Meskwaki Nation Near Des Moines, Iowa, Is First Tribe in Region to Achieve EPA Approval to Develop Water Quality Standards
(WorldNews Environment)

08/15/2019 Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Lenexa, Kan., Aug. 15, 2019) - Tribal leaders of the Meskwaki Nation joined U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 officials in a signing ceremony today as the Tribe assumes responsibilities to administer the Clean Water Act`s Water Quality Standards and Certification programs. EPA Region 7 Administrator Jim Gulliford and Meskwaki Chairman Anthony Waseskuk signed certificates at the Meskwaki Nation Settlement, located northeast of Des Moines between U.S....