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2011 Spring | Education & Outreach, Policy & Regulation

Landfill Fire Control at the Colville Reservation, WA – Environmental Regulation Across Tribal Borders

Student(s):

Veronika Novak Gannon

Program or Department(s):

  • Program on the Environment
  • University of Washington

Site supervisor(s):

Gary Olsen

Partner(s):

  • United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10

Faculty advisor(s):

Charles Treser, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington

During my project, I worked at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 office helping to address landfill fire control issues on the Colville Reservation, Washington. I mainly focused on gathering information on the human health effects of landfill fires and methods of landfill fire prevention. The results of this research contributed to the public outreach strategy of the EPA, aimed to raise the Colville residents’ awareness of the issue. Also, I provided my detailed findings to the tribal officials to inform their decision-making.