{"id":40465,"date":"2024-09-05T15:51:37","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T19:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=40465"},"modified":"2024-09-05T15:54:04","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T19:54:04","slug":"once-in-a-generation-investments-funding-helps-tribes-with-energy-needs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/09\/05\/once-in-a-generation-investments-funding-helps-tribes-with-energy-needs\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Once in a generation investments&#8217;: Funding helps tribes with energy needs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\r\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gl1bZGOW-iY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Environmental Protection Agency: <a href=https:\/\/youtu.be\/gl1bZGOW-iY>Investing in Tribal Nations &#038; Territories to Cut Climate Pollution &#038; Accelerate Clean Energy<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\">&#8216;Once in a generation investments&#8217;: Funding helps tribes with energy needs<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Thursday, September 5, 2024<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"byline\">By Acee Agoyo<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source\">Indianz.Com<\/div>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nThe Biden administration is on the road as the November presidential election quickly approaches, touting historic levels of funding going to Indian Country.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nSpeaking from Arizona on Thursday, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SecDebHaaland\">Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland<\/a> said tribes have benefited from $45 billion since President Joe Biden took office in January 2021.  She described the investments  as bringing  &#8220;transformational change&#8221; to  American Indians and Alaska Natives, whose basic needs have long been underfunded despite the federal government&#8217;s trust and treaty responsibilities.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n&#8220;This is one of the several areas where we are truly making once in a generation investments,&#8221; Haaland said on a conference call with reporters.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nMore specifically, Haaland joined the <a href=https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/>Environmental Protection Agency<\/a>  (EPA) in announcing another $300 million going to Indian Country as part of a new, Biden-era program. More than 30 tribes are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/inflation-reduction-act\/cprg-implementation-grants-tribes-and-territories-competition-selections\">benefiting from Climate Pollution Reduction Grants<\/a> to help them meet energy and infrastructure needs in their communities.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n&#8220;We are making up for significant and systemic underfunding of tribal communities,&#8221;   said Haaland,  a citizen of the Pueblo of Laguna who is the first Native person to serve in a presidential cabinet. &#8220;And look, we know that the need is incredibly high, right?&#8221;\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As I travel across Indian Country, all I see is optimism. Yesterday, my visit with the Hopi Tribe and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EPAMichaelRegan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EPAMichaelRegan<\/a> was an inspiring example of how <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a>\u2019s Investing in America agenda is making transformational change for future generations. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ABQ2SDxROf\">pic.twitter.com\/ABQ2SDxROf<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Secretary Deb Haaland (@SecDebHaaland) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecDebHaaland\/status\/1831760218931462349?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 5, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nDuring the  call, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/EPAMichaelRegan\">EPA Administrator Michael Regan<\/a> also highlighted the historic levels of funding going to Indian Country. He said the new grants will encourage economic growth  by helping tribes  with climate, renewable energy and  electrification projects.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n &#8220;Today&#8217;s announcement is the largest grant competition investment EPA has ever made in tribal communities,&#8221; said Regan.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nAs part of their road trip  to Arizona, Haaland and Regan met with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopi-nsn.gov\/\">Hopi Tribe<\/a>, one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/05\/epa090524.pdf\">recipients of the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants<\/a>.  Through a project called &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopi-nsn.gov\/from-coal-to-clean-power-hopi-tribes-vision-to-rewrite-its-energy-story-starts-with-hopi-utilities-corporation-economic-development-administration-funding\/\">Hopi Coal to Solar Transition<\/a>&#8221; the Hopi Utilities Corporation will utilize $20.1 million  to   install  a renewable electricity system  to  help power nearly 900 homes on the reservation.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n&#8220;One of the things that we have not done since day one is be paternalistic,&#8221; said Regan. &#8220;Tribal communities and all communities know their needs the best.&#8221;\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C_iuYIPJQYA\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C_iuYIPJQYA\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Michael Regan (@epamichaelregan)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\r\n<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nHopi Tribe Vice Chairman Craig Andrews joined Haaland and Regan for a <a href=https:\/\/youtu.be\/gl1bZGOW-iY>live announcement<\/a> on Thursday about the funding.  