The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded five Northwest tribes a total of $498,601, boosting programs that restore habitat and protect tribal water quality across three Northwest states. Grant funds have been awarded to the Colville, Nez Perce, Nooksack, Quinault, and Umatilla tribes, through EPA’s Clean Water Act Nonpoint Source program.
“These funds mean more ‘horsepower’ for tribal environmental programs,” said Chris Hladick, EPA’s Northwest Regional Administrator in Seattle. “Pro