OERM

USET Lead Reduction Team Partners with Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana to Test Water

October 2, 2024

In July 2024, the Office of Environmental Resource Management (OERM) Lead Reduction Team completed a significant voluntary drinking water sampling event, marking our first since the program’s launch in January…

USDA Announces New Resource Guides for Tribal Governments, Citizens, and Organizations

August 18, 2022

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of Tribal Relations has released the newest editions of the USDA Resource Guide for American Indians and Alaska Natives…

Free Academic/Employability Course for USET Tribal Nations

April 1, 2022

CSM Course for Education, Workforce and Economic Development, Summer Youth Programs USET’s Office of Environmental Resource Management (OERM), in conjunction with partner SeeMore Impact Labs, is providing free access to…

USET Certification Board Vacancy Announcement

March 29, 2022

Attention all USET member Tribal Nations Utility Managers! The USET Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators and Laboratory Analysts Certification Board seeks to fill one (1) Board Member vacancy (Drinking…

USET Participates in Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Symposium

October 29, 2021

On Monday, October 26, Sub-Chief Kenneth Jock of the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe gave opening words and prayer for the Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center (NE CASC) Biannual Science Symposium.…

USET Offers CSMlearn Course for Basic Math and Employability Skills

October 29, 2021

Registration is open for an innovative, self-paced course developed by CSMlearn. The self-paced CSM course builds the essentials of high performance: deep, fluent workplace math and literacy;problem-solving strategies;the ability to…

POSTPONED: Build and Broaden Indigenous Food Sovereignty Symposium & Festival

September 1, 2021

Due to increasing pandemic numbers, the Food Sovereignty Symposium & Festival scheduled for September 19-21 is being postponed until late spring 2022. The decision was made after significant deliberation on…

EPA’s Notification of Consultation and Coordination on the National Allocation of Indian Environmental General Assistance Program Funding

July 20, 2021

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is initiating consultation and coordination with federally recognized tribes to receive input on how to improve the national allocation of Indian Environmental General Assistance…

EPA’s Office of Water has Launched a New Website!

July 20, 2021

EPA’s Office of Water (OW) is excited to announce the launch of its new website, Clean and Safe Water in Indian Country. The website is intended to serve as a…

Tribal Roundtable: Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR)

June 9, 2021

On July 19, EPA hosted a virtual roundtable specifically for tribes and tribal communities during which participants discussed topics relating to the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR) and provided…

EPA Tools: 3Ts on Reducing Lead in Drinking Water in Schools and Child Care Facilities

June 7, 2021

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is pleased to announce the release of the following three new tools for the 3Ts toolkit on Reducing Lead Levels in Drinking Water in…

How the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas Use Fire to Save the Longleaf Pine

May 27, 2021

In an ecosystem that needs fire to flourish, the actions of the tribe could decide the future of the longleaf pine. Article from the Texas Observer - May 24, 2021…