Focused on Washington, Oregon, Idaho, California, Nevada, Arizona, Hawaii, Alaska, and U.S. Territories in the Pacific, this EPA training will cover: 

• Climate risks to Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) facilities.   
• Authorities requiring climate change consideration in RCRA permitting and corrective action.     
• The process for conducting climate vulnerability screenings and assessments at RCRA facilities.   
• Optional climate adaptation measures for RCRA permitting and corrective action facilities. 
  
  • Register 

This webinar will provide an overview of EPA regulations and programs designed to reduce lead in drinking water and current efforts to provide technical assistance for lead service line identification; a review of new technologies, methods, and predictive modeling tools for identifying service line materials; and an overview of sampling methods for identifying lead service lines. 

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Tribal Exchange Network members and professional associates meet monthly to discuss a wide range of topics around Tribal environmental data, including R coding, general data management topics, Survey123, mapping, etc. Bring your data management questions to a safe, pressure-free troubleshooting environment.  

• Register 

This webinar hosted by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)will focus on overcoming obstacles associated with air monitoring networks and community engagement. 

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EPA’s Exchange Network is a community that works together to improve data sharing, leading to better decision-making to protect people and the environment. The forum is a venue to discuss how to improve and better use the Exchange Network’s services and partnerships to share information among EPA, states, and Tribes. The forum meets the second Thursday of every month via Microsoft Teams. 

• To request a calendar invitation, email ExchangeNetwork@epa.gov.

This webinar series hosted by the Environmental Finance Center Network is designed to equip Tribal Nations with essential tools and insights needed to navigate the complex world of grant writing and funding. From identifying the right funding opportunities to developing a budget narrative, each webinar will guide you step-by-step through the critical processes for securing federal and other types of funding. November 5, 2024: Cracking the Code: Navigating RFAs, NOFOs, and Federal Forms 

• November 14: Register for Crafting Powerful Logic Models for Project Success
• December 3: Register for Strengthening Proposals with the Right Data
• December 10: Register for Milestones, Metrics, and Measurements
• December 17: Register for Developing a Budget and Budget Narrative

This is the fifth of five virtual trainings to educate Tribal, small business, and industry professionals about the New Source Review (NSR) preconstruction air permitting program, with a focus on the air permitting requirements that apply to minor sources of air pollution in Indian Country.  

• Join on Teams. Meeting ID: 280 149 047 922. Passcode: gQXtAR
• Join by phone: 984-444-7480. Phone conference ID: 106 592 395#  

This is the fourth of five virtual trainings to educate Tribal, small business, and industry professionals about the New Source Review (NSR) preconstruction air permitting program, with a focus on the air permitting requirements that apply to minor sources of air pollution in Indian Country.  

• Join on Teams. Meeting ID: 236 102 381 883. Passcode: zKWoiB 
• Join by phone: 984-444-7480. Phone conference ID: 371 781 024# 

This is the third of five virtual trainings to educate Tribal, small business, and industry professionals about the New Source Review (NSR) preconstruction air permitting program, with a focus on the air permitting requirements that apply to minor sources of air pollution in Indian Country. 

• Join on Teams at 10:00 Pacific. Meeting ID: 235 832 481 062. Passcode: XYnjsG
• Join by phone: 984-444-7480. Phone conference ID: 420 889 65#  

This webinar will demonstrate for Tribes how to use the EPA application UST Finder to locate underground storage tanks on and around a Tribe’s reservation/land area.   

• Join the webinar on Teams at 10:00 Alaska, 11:00 Pacific, 12:00 Mountain. Meeting ID: 267 690 162 739. Passcode: buZnuP
• Join by phone. Phone conference ID: 499 292 542#  

This is the second of five virtual trainings to educate Tribal, small business, and industry professionals about the New Source Review (NSR) preconstruction air permitting program, with a focus on the air permitting requirements that apply to minor sources of air pollution in Indian Country.  

• Join on Teams at 10:00 Pacific. Meeting ID: 266 718 403 876. Passcode: 7GHfHE
• Join by phone: 984-444-7480. Phone conference ID: 836 394 991#  

Join EPA’s Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery (ORCR) for a training on integrating climate change adaptation into the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) permitting and hazardous waste cleanup process.   

