Michael King

Michael King

Michael King is a member of the Navajo (Dine) Nation from Shiprock, NM. For over ten years he has performed technical air quality management, regulatory development, community outreach, and air monitoring for the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, and Navajo Nation. His duties include assisting with the maintenance of air monitoring equipment and ensuring that all tribal monitors are properly equipped and maintained to measure air quality, pursuant to 40 CFR Part 50, 53, 58 and respective appendices. He also assists in the collection and reporting of air pollutant data to U.S. EPA’s Air Quality System data base and has participated in collaborative air pollution research on tribal lands as well as the development of tribal management plans to protect tribal air resources, human health, and environment.

Michael received his BS degree in Environmental Science from Haskell Indian Nations University in 2005 and a MS degree from Purdue University in 2013. He is currently the Technology Specialist III for ITEP’s Tribal Air Monitoring Support Center and can be reached by e-mail at Michael.King@nau.edu.