Environmental Protection Agency is spending $6 million to “develop sustainable solutions to environmental problems that affect tribes.”
According to the grant announcement, the objectives are to improve understanding of “the health impacts of climate change on tribal populations and the health impacts of indoor pollution exposures that derive from or are directly affecting traditional tribal life-ways and cultural practices.”
“Age and health status of American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN) individuals may increase the risk of adverse effects of poor indoor air quality, including factors exacerbated by climate change impacts,” the grant said.
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