Hopi and Pima-Maricopa tribes win $30 million to help clean up pollution and transition to clean energy
The Inflation Reduction Act awarded grants to 33 tribes.
Nearly $30 million is going to tribes in Arizona to help them cut down on climate pollution and accelerate a transition to clean energy.
The US Environmental Protection Agency said in a press release that Hopi Utilities Corporation and the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community have been selected to receive $20.1 and $9.7 million in climate pollution reduction grants.
The Hopi Reservation is in Navajo and Coconino counties, and part of the funding will go toward providing almost 900 homes with electricity.
The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community in Maricopa County has a “Go Green Initiative.” That initiative includes adding electric vehicles to its reservation fleet, planting 3,000 native trees, and constructing a renewable gas plant.
“Arizona’s tribal communities have long been at the forefront of developing effective solutions to the climate crisis, and I’m proud that Inflation Reduction Act funds will continue to support that important work,” Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly said in a statement.
The Inflation Reduction Act awarded grants to 33 tribes and the Commonwealth of Northern Marianas Islands. The grants are aimed at fighting the climate crisis, reducing air pollution, and accelerating a clean energy transition.