Native Non-Profit to Focus on Green Collar Careers

This Web site provides a wealth of information on green technology, training resources, and projects in Indian Country. Additional resources include: nationwide listings of Native Chambers of Commerce, Urban Indian Centers, and Tribal Colleges as well as green Native businesses, green grants for tribes, green tribal news and links to other Native environmental organizations. See Native Workplace at www.NativeWorkplace.com.

For more information contact Cristala Mussato-Allen, Executive Director, 512-462-9056, Native Workplace 4415 Garnett Ave. Suite #A Austin, TX 78745. info@nativeworkplace.com

Link to Tribal Training Web site

The Tribal Training Web site contains listings of EPA sponsored training courses offered to Tribes under the Clean Water Act. The Web site contains links to important resources and tools to assist Tribes with the development and implementation of water quality programs. The site also contains links to self-paced trainings for both CWA and non-CWA training programs. www.epa.gov/water/tribaltraining/

New Web Site for Tribes in Search of Clean Water Act (CWA) Training

EPA has launched a new web site (http://www.epa.gov/water/tribaltraining/ ) that contains all of the EPA-sponsored CWA training courses available to Indian tribes. The web site contains listings of face-to-face training courses and self-paced training for CWA programs, as well as links to other important resources and tools. EPA is working with Indian tribes to identify future training needs for CWA programs. Contact Vijay Limaye, 415-972-3442, limaye.vijay@epa.gov for more information. Northwest Sustainable Energy for Economic Development (SEED) Releases Northwest Tribal Energy

Emergency Preparedness

A press release was issued on September 16 on EPA’s emergency preparedness audio files available for download on-line at: www.epa.gov/region09/disaster/ The files address environmental challenges that commonly arise in a disaster such as addressing gas leaks, safely returning home, and purifying contaminated drinking water supplies.