Natural Resources
The distinct cultures of Tribal Nations are highly integrated into our environments, with many Tribal cultures and economies heavily dependent on environmental and subsistence resources. Disturbances to these environments, which extend beyond the boundaries of individual reservations, have proven to disrupt the survival of Tribal cultures and subsistence lifestyles. In fulfillment of the trust obligation, the federal government has a responsibility to ensure the protection of Tribal environments and resources by recognizing and upholding the inherent sovereign status of Tribal Nations. As sovereigns, Tribal Nations must be able to exercise our authority by enacting and administering important regulatory programs over our homelands. These authorities must not be subject to or diminished by state regulatory standards which do not have authority over Tribal lands and could threaten crucial Tribal or federal protections for our environment and resources.
Comments
2025
- Comments on DOI Workforce Efficiency Initiative and Emergency Permitting Procedures – July 7, 2025
- Comments to CEQ on NEPA Regulatory Authority – March 27, 2025
- Comments to EPA-Army on WOTUS – May 20, 2025
- Comments to USACE on Implementation of the 2024 WRDA, Docket ID No. COE-2024-0004 – April 30, 2025
2024
- Comments to EPA on Draft Meaningful Involvement Policy – January 16, 2024
- Comments to DOI on Updating Climate Adaptation Plan – April 5, 2024
- Comments to USDA on Tribal Barriers to Access USDA Programs and Services – May 24, 2024
- Comments to NPS on its Draft Tribal Consultation Policy – August 26, 2024
2023
- Comments to DOI re: IRA Funding – January 18, 2023
- Comments on NTIA National Spectrum Strategy – April 17, 2023
- Comments on FPISC Draft ERIF Application – July 17, 2023
- Comments to CEQ & OSTP on “Ocean Justice Strategy Tribal Consultation” – August 25, 2023
- Comments to EPA on Proposed Revisions to its Tribal Consultation Policy and Tribal Treaty Rights Guidance – July 21, 2023
- Comments to CDC/ATSDR on Environmental Justice Index Tool – December 1, 2023
- Comments to BSEE on Drafting an EJ Strategy and Action Plan – November 16, 2023
2022
- Comments to DOI re: implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) – February 4, 2022
- Comments to NOAA re: Tribal Consultation Handbook and Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) Guidance Policies and Procedures – February 24, 2022
- Comments on EPA and Department of the Army Revised Definition of “Waters of the United States” – February 7, 2022
- Comments to the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) re: Consultation on Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool – May 25, 2022
- Comments to WHCNAA re: TRR MOU – October 21, 2022
- Comments on White House Indigenous Knowledge Guidance – October 11, 2022
- Comments on Nature-Based Solutions Report – September 15, 2022
- Comments to CEQ/OSTP on Ocean Climate Action Plan – December 15, 2022
2021
- Comments: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Creation of the Office of Public Participation – April 23, 2021
- Comments to USDA on Tribal Consultation – March 22, 2021
- Comments on EPA Consultation on Tribal Consultation – March 31, 2021
- Comments FEMA RFI Climate Change EOs – July 22, 2021
- Comments to the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) re: Proposed Revisions to the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) Regulations and NEPA 2020 Final Rule – November 22, 2021
2020
Testimony
2024
2023
- Testimony For the Record of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Oversight Hearing on “Native Communities’ Priorities for the 118th Congress” – March 22, 2023
- Testimony for the Record of the House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Hearing on “Unlocking Indian Country’s Economic Potential” – March 15, 2023
- Testimony for the Record of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Oversight Hearing “The Future of Tribal Energy Development: Implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law” – April 12, 2023
- Testimony for the Record of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Roundtable on “Native Priorities for the 2023 Farm Bill Reauthorization” – April 5, 2023
- Testimony for the Record of the Senate ENR Hearing to “Examine Opportunities for Congress to Reform the Process for Permitting Electric Transmission Lines, Pipelines, and Energy Production on Federal Lands” – July 26, 2023
- Testimony for the Record of the House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Hearing on “Safeguarding American Jobs and Economic Growth: Examining the Future of the Offshore Leasing Program” – July 27, 2023
- Testimony for the Record of Senate ENR Hearing to “Examine Federal Offshore Energy Strategies and Policies” – October 26, 2023
2021
Letters
2024
- Comments on DOI Workforce Efficiency Initiative and Emergency Permitting Procedures – July 7, 2025
- Comments to CEQ on NEPA Regulatory Authority – March 27, 2025
- Comments to EPA-Army on WOTUS – May 20, 2025
- Comments to USACE on Implementation of the 2024 WRDA, Docket ID No. COE-2024-0004 – April 30, 2025
2022
- Comments to DOI re: implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) – February 4, 2022
- Comments to NOAA re: Tribal Consultation Handbook and Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) Guidance Policies and Procedures – February 24, 2022
- Comments on EPA and Department of the Army Revised Definition of “Waters of the United States” – February 7, 2022
- Comments to the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) re: Consultation on Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool – May 25, 2022
- Comments to WHCNAA re: TRR MOU – October 21, 2022
- Comments on White House Indigenous Knowledge Guidance – October 11, 2022
- Comments on Nature-Based Solutions Report – September 15, 2022
- Comments to CEQ/OSTP on Ocean Climate Action Plan – December 15, 2022
Joint Letters
2024
2021
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