Reduce environmental risks and liability, ensure regulatory compliance, and foster interdepartmental approaches to balance economic development with environmental stewardship.
Applies to all federal agencies and their actions. Actions that may trigger NEPA include: projects on federal lands or receiving federal funding (whole or in part), projects with federal jurisdiction and/or associated permits. P.L. 93-638 provides tribes the opportunity to contract BIA programs or projects and prepare the appropriate NEPA documents for actions on trust lands, as necessary.
Complete HUD Environmental Reviews as requested by Housing Authority utilizing audit processes and procedures to determine environmental compliance requirements are being met.
A brownfield is a property in which, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. Brownfields has developed an inventory of sites and is prioritizing those sites for cleanup and development.
EPA provides many avenues of financial assistance to tribes. The Indian General Assistance Program, or GAP, helps tribes build the capacity to manage their own environmental protection programs. Other grants are available for a variety of environmental programs.
Mosquito surveillance program with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Conducted for development, or expansion, contract, lease, reservation for use, and/or purchase by the CNO. ESA identify the confirmed presence, likely presence, or a material threat of the presence of hazardous substances or petroleum products at a real property.
The Air Quality Program monitors the air quality within the reservation and Choctaw Nation buildings, facilities and tribal members homes that may impact the comfort, safety and health of tribal associates, visitors, and tribal members. Indoor air pollutants have both short-term and long-term health effects from repeated exposure. Pollutants include lead-based paint, asbestos, mold, radon, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, smoking, Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) and formaldehyde to name a few. Ambient air monitoring will ensure compliance with National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) which includes carbon monoxide, lead, particulate matter, ozone, nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide.
Conducted on tribal lands and involves creating a sampling plan based on available current and historical data and documentation. Implementation of the sampling plan includes collection of soil, soil gas, and/or ground water samples and the submissions of samples to a certified laboratory to determine is any contamination is present on the sample property and evaluate the extent of the contamination.