He said people  on the reservation have long suffered under an aging and unstable power system that hinders their daily lives.\r\n<P><\/p>\r\n&#8220;Just a simple thing as, you know, turning on the radio or   television,  they can&#8217;t have that,&#8221; Andrews said of homes on the reservation. &#8220;Or even the refrigerators that they have &#8212; the refrigerators they have are currently running on generators.&#8221;\r\n<P><\/p>\r\n&#8220;So once we get brown-outs or   power outages,  you know, there goes our groceries,&#8221; said Andrews, who noted that some people have to drive 65 miles off the reservation to find fresh food.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\r\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ePQw_XcTzCI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">U.S. Economic Development Administration: <a href=https:\/\/youtu.be\/ePQw_XcTzCI>Hopi Utilities Corporation Presentation <\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nElsewhere in Indian Country, the <a href=https:\/\/narragansettindiannation.org>Narragansett Tribe<\/a> is receiving $6.6 million from the EPA. The money will be used to help   reduce greenhouse gas emissions  and promote energy efficiency on tribal homelands in Rhode Island.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n&#8220;As a Sovereign Nation, the tribe looks forward to carry out our efforts to be more energy independent,&#8221; Chief Sachem Anthony Stanton said in an <a href=https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/newsreleases\/biden-harris-administration-announces-grant-over-66-million-narragansett-indian-tribe>EPA news release<\/a> on Thursday.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nOver in the Pacific Northwest, eight tribes in Alaska,  Idaho, Oregon and Washington  are receiving a <a href=https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/newsreleases\/epa-announces-78m-grants-tribes-alaska-pacific-northwest-cut-climate-pollution>total of $78 million in grants<\/a> for a wide range of climate, renewable energy and environmental projects. And in South Dakota, the <a href=https:\/\/www.rosebudsiouxtribe-nsn.gov\/>Rosebud Sioux Tribe<\/a>  is utilizing nearly $7.9 million to deploy electric vehicles on the reservation.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cThis is a great opportunity for the Rosebud Sioux Tribe,\u201d   Environmental Director Ivan Crow Eagle said in an <a href=https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/newsreleases\/rosebud-sioux-tribe-receives-7879394-new-electric-vehicles-and-charging-stations>EPA news release<\/a>.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congratulations to our latest grant selectees! \ud83c\udf89 The Climate Pollution Reduction Grants Tribes and Territories Competition is one of the largest investments EPA has ever made in Tribal communities. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uJhWIeWBU3\">https:\/\/t.co\/uJhWIeWBU3<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CNZbCcUE0k\">pic.twitter.com\/CNZbCcUE0k<\/a><\/p>&mdash; U.S. EPA (@EPA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EPA\/status\/1831739071602819105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 5, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nThe Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program was created by the <a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/08\/08\/inflation-reduction-act-brings-new-climate-and-energy-investments-to-indian-country\/>Inflation Reduction Act<\/a>, an act of Congress that Democratic lawmakers advanced with the help of the Biden administration. \r\nAlong with the <a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/04\/02\/secretary-haaland-hosts-american-rescue-plan-chat-with-actor-mark-ruffalo\/>American Rescue Plan Act<\/a> and the  <a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/05\/31\/new-roadmap-helps-tribes-access-historic-levels-of-infrastructure-funding\/>Bipartisan Infrastructure Law<\/a>, the new laws have increased federal funding in Indian Country to record levels.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n&#8220;Our work has been guided by Indian Country, for Indian Country, because representation matters,&#8221; Secretary Haaland said on the conference call. &#8220;It matters in  how we advocate for resources, guide investments and act on policy that impacts our people now and into the future.&#8221;\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nHaaland leads the <a href=https:\/\/www.doi.gov\/>Department of the Interior<\/a>, the federal agency with the most trust and treaty responsibilities. She noted that the $45 billion flowing  to Indian Country represents &#8220;more than 15 years worth of the <a href=https:\/\/www.bia.gov\/as-ia\/obpm\/greenbook>Bureau of Indian Affairs&#8217; annual budget<\/a>.&#8221; \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe Biden administration&#8217;s policy achievements  in Indian Country have been a central part of the effort to elect Vice President  Kamala Harris  now that she is the Democratic nominee for president.\r\nAdvocates have credited her for playing a key role in securing the gains that tribes have seen since 2021.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n&#8220;She has advanced so many of our priorities and worked in partnership with President Biden,&#8221; <a href=https:\/\/mn.gov\/governor\/about-gov\/peggyflanagan\/>Minnesota Lt. Gov Peggy Flanagan<\/a> (D), a citizen of the White Earth Nation,  said  of the vice president during a <a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/NativeVote\/2024\/08\/07\/reminder-native-men-for-harris-walz\/>virtual fundraiser hosted by supporters<\/a>   last month. Just a couple of weeks later, the <a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/NativeVote\/tag\/peggy-flanagan\/>Native vote trailblazer co-chaired<\/a> the <a href=https:\/\/demconvention.com\/>Democratic National Convention<\/a> where Harris was officially selected as the party&#8217;s nominee.