August 12, 2025

As part of its Tribal Waste Management Webinar Series, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be hosting an informational webinar to highlight real-world experiences from two Tribal Nations working to improve hazardous waste management infrastructure through creative funding strategies and federal grant programs. The Rincon Band of Luiseno Indians will share how they successfully combined multiple funding sources to bring their transfer station project to life and offer practical advice for other communities tackling hazardous waste infrastructure projects with limited budgets. The Trinidad Rancheria will share their experience implementing an EPA Hazardous Waste Management Grant Program for Tribes highlighting successes, challenges, and valuable tips for other Tribal Nations working to develop their own household hazardous waste collection program.

Details regarding this upcoming EPA informational webinar are as follows—

• Date/Time: Wednesday, August 13, 2025 from 2:00pm to 3:00pm ET
• Click Here to Register

To sign up for future webinars in the EPA’s Tribal Waste Management Program Webinar Series, as well as view previous EPA series webinars, please visit EPA’s website by clicking here.

For more information, please contact Brian Howard, USET SPF Senior Policy Analyst, at bhoward@usetinc.org.

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Established in 1969, the United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc. (USET) is a non-profit, inter-Tribal organization serving thirty-three (33) federally recognized Tribal Nations from the Northeastern Woodlands to the Everglades and across the Gulf of Mexico. USET is dedicated to enhancing the development of Tribal Nations, improving the capabilities of Tribal governments, and improving the quality of life for Indian people through a variety of technical and supportive programmatic services.

Established in 2014, the USET Sovereignty Protection Fund (USET SPF) is a non-profit, inter-Tribal organization advocating on behalf of thirty-three (33) federally recognized Tribal Nations from the Northeastern Woodlands to the Everglades and across the Gulf of Mexico. USET SPF is dedicated to promoting, protecting, and advancing the inherent sovereign rights and authorities of Tribal Nations and in assisting its membership in dealing effectively with public policy issues.