EPA Pacific Southwest Tribal Section newsletters are produced for distribution to the 148 tribes served by the region. They contain news and events of interest to tribal communities including: environmental news, upcoming meetings, webinars and training, grants, jobs and internships. Older newsletters can be viewed at archive.epa.gov by searching for 'pacific+southwest+tribal+newsletter'.

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• EPA Pacific Southwest Tribal Branch Newsletter - Fall 2020 (PDF)(13 pp, 3 MB, November 2020)
  Wildfires and COVID-19, Native American Heritage Month, Walker River Paiute Tribe Transfer Station, Regulatory News, Program Updates, Tribal Consultation Opportunities, Annual Tribal RTOC Conference, Funding Opportunities, Training and Technical Assistance, and more.
• EPA Pacific Southwest Tribal Branch Newsletter - Summer 2020 (PDF)(10 pp, 1 MB, July 2020)
  COVID-19 Resources, Virtual Town Hall on Tribal Consultation and Coordination, Development of the FY2022-2023 National Program Manager Guidance, Regulatory News, GAP Success Stories National Pilot, GAP Eligible Activities for Wildfire Prevention, Environmental Justice Program, and RTOC Updates.
• EPA Pacific Southwest Tribal Section Newsletter - November/December 2017 (PDF)(5 pp, 737 K, December 2017)
  Funding to reduce diesel emissions, VW Tribal Environmental Mitigation Trust, Exchange Network Grant Solicitation, RCRA Info v5.5, USDA Rural Development loan and grant programs, DOE Tribal Energy Infrastructure Development, intern hosting, and more.
• EPA Pacific Southwest Tribal Section Newsletter - October 2017 (PDF)(3 pp, 697 K, October 2017)
  Fall 2017 RTOC Meeting and Annual Conference, Technical Assistance to Create Healthy, Economically Vibrant Communities, Supplemental Environmental Projects, Two New Online Courses Available from NAU and ITEP, Tribal Strategic Planning: Developing of Your EPA-Tribal Environmental Plan, Smithsonian Tribal Scholar Fellowships.
• EPA Pacific Southwest Tribal Section Newsletter - September 2017 (PDF)(2 pp, 689 K, September 2017)
  Two New Online Courses Available from NAU and ITEP, Tribal Strategic Planning: Developing of Your EPA-Tribal Environmental Plan, Partnerships and Community Outreach, Databases of Tribal Codes and Ordinances, Smithsonian Tribal Scholar Fellowships.
• EPA Pacific Southwest Tribal Section Newsletter - August 2017 (PDF)(4 pp, 855 K, August 2017)
  Cyanobacterial Bloom Management, Mosquito Habitat Mapping Tool, Upcoming Opportunities, Webinars, Student Internships.
• EPA Pacific Southwest Tribal Section Newsletter - July 2017 (PDF)(5 pp, 715 K, July 2017)
  Training in: Tribal Community-Based Social Marketing, Superfund Pre-CERCLA Screening, Incremental-Composite Soil Sampling, Groundwater High-Resolution Site Characterization (HRSC), BIA Student Internships, and more!
• EPA Pacific Southwest Tribal Section Newsletter - June 2017 (PDF)(8 pp, 227 K, June 2017)
  Funding for Energy Storage Systems with Old Diesel Generators, Bed Bug Workshop, USDA Housing Preservation Grant, RCRA Expert Brownbag Webinars.
• EPA Pacific Southwest Tribal Section Newsletter - May 2017 (PDF)(4 pp, 1 MB, May 2017)
  Funding for Energy Storage Systems, Student Internship Job Announcements, Webinars on Controlling Bedbugs, Soil Sampling, Groundwater High-Resolution Site Characterization (HRSC), and more.
• EPA Pacific Southwest Tribal Section Newsletter - April 2017 (PDF)(5 pp, 874 K, April 2017)
  Vector Control Training, ITEP Onsite Mentor Program, Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Knowledge-to-Action Webinar Series, 2017 Hazardous Waste Management Grant, Community Development Block Grant Program, 2017 Tribal Lands & Environment Forum, Job Announcements, and more.
• EPA Pacific Southwest Tribal Section Newsletter - March 2017 (PDF)(6 pp, 227 K, March 2017)
  New Regional Sea Level Scenarios, National Tribal Waste Management Peer Matching Program, BIA Student Internship Job Announcements, Spring 2017 Training, FEMA RESPONSE subcommittee membership opportunity, and more!
• EPA Pacific Southwest Tribal Section Newsletter - February 2017 (PDF)(2 pp, 372 K, February 2017)
  Take the Recycle City Challenge, NOAA sea level risk scenarios, Tribal Waste Management Peer Matching, Vector Control training and prevention, upcoming opportunities, and more!
• EPA Pacific Southwest Tribal Section Newsletter - January 2017 (PDF)(5 pp, 228 K, January 2017)
  National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT) 2016 Report, Pechanga Water Rights Settlement, EPA Seeking Water Quality Input, National Tribal Waste Management Peer Matching Program, Vector Control, and more!