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\" content_cards_card content_cards_domain_indianz-com\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content_cards_image\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_image_link\" href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/08\/12\/supercharged-for-indian-country-kamala-harris-and-tim-walz-wrap-up-big-first-week\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/30\/kamalaharristimwalz-1.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Supercharged\u2019 for Indian Country: Kamala Harris and Tim Walz wrap up big first week\">\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_title\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_title_link\" href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/08\/12\/supercharged-for-indian-country-kamala-harris-and-tim-walz-wrap-up-big-first-week\/\">\n\t\t\t\u2018Supercharged\u2019 for Indian Country: Kamala Harris and Tim Walz wrap up big first week\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_description\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_description_link\" href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/08\/12\/supercharged-for-indian-country-kamala-harris-and-tim-walz-wrap-up-big-first-week\/\">\n\t\t\t<p>Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her running mate wrapped up a whirlwind week of rallies, making history with the first campaign event opened by a tribal leader.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_site_name\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/favicon.ico\" alt=\"Indianz.Com\" class=\"content_cards_favicon\"\/>\t\tIndianz.Com\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nIn the first week following  the announcement of <a href=https:\/\/mn.gov\/governor\/about-gov\/timwalz\/>Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz<\/a> (D) as the <a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/NativeVote\/2024\/08\/06\/kamala-harris-announces-tim-walz-as-running-mate-on-democratic-presidential-ticket\/>Democratic Party&#8217;s vice presidential candidate<\/a>, the Harris campaign hosted a <a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/08\/12\/supercharged-for-indian-country-kamala-harris-and-tim-walz-wrap-up-big-first-week\/>rally on tribal homelands<\/a> in Arizona, where the Native vote is expected to play a key role in determining the outcome of the November election. In 2020,  the state narrowly went for  Joe Biden over <a href=https:\/\/www.donaldjtrump.com\/>Donald Trump<\/a>, the Republican former president who is running again this year.\r\n <p><\/p>\r\nHaaland and Flanagan have participated in campaign events in Arizona, and Haaland has traveled there on official business for the Department of the Interior. In addition to the visit with the Hopi Tribe and the announcement with the EPA, Haaland  on Wednesday touted the <a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/09\/05\/cronkite-news-native-fish-rebounds-with-help-of-tribal-partnership\/>recovery of the Apache trout<\/a>, the state fish, with the <a href=http:\/\/www.wmat.us\/>White Mountain Apache Tribe<\/a>. The fish had long been considered an endangered species, with just a few numbers remaining on the tribe&#8217;s reservation until the more recent comeback.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=row><div class=col-10>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">EPA:  Climate Pollution Reduction Grants for Tribes and Territories<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/05\/epa090524.pdf\" class=\"pdfemb-viewer\" style=\"\" data-width=\"max\" data-height=\"max\" data-toolbar=\"both\" data-toolbar-fixed=\"on\">Environmental Protection Agency&#8217;s Climate Pollution Reduction Grants<\/a>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n<img src=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/05\/debhaalandmichaelregan.jpg class=invisible width=0 height=0>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Biden administration is on the road as the November presidential election quickly approaches, touting historic levels of funding going to Indian Country.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40473,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,1,14],"tags":[3786,78,5330,42,117,283,5332,88,94,439,118,75,71,56,121,284,559,3792,454,464,894,1319,5331,53,54,5329,381,1421,55,63,1458,85,1423,544,98,3186,314,342],"class_list":["post-40465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-environment","category-national","category-politics","tag-3786","tag-alaska","tag-anthony-stanton","tag-arizona","tag-bia","tag-climate-change","tag-craig-andrews","tag-deb-haaland","tag-democrats","tag-dnc","tag-doi","tag-donald-trump","tag-economic-development","tag-elections","tag-employment","tag-energy","tag-epa","tag-fish","tag-grants","tag-hopi","tag-idaho","tag-infrastructure","tag-ivan-crow-eagle","tag-joe-biden","tag-kamala-harris","tag-michael-regan","tag-minnesota","tag-narragansett","tag-native-vote","tag-oregon","tag-peggy-flanagan","tag-republicans","tag-rhode-island","tag-rosebud-sioux","tag-south-dakota","tag-tim-walz","tag-washington","tag-wmat","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/05\/debhaalandmichaelregan.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-awF","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40465","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40465"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40465\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40485,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40465\/revisions\/40485"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}