Every year, ionOklahoma selects a group of leaders and achievers throughout the state for its NextGen Under 30 awards. This year, CPN Department of Environmental Protection environmental coordinator Lexi Freeman for her work in the STEM fields.
Citizen Potawatomi Nation used VW Settlement Trust funds to purchase five new, low-diesel emission trucks as a settlement beneficiary from the company’s lawsuit with the Environmental Protection Agency.
CPN currently accepts cardboard, paper shred, aluminum and steel cans internally. Materials such as glass, plastic foam and other plastics are still recycled in a slightly different process.
Ensuring future generations have access to safe water supplies requires a few simple rules and everyday actions to help improve the quality of one of life’s essential substances.
CPN Office of Environmental Health environmental specialist Lexi Freeman returned to the Tribe for her career after participating in the Potawatomi Leadership Program and graduating college.
Citizen Potawatomi Nation Office of Environmental Health created a list of actions to address climate change risks in the Great Plains and decrease the Tribe’s environmental impact.