United States: EPA Releases Final Policy For Consultation And Coordination With Indian Tribes


United States: EPA Releases Final Policy For Consultation And Coordination With Indian Tribes   Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its final policy on consultation and coordination with Indian tribes. EPA is among the first of the federal agencies to finalize its consultation policy in response to President Obama’s first tribal leaders summit in November 2009, and the issuance of executive order 13175 to establish regular and meaningful consultation and...

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