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Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals

Listening to Tribes and understanding Tribal priorities drives our programs and services we offer.

Introduction to Hazardous Waste

Introduction to Hazardous Waste provides tribal environmental professionals with an introduction to identifying and managing hazardous waste that the tribe and facilities on tribal land generate. Additionally, this course will provide an overview of the three classes of generators for tribes to determine how the hazardous waste must be managed and includes a module specific to household hazardous waste. The development of this course was a collaborative effort between the US Environmental Protection Agency Region 7, Gila River Indian Community, the Alaska Forum, Green Star, NRC Alaska, Alaska Community Action on Toxics, and the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals. This online course is equivalent to 1.5 continuing education units (CEUs) and requires approximately fifteen hours of total learning time. CEUs can be earned by completing the following course modules:

  • Identifying the Waste
  • Managing Hazardous Waste
  • Managing Household Hazardous Waste

After completing this online course, participants will be able to:

  • Locate resources for determining which wastes are regulated as solid waste, hazardous waste, and excluded.
  • Identify EPA and state regulations for managing the type of waste identified, including alternative management standards for special wastes.
  • Explain hazardous waste generator rules.
  • Understand the need for determining proper handling, storage, and shipment for hazardous waste generated on tribal land.
  • Inform their community about the risks associated with household hazardous waste.
  • Initiate best management practices for collecting, storing, and shipping household hazardous waste.
  • Locate resources for US Department of Transportation hazardous waste requirements.

Instructor:

Liz Blackburn, EPA Region 7 Air and Waste Management Division

Presenters:

Rudy Mix, Waste Program Manager, Gila River Indian Community Department of Environmental Quality

Dale Anderson Environmental Quality Specialist, Gila River Indian Community Department of Environmental Quality

Paul Nielsen, Director of Sales & Marketing, NRC Alaska, LLC

Samarys Seguinot-Medina, DrPHc, MSEM, Environmental Health Program Director, Alaska Community Action on Toxics

Feel free to email us at itep-elearning@nau.edu if you have questions.

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Rebecca Stevens

Chair

Coeur d’Alene Tribe – Idaho

Program Manager/Restoration Coordinator
Working with the Tribe since: 2005

Rebecca is the Program Manager for the Tribe’s Natural Resources Department-Hazardous Waste Management Program. She also serves the role as the Restoration Coordinator with the Restoration Partnership. Rebecca has been working on water quality related issues for over 19 years. She represents the Tribe in the Bunker Hill Mining and Metallurgical Complex Superfund Site working with EPA while implementing their remedy for the Basin. She is also the Tribe’s Restoration Coordinator for the Restoration Partnership for which all Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) claims have been settled and on the ground restoration work has been underway since 2019. Rebecca continues to work with other Tribes on NRDA issues while coordinating with the US DOI, USDA, and the State of Idaho.

Rebecca is a proud member of the Tribal Waste and Response Steering Committee where she also serves on the Tribal Superfund Work Group and Advisory Council. Rebecca enjoys x-country skiing in the winter, summertime water sports, Frisbee golf, and spending time with her friends, family, and blue heeler. Rebecca is very honored to work for the Coeur d’Alene Tribe and is proud to be a part of restoring natural resources in the Coeur d’Alene Basin.

Rebecca can be reached by e-mail at rstevens@cdatribe-nsn.gov.

National Tribal Forum on Air Quality

The National Tribal Forum on Air Quality (NTFAQ) aims to support tribal programs by fostering information-sharing and networking opportunities that are focused on building tribal capacity in air quality management. The event’s agenda is driven by tribal input and priorities, with a focus on increasing tribal engagement in air quality initiatives that are relevant to tribal communities across the nation.