Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Here’s how you know

Dot gov

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

HTTPS

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock (LockA locked padlock) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

    • Environmental Topics
    • Air
    • Bed Bugs
    • Chemicals and Toxics
    • Climate Change
    • Emergency Response
    • Environmental Information by Location
    • Environmental Justice
    • Greener Living
    • Health
    • Land, Waste, and Cleanup
    • Lead
    • Mold
    • Pesticides
    • Radon
    • Science Topics
    • Water Topics
    • A-Z Topic Index
    • Laws & Regulations
    • By Business Sector
    • By Topic
    • Compliance
    • Enforcement
    • Guidance
    • Laws and Executive Orders
    • Regulations
    • Report a Violation
    • Environmental Violations
    • Fraud, Waste or Abuse
    • About EPA
    • Our Mission and What We Do
    • EPA Administrator
    • Headquarters Offices
    • Regional Offices
    • Labs and Research Centers
    • Planning, Budget, and Results
    • Organization Chart
    • EPA History
    • Staff Directory
Contact Us

Cleaning Up, Protecting and Preserving Tribal Lands

Cleaning up contaminated land, pursuant to EPA's statutory authorities, protects human health and the environment, while enabling tribal communities and others to pursue future beneficial use or reuse of resources for economic, environmental, and traditional purposes. A goal of the EPA's Office of Land and Emergency Management is to restore land by promoting and implementing protective waste management practices and by assessing and cleaning up contaminated sites. 

Programs

  • Overview of Cleanup and Spill Prevention Programs
  • Waste Management in Indian Country
  • Superfund Remedial Program in Indian Country
  • Underground Storage Tanks Program in Indian Country
  • National Response Program
  • Tribal Response Programs
  • Office of Land and Emergency Management Tribal Program Accomplishments

Partnerships

  • Federal Infrastructure Task Force
  • Tribal Waste and Response Steering Committee 
  • Tribal Superfund Working Group
  • Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals
  • Tribal Emergency Response Coordinators

Resources

  • Tribal Training Resources 
  • Tribal Waste Management Funding Resources Directory
  • Open Announcements for Competitive Grant Opportunities
  • Cleanup Funding Authorities Available to Tribal Governments
  • Tribal Lands Assistance Center

Technical Assistance

  • Free EPA Tribal Waste Management Training Webinars
  • Tribal Oil Spill Prevention and Chemical Emergency Preparedness Webinars
  • Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals Waste and Response Trainings
  • More waste management resources

Law and Policy

  • Laws and Regulations for Cleanup
  • EPA 1984 Indian Policy
  • Direct Implementation in Indian Country

Documents

  • Planning and Budgeting Documents
  • Considering Traditional Ecological Knowledge During the Cleanup Process
  • Consideration of Tribal Treaty Rights and Traditional Ecological Knowledge in the Superfund Remedial Program 

What's New

   Join your tribal colleagues at the next Tribal and EPA UST Contacts Teleconference (June 7, 3 pm ET)

  Listening session: Environmental Justice Action Plan for EPA’s Land Protection and Cleanup Programs (June 8, 3 pm ET) Register

  Funding opportunity: Brownfields Job Training Grants (due Aug 2) Learn more at the webinar (Jun 14, 1 pm ET) and apply

  EPA Seeks Public Comment on the Recycling Infrastructure and Market Opportunities Map (due June 26)

  Check out the new interactive map of sea level rise around hazardous waste sites

  Read the FY22 ORCR Accomplishments Report

  Read the FY22 Superfund Accomplishments Report

  Funding Opportunity: FY 2023 Hazardous Waste Management Grant Program for Tribes - Applications Due July 14th

 Draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution - Comments due by June 16th

Read the TWAR SC’s 2023 Priorities Document 

Register today for the 2023 Tribal Lands and Environment Forum in Syracuse, NY and online (August 14-17) (deadline to register July 31)

Register today for the 2023 National Brownfields Training Conference in Detroit, MI (August 8-11) (deadline to register Aug 7)

Webinars: Tank Talk: 2023 Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Regulation Overview for Tribes (Aug 31, 12 pm ET and Sept 21, 2 pm ET) Register today!

Webinars: 2023 Overview of SPCC and CAMEO for Tribal Partners (Aug 24, 1 pm ET; Sept 7, 3 pm ET; and Sept 22, 12 pm ET) Register today!

Related Links

  • Office of Land and Emergency Management Tribal Program Contacts
  • EPA’s Environmental Protection in Indian Country
  • EPA Tribal Consultations Opportunities

Cleanups in your Community

Cleanups in my Community

Click the map to search by street address, city, county, and other geographies to find out how EPA's Superfund, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Brownfields and Emergency Response programs are cleaning up land in communities across the USA.

Contact Us to ask a question, provide feedback, or report a problem.
Last updated on June 2, 2023
United States Environmental Protection Agency

Discover.

  • Accessibility Statement
  • Budget & Performance
  • Contracting
  • EPA www Web Snapshot
  • Grants
  • No FEAR Act Data
  • Plain Writing
  • Privacy
  • Privacy and Security Notice

Connect.

  • Data.gov
  • Inspector General
  • Jobs
  • Newsroom
  • Open Government
  • Regulations.gov
  • Subscribe
  • USA.gov
  • White House

Ask.

  • Contact EPA
  • EPA Disclaimers
  • Hotlines
  • FOIA Requests
  • Frequent Questions

Follow.