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EPA is holding a series of virtual trainings to educate Tribal, small business, and industry professionals about the New Source Review (NSR) preconstruction air permitting program, with a focus on the air permitting requirements that apply to minor sources of air pollution in Indian Country. The NSR preconstruction permitting program establishes the air permitting requirements that facility owners and operators must follow before constructing a new facility or modifying an existing facility.

On July 1, 2011, EPA finalized the rule, “Review of New Sources and Modifications in Indian Country,” to fully implement the air permitting requirements. The following one-hour virtual trainings will be recorded and presented in five modules. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions at the end of each module. Note that questions will not be recorded. 

If you have any questions about the trainings, please contact Ben Garwood at garwood.ben@epa.gov (919-541-1358) or Jessica Montanez at montanez.jessica@epa.gov (919-541-3407). 
 

**NOTE: If you are opening the online meeting link on a smart phone, you will be prompted to download the Teams app for Android and Apple phones. You will need to create an account and login, which we recommend you do a couple of days before the meeting.

The Alaska Forum on the Environment (AFE) will be held at the Dena’ina Center in Anchorage, Alaska, and online in AFE’s Attendee Hub. The Alaska Forum seeks presentations, posters and films on topics that address technical, scientific or general information on environmental issues.

• Submit presentations by November 1.
• Register for AFE.

The Mark O Hatfield School of Government at Portland State University offers a Certificate in Tribal Relations for local, state, and federal government agencies, non-profit and for-profit organizations, and trade associations that work regularly with Tribal nations and native communities. The program seeks to foster understanding of Tribal perspectives, increase staff effectiveness and accountability when working in Indian Country, and improve working relationships between participants and the Tribal communities with whom they work. The course will be offered both in person and online.

• Register by November 6.

Tribal air staff are welcome at the in-person Western States Air Resources Council (WESTAR) Planning Committee meeting in Seattle. This meeting is open to all WESTAR state, local, and Tribal air agency staff. The draft agenda is attached.

• Register
• Learn about the WESTAR Planning Committee.

The Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) Waste & Response Program will host a virtual training: Advancing the Connections Between Food, Medicine, and Tradition in the Brownfield Process. This course will feature presentations will include small group discussions and facilitated conversations about redeveloping contaminated sites in ways that reflect Native traditions and visions. Participants will meet for four hours each day.

• Apply by October 31.

Join the Tribal Exchange Network for this online workshop, which will provide an introduction to R built around the common scientific task of data analysis.

• Register

Petroleum is a complex mixture of many compounds. Regulatory and technical guidance documents commonly focus on the hydrocarbon components of that mixture, or perceived risks that they present. However, focusing on a specific area of concern often causes practitioners to overlook other aspects of a release. For example, concerns related to exposure to total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) risks may be overlooked while pursuing concerns related to light non-aqueous phase liquid (LNAPL) recovery or petroleum vapor intrusion (PVI).This class hosted by the Interstate Training and Regulatory Council (ITRC) is designed to provide a basic overview of hydrocarbon behavior in the subsurface and how to scientifically assess concerns arising from the release of petroleum products into the environment. It will highlight key issues that help identify and manage TPH, LNAPL, and PVI risks together. 

• Register

This free, virtual backhaul training from Zender Environmental will cover safety, DOT HazMat regulations (HMR), inventory, storage, packing, shipping, labeling, and shipping paperwork for backhaul in Alaska.

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Zender Environmental will host its next Rural Alaska Community Environmental Job Training(RACEJT) in March/April 2025. This is free environmental job training to support local hire in rural Alaska communities. A flyer is attached. Applications are due by November 29.

• Apply

Zender will host two webinars on Zoom to discuss RACEJT at 10:00 Alaska:
 

• October 28: Zoom Meeting ID: 827 4223 9880. Call 1-800-309-2350, Passcode: 52626#
• November 11: Zoom Meeting ID: 827 4223 9880. Call 1-800-309-2350, Passcode: 52626#