In the last decade, Native American communities throughout Nevada have seen a significant increase in Safe Drinking Water Act violations due to failing infrastructure and paltry federal funding for tribes.
Policy, politics and progressive commentary In the last decade, Native American communities throughout Nevada have seen a significant increase in Safe Drinking Water Act violations due to failing infrastructure and paltry federal funding for tribes. Now the federal agencies responsible for protecting tribal health and water safety are investing more than $1 billion in funding to accelerate the development of […] The post Tribes in Nevada eligible for millions in Interior water infrastructure fun
The Department of the Interior and Indian Health Service are partnering to develop safe drinking water and improve community sanitation across Indian Country, the agencies announced this week. Through a memorandum of Understanding, the agencies will collaborate to complete studies, and plan and design domestic water infrastructure projects in tribal communities. “At the Interior Department, we know that having modern water infrastructure is not only crucial to the health of our kids and families – it's also important for economic opportunity, job creation and responding to the intensifying effects of climate change,” said Michael Brain, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, in a statement.
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National and local Indian Health Service leaders met with the Blackfeet Tribal Business Council Monday morning in an attempt to rectify an ongoing dispute.