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EPA awards more than $75,000 to Oklahoma Tribe for air assessments

Release Date: 01/13/2009
Contact Information: Dave Bary or Anthony Suttice at 214-665-2200 or r6press@epa.gov

(Dallas, Texas – January 13, 2009) The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $75,071 to the Oklahoma Kaw Nation Tribe to conduct an emission inventory of air pollutants from local industries within a 50 mile radius off their air shed. Funds from the grant awarded will also be used by the Kaw Nation Tribe to develop an inventory database, conduct community outreach, and attend additional air assessment training.

Additional information on the EPA grants: https://www.epa.gov/region6/gandf/index.htm

More about activities in EPA Region 6: https://www.epa.gov/region6

An EPA audio file is available at https://www.epa.gov/region6/6xa/audio.htm#audio011309_kawnation