Pokagon Band of Potawatomi to utilize climate pollution reduction grants on clean energy initiatives

DOWAGIAC, Mich. -- The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi has laid out how they plan to use climate pollution reduction grants.

The Biden Administration announcing more than $38 million dollars will go into tribes across the state as part of efforts to cut pollution and accelerate clean energy transition.

“Well, anytime you get federal dollars to help improve your nation, you’re excited about that. In this particular case, helping us improve our environmental situation is great," said Tribal Council Chairman, Matthew Wesaw, of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi. "You know, this will allow us to increase our use of solar panels, switch out some of our HVAC systems, change some of our vehicle fleet to electric vehicles, put in some charging stations. A lot of good things can come out of this. So, we were excited to get that.”

The Pokagon Band also plans to create backup power systems in case the electric grid ever fails.