The pueblo of isleta is submitting this proposal to participate in the community-based environmental justice air monitoring network (EJ air) with the mountain view neighborhood and the greater south…

The Pueblo of Isleta was awarded a $160,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 2 under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654). The funding will support the Pueblo's participation in the Community-Based Environmental Justice Air Monitoring Network (EJ AIR) project, in collaboration with the Mountain View Neighborhood and Greater South Valley. The project aims to collect baseline data on air pollution in the South Valley of Albuquerque and on Pueblo lands. The Pueblo's Environment Department will assist in designing and deploying air monitoring stations to track air quality trends over the 2-year project period from July 1, 2023 to August 31, 2025, while re-establishing the Pueblo's Clean Air Act program.

The pueblo of isleta is submitting this proposal to participate in the community-based environmental justice air monitoring network (EJ air) with the mountain view neighborhood and the greater south valley, to help in the collection of information and data to develop a baseline for understanding air pollution in the south valley of albuquerque and on pueblo lands. As part of our responsibility, the environment department, which is a division of the natural resources, will assist in the design and deployment of air monitoring stations to collect pertinent data to track trends over time, while RE-establishing their clean air act program.