careers

  EPA News Release: EPA Brownfields job-training grant to Alaska Forum will help Alaskans build environmental careers

  • Release Date: February 10, 2022

• EPA awards Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium $184,000 to test for lead in drinking water at schools, childcare centers

  EPA News Release: EPA awards Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium $184,000 to test for lead in drinking water at schools, childcare centers

  • Release Date: November 23, 2021

• EPA Announces Next Steps in Process to Protect Bristol Bay Watershed Under Clean Water Act Authority

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Next Steps in Process to Protect Bristol Bay Watershed Under Clean Water Act Authority

  • Release Date: November 17, 2021

• Kawerak earns federal grant for hazardous waste ‘backhaul’ efforts in rural Alaska

  EPA News Release: Kawerak earns federal grant for hazardous waste ‘backhaul’ efforts in rural Alaska

  • Release Date: June 16, 2021

• Kawerak, Inc. and Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council are selected for $596,000 in EPA Brownfields redevelopment funding

  Funds will be used to conduct assessments and cleanup planning in support of rejuvenating formerly contaminated properties in Alaska Native Villages

  EPA News Release: Kawerak, Inc. and Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council are selected for $596,000 in EPA Brownfields redevelopment funding

  • Release Date: May 11, 2021

• EPA awards $723,000 in grants for beach water quality monitoring in Alaska, Oregon, and Washington

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $723,000 in grants for beach water quality monitoring in Alaska, Oregon, and Washington

  • Release Date: May 10, 2021

• EPA Announces $4.5 Million in Grants Available for Tribes to Replace Diesel Equipment and Reduce Harmful Emissions

  For the first time under this competition, matching funds are not required.

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $4.5 Million in Grants Available for Tribes to Replace Diesel Equipment and Reduce Harmful Emissions

  • Release Date: April 30, 2021

• EPA Awards Cooperative Agreement to Support the National Tribal Toxics Council, Zender Environmental

  Five-year grant to Zender Environmental Health and Research Group will assist NTTC’s work with tribes to develop pollution prevention and chemical risk management programs

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Cooperative Agreement to Support the National Tribal Toxics Council, Zender Environmental

  • Release Date: December 16, 2020