ᏂᎬᏩᏍᏓ ᏓᏓᏁᏜᏅ ᏗᎦᏘᏯ ᏧᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗᎢ

Secretary of Natural Resources Office

ᎡᎶᎯ ᏄᏍᏗᏓᏅ ᎤᎾᏙᏢᏒᎢ

Environmental Programs

Cherokee Nation Environmental Programs (CNEP) is a tribal resource of environmental professionals working together to preserve and protect both our human and natural environments.  

Our mission – to protect, preserve, and restore in a sustainable manner our Nation’s naturally diverse ecosystems for the health and benefit of future generations.  

Through research, monitoring, and data collection and analysis, CNEP can identify adverse changes to soil, water, and air quality that may be impacting our communities or natural environments. This is achieved by the various programs that CNEP administers. 

These programs included: 

  • Clean Air
  • Superfund
  • Brownfields
  • General Assistance Program
  • Clean Water
  • Underground Storage Tank
  • Pesticides
  • NEPA Compliance
  • Lead-Based Paint Certification
  • Radon
Clean Air Program

The Clean Air Program operates one of the largest tribal air monitoring networks in the country.

Environmental Complaints

Information on how to submit an Environmental Complaint.

Lead Certification/Accreditation Program

Information on the Cherokee Nation Lead Certification/Accreditation Program.

Pesticides Program

Information about the Cherokee Nation Pesticides Program.

Radon Testing Program

Information about the Cherokee Nation Radon Testing Program.