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Cleaning Up, Protecting and Preserving Tribal Lands

  • Quick Start Guides for Tribal Transfer Station Operators

    EPA posted several quick start guides to provide Tribes with information on how to safely manage specific wastes and operate small-scale transfer stations on Tribal lands. 

  • 2025 Tribal Lands and Environment Forum

    Join us at this year’s TLEF taking place August 18-21, 2025 in Minneapolis, MN. Register today!

  • Tribal Track at National Brownfields Training Conference

    Join us in Track 7: Forging Effective Partnerships with Tribal Governments at this year’s National Brownfields Training Conference August 5-8 in Chicago, IL. This track is a dedicated space focused on Tribal Brownfields, partnerships, and peer learning. 

EPA’s Office of Land and Emergency Management works with Tribal governments to protect and restore land by promoting and implementing safe waste management practices, assessing and cleaning up contaminated sites, reducing waste and preventing future contamination, and preparing for and responding to environmental emergencies. The Office of Land and Emergency Management Tribal program is committed to protecting human health and the environment in Indian country, while supporting Tribal sovereignty, acting consistently with the federal trust responsibility and strengthening the government-to-government relationship with Tribes.

Programs

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  • Overview of Cleanup and Spill Prevention Programs
  • Laws and Regulations for Cleanup
  • Waste Management in Indian Country
  • Considering Traditional Ecological Knowledge During the Cleanup Process
  • Office of Land and Emergency Management Tribal Program Accomplishments
     

Resources

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  • Cleanup Funding Authorities Available to Tribal Governments
  • Tribal Waste Management Training Resources
  • Tribal Waste Management Funding Resources Directory
  • Tribal Waste Management Webinars
  • Tribal Oil Spill Prevention and Chemical Emergency Preparedness Webinars

Related Links

  • Office of Land and Emergency Management Tribal Program Contacts
  • Superfund Remedial Program in Indian Country
  • Consideration of Tribal Treaty Rights and Traditional Ecological Knowledge in the Superfund Remedial Program
  • Underground Storage Tanks Program in Indian Country
  • Tribal Response Programs
  • Tribal Waste and Response Steering Committee
  • Tribal Lands Assistance Center
  • EPA’s Environmental Protection in Indian Country
  • EPA Tribal Consultations Opportunities

Cleanups in your Community

Cleanups in My Community

Click the map to search by street address, city, county, and other geographies to find out how EPA's Superfund, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Brownfields and Emergency Response programs are cleaning up land in communities across the USA.

Contact Us About Tribal Lands to ask a question, provide feedback, or report a problem.
Last updated on August 15, 2025
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