A member of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management leadership team recently meet with Yakama Nation elected leaders and staff to share EM’s vision to accelerate nuclear cleanup and hear tribal perspectives.
The Pueblo of Jemez recently hosted Stan Pyram, acting manager for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office, for a tour with pueblo leadership and Natural Resources Department staff.
The Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project recently conducted site tours for representatives from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Legacy Management and two regional tribal nations, Hopi Tribe and Navajo Nation. May 19, 2026
More than 90 officials from local, state and tribal governments recently took part in a virtual meeting where U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management Assistant Secretary Tim Walsh addressed five national intergovernmental groups with representatives located near cleanup sites who provide community perspectives to EM leadership. February 3, 2026
An agreement between the U.S. Department of Energy, state officials and local tribal governments has been extended for 10 years, allowing cleanup to continue at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory.
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Jeff Avery recently visited with the Accord Pueblos comprised of Pueblo de Cochiti, Pueblo de San Ildefonso, Pueblo of Jemez and Santa Clara Pueblo.
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management's (EM) longest established working group — the State and Tribal Government Working Group (STGWG) — drew the largest number of participants ever for its spring meeting, with nearly double the usual attendance.
EM recently brought together tribal people whose ancestors once occupied its cleanup sites for a first-of-a-kind discussion focused on improving protection, use and access of sacred sites by tribal people.
The Departments of Energy and Interior signed a memorandum of understanding to demonstrate a shared commitment to exploring greater tribal involvement in the protection and preservation of Rattlesnake Mountain as a sacred site as part of the White House Tribal Nations Summit held in Washington, D.C.
EM co-hosted a workforce development summit on Friday with the Energy Communities Alliance and Energy Facility Contractors Group that drew a diverse group of leaders from across the region.