 The Southern Ute Tribe in southwestern Colorado has become the first Native tribe to assume administrative authority over major sources of air pollution, toxins, and even minor emitters. According to our news partners from the Durango Herald, the tribe assumes the authority under the Federal Clean Air Act and even gives the tribe the ability to monitor emissions from fuel stations and dry cleaners. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has delegated regulatory authority in other parts of Colorado to the State Department of Public Health and Environment.