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Don’t forget about today’s NTAA Informational Webinar at 4 pm ET to help you comment on the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register to update its regulations for implementing the procedural provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
The White House claims these updates would modernize and clarify the regulations to facilitate more efficient, effective, and timely NEPA reviews by Federal agencies in connection with proposals for agency action and would also reduce paperwork and delays and promote better decisions in accordance with section 101 of NEPA.
Comments are due March 10, 2020. You can register for the webinar here. NTAA has a Policy Resource Kit you can use to comment that includes this NTAA Tribal Template Letter. For additional information, including information on upcoming public hearings in Denver, CO and Washington, DC, visit https://www.whitehouse.gov/ceq/nepa-modernization/
Atlantic – Voters Really Care About Climate Change
HEADLINES
Ambient Air Quality/EPA/NTAA/Tribes
AZ Central – ‘Everybody used coal’: After mine closures, Native families look for ways to stay warm
The Conversation – Air pollution kills thousands of Americans every year – here’s a low-cost strategy to reduce the toll
New York Post – North Dakota approves extension to controversial Dakota Access Pipeline
EPA – EPA Proposes Additional Amendments to the Regulations for Coal Combustion Residuals
EPA – EPA’s 2019 Power Plant Emissions Data Demonstrate Significant Progress
Colorlines – Sacred Indigenous Burial Sites Destroyed to Make Room for Border Wall
Native Sun News – Rollback of environmental law lambasted
Native Sun News – Oglala officials demand probe into $50K ‘propane donation’ from KXL
Cronkite News – Tribal officials press for more, and more predictable, federal funding
MSU Today – Neighborhood Air Pollution Linked to Adverse Health Effects among Elderly Asthma Patients
National Association of Clean Air Agencies – Washington Update
Climate Change/Energy
Inside Climate News – Solar Power Just Miles from the Arctic Circle? In Icy Nordic Climes, It’s become the Norm
CNN – Oil and gas production is contributing even more to global warming than was thought, study finds
Allegheny Front – Amid Climate Debate and Coal’s Decline, West Virginia considers a ‘Just Transition’
NPR – How Warming Winters Are Affecting Everything
NPR – ‘Antarctica Melts,’ NASA Says, Showing Effects of A Record Warm Spell
Ensia – Opinion: Climate Change is the New Disease of Despair. Psychologists Need to Step Up to Help.
E&E News – Northeast keeps largest coal plant online
Arizona Republic – Rising temperatures are taking a worsening toll on the Colorado River, study finds
Yes Magazine – What U.S. Farming Can Do to Stop Climate Change
Toxics/Mobile Sources
New York Times – One Side of a Nuclear Waste Fight: Trump. The Other: His Administration
KNAU – Navajo and Federal Officials Agree To Clean Up 24 Priority Abandoned Uranium Mines
Inside Climate News – Uber and Lyft Are Convenient, Competitive and Highly Carbon Intensive
Indoor Air Quality
Gizmodo – Airing out Your Home Doesn’t Reduce Indoor Air Pollution, Study Finds
Medical Xpress – Report highlights impact of poor indoor air quality on children’s health
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