The deployment of a vanadium flow battery at a fire station run by Native Americans illustrates the role that the energy storage technology can play in ensuring that nobody is disadvantaged by the shift away from fossil fuels.
Tribal leaders and educators gathered on Tuesday to discuss how to prepare for AB 1703, the California Indian Education Act, which will take effect in January and that encourages local school districts, charter schools, and county offices of education to engage with regional Native American tribes to develop curriculum and discuss issues of concern.
Two San Diego tribes will receive funding from the Department of the Interior to support language preservation efforts. Manzanita Band of Diegueno Mission Indians is being awarded $129,337, and the Pala Band of Mission Indians will receive $192,461.