An Overview
The American Indian Environmental Office
(AIEO) coordinates the Agency-wide effort to strengthen public health
and environmental protection in Indian Country, with a special emphasis
on building Tribal capacity to administer their own environmental
programs. AIEO oversees development and implementation of the Agency's
Indian Policy and strives to ensure that all EPA Headquarters and
Regional Offices implement their parts of the Agency's Indian Program
in a manner consistent with Administration policy to work with Tribes
on a government-to-government basis and EPA's trust responsibility
to protect Tribal health and environments. AIEO's responsibilities
also include:
- providing multi-media program development grants to Tribes;
- negotiating Tribal/EPA Environmental Agreements that identify
Tribal priorities for building environmental programs and also
for direct, EPA program implementation assistance;
- developing tools to assist Tribal environmental managers in
their decisions on environmental priorities;
- developing training curricula for EPA staff on how to work effectively
with Tribes; and
- working to improve communication between the Agency and its
Tribal stakeholders in a number of ways, including assistance
to Agency Offices as they consult more closely with Tribes on
actions that affect Tribes and their environments, and support
for regular meetings of the Agency's Tribal Operations Committee.
American Indian Environmental Office, USEPA
Mail Code: 4104M
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20460
Tel: 202/564-0303
FAX: 202/564-0298
Actual Address for Visiting & Delivery:
1201 Constitution Ave. NW
EPA East Building, Room 3334
Washington, DC 20004
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