Winnebago Tribe receives grant to monitor air quality
The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska is among over 100 groups getting a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to monitor air quality.
By News Channel NebraskaWINNEBAGO, Neb. -- The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska is among over 100 groups getting a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to monitor air quality.
The $266,064 grant for the Winnebago Tribe was among a total of 132 projects in 37 states splitting $53 million to enhance air quality monitoring near chemical plants, refineries and other industrial sites.
The EPA says the Winnebago Tribe will be using the money to install equipment that will monitor meteorological conditions and air pollution on the reservation.
The EPA says the grants are part of a commitment by the Biden Administration to focus on environmental justice in what it says are communities adversely affected by decades of industrial pollution.