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EPA Establishes Tribal Toxics Committee
The EPA has established a National Tribal Toxics Committee (NTTC) to give tribes greater input on issues related to chemical safety, toxic chemicals and pollution prevention, the agency announced in a press release issued today. The effort, which will further …
Interior Endorses Coquille Tribe, BLM Forestry Project
The Secretary of the Interior has endorsed the Coquille Indian Tribe of Oregon and the Coos Bay District of the Bureau of Land Management working
DOE Tribal Energy Summit Convenes This Week
Tribal leaders, Obama administration officials, senior U.S. Department of Energy officials and members of Congress will gather this week in Arlington,Va., for the DOE’s Tribal Summit. Being
Pointe Au Chien First Louisiana Tribe to Sue BP
The Pointe Au Chien tribe in Louisiana is suing BP over claims that its ancestral lands and fishing grounds were devastated by the oil spill that blackened
Safe Drinking Water Delivered to Homes in Western Navajo for First Time
For the first time ever, families living in Leupp, Black Falls, Grand Falls and Box Springs on the western reaches of the Navajo reservation have easy access to
Oneida Seven Generations One Step Closer to Building Renewable Energy Facility
The Oneida Seven Generations Corporation is one step closer to developing its proposed renewable energy facility in Green Bay, Wis., getting an overwhelming approval from the
Legislation Would Help Quileute Move Out of Tsunami Zone
Legislation has been introduced in the U.S. House and Senate that would allow the Quileute Tribe in Washington to relocate its school and several other tribal facilities
U.S. Tsunami Victim Was Native American
Dustin Weber, the sole victim of the tsunami that hit the U.S. West Coast last week, had ties to a California tribe. As reported by MercuryNews.com on March
National Ocean Council Appoints Tribal Reps to Governance Committee
Yesterday, the Obama Administration’s National Ocean Council announced the inaugural members of its Governance Coordinating Committee, a group of state, local and tribal representatives that will serve
EPA Green Power Partnership Welcomes Second Tribal Partner
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Green Power Partnership recently welcomed its second tribal partner: the Forest County Potawatomi in Wisconsin. Launched in 2001, the Green Power
