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The Nez Perce Tribe has been selected to receive $37.3 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) $4.3 billion Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program. The tribe is the only Native American recipient under this initiative, which aims to support community-driven climate solutions across the nation.
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a funding opportunity aimed at bolstering collaboration between intertribal organizations to advance clean energy initiatives in federally recognized tribal communities.
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The Midwest Tribal Energy Resources Association (MTERA) has a big job in front of it: deploying $62 million in grant funding to support solar energy projects across 35 tribes in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan.
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A nonprofit group representing Arctic Iñupiat communities in Alaska’s North Slope Borough is suing the Bureau of Land Management over newly implemented regulations for the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A).
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Interior Secretary Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo) announced a new $120 million funding opportunity for tribes during a visit to the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians, known as the Gun Lake Tribe, in southwest Michigan.
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For many tribes in the southeastern U.S., conservation efforts by outsiders have often meant a disregard for traditional practices.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday announced more than $225 million in funding to enhance drinking water and wastewater services for American Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages.
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For the second time this month, a federal agency has revived a long-dormant tribal purchasing preference to buy clean energy from tribes.
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The Biden administration today announced $14 million in grant funding available through the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Brownfields Job Training Program.
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The General Services Administration (GSA) is offering to buy clean energy from tribal sources for the first time ever. It’s an important step for tribal energy development, but some experts say it could be more accessible.