OKLAHOMA CITY — Five American Indian tribes in Oklahoma have received monetary awards totaling $720,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), according to KTUL-TV.
The Miami, Modoc and Seneca-Cayuga tribes and the Wyandotte Nation each have received $120,000, the article noted.
The EPA says the tribes will use the money to help implement tribal-wide recycling programs, develop tribal indoor air and education and outreach programs, update environmental codes and ordinances and train staff on environmental protection issues, the article stated.
According to the article, the Seneca-Cayuga tribe also will use the money for implementing solid waste cleanup activities, conducting baseline monitoring for indoor air contaminants and developing emergency management plans.
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