Webinar: Technical Assistance for Tribes and Indigenous Peoples to Advance Environmental Justice and Climate/Energy Justice

[Tomei-Torres, Francisco A. (ATSDR/OAD/OCDAPS)]

Webinar: Technical Assistance for Tribes and Indigenous Peoples to Advance Environmental Justice and Climate/Energy Justice

 

The U.S. EPA Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights (OEJECR) will host a webinar to present information on the new technical assistance programs, such as the Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers (TCTAC’s), that are available to Tribes and Indigenous Peoples.

 

Date: December 14, 2023

Time: 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM ET | 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM CT | 12:30 PM– 2:00 PM MT | 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM PT | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM AK

 

Register here:  https://usepa.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_VSpnYgvnQM6oGwnwwa8ISw

 

Presenters:

• Esther Sosa, TCTAC Coordinator, OEJECR, U.S. EPA
• Brett Weber, Director of Environmental Health, National Indian Health Board (NIHB)
• Abby Hall, Equitable Resilience Technical Assistance Coordinator, Office of Policy, U.S. EPA
• Martina Wilson, Director of the Fort Peck Tribe’s Office of Environmental Protection
• Danny Gogal, Acting Director, Program Development and Learning Division, OEJECR, U.S. EPA (Facilitator) 

 

This webinar will provide an overview of the TCTACs, including the national TCTAC for Tribes and Indigenous Peoples, and other OEJECR technical and financial assistance resources to advance EJ. The webinar will also share information about other programs that can help Tribes plan, design, and seek funding for climate resilience and environmental justice projects.

 

Please note that the webinar is planned to be recorded and is expected to be available on the following EPA website a few weeks after the webinar: https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/environmental-justice-tribes-and-indigenous-peoples. 

 

To learn more about TCTAC’s visit EPA’s website here: https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/environmental-justice-thriving-communities-technical-assistance-centers.

 

For questions about this webinar, or the EPA EJ Webinar Series for Tribes and Indigenous Peoples, please contact Andy Bessler, OEJECR, bessler...@epa.gov.

 

Background

This webinar series is intended to build the capacity of Tribal governments, Indigenous Peoples and other environmental justice practitioners by discussing priority environmental justice issues of interest to Tribes and Indigenous Peoples. This webinar is part of the EJ Webinar Series for Tribes and Indigenous Peoples - https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/environmental-justice-tribes-and-indigenous-peoplesThe sixteen TCTACs form a network of technical assistance centers across the nation to provide direct technical assistance, training, and capacity-building support to communities, organizations, Tribes, Indigenous Peoples, and others interested in advancing environmental justice, climate justice and/or energy justice priorities.