LENEXA, Kansas – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this week announced the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation is expected to be awarded $489,155 grant to establish lower-emission diesel projects to upgrade their municipal fleet. The tribal nation plans to replace two, inefficient larger engine vehicles; a municipal, short-haul dump truck; and a fire department water tanker.
Nationally, 12 tribal and insular area assistance agreements are expected to be awarded totaling $5.4 million in grant f...