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2020 Tribal DERA RFA is open!
EPA’s Office of Transportation and Air Quality is now soliciting applications nationwide for the 2020 Tribal Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) funded projects that achieve significant reductions in diesel emissions and diesel emissions exposure, particularly from fleets located in areas designated as having poor air quality. EPA anticipates $2 million will be awarded to eligible Tribal applicants for two to eight grants. The deadline for submission of applications is Thursday, July 9, 2020, at 11:59 p.m. (ET). More information can be found in the Mobile Sources Resources & Funding section below.
The Tribal Healthy Homes Network, ITEP and NTAA participated in a webinar last week on COVID-19 Cleaning and Disinfecting Tribal homes. Click here to view the recorded webinar.
ITEP’s American Indian Air Quality Training Program would like your feedback!
While ITEP is not currently able to provide in-person trainings for Tribes on air quality issues due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we can make ourselves available to provide tribes with webinars and on-line learning opportunities. Answering the questions at this link will greatly aid us in understanding how best we can meet your current training needs. If you have any questions, contact [email protected]
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Ambient Air Quality/EPA/NTAA/Tribes
EPA – EPA Proposes to Retain NAAQS for Particulate Matter
Axios – EPA declines to change air quality standards despite health risks
Salon – Higher rates of air pollution linked to more COVID-19 deaths, study shows
NPR – A Treacherous Choice and a Treaty Right
NPR – With Coronavirus Lockdown, India’s Cities See Clear Blue Skies as Air Pollution Drops
High Country News – Casino closures in Indian Country hit core tribal services
Grist – Coronavirus could cause the first big emissions drop in a decade
EPA – EPA Takes Corrective Action on Standards for Coal-Refuse Power Plants
EPA – EPA Requests Comments on Designations and Recommendations for Recycled-Content Products
Emory – Emory scientists working with NASA to map air pollution and its impact on health
NASA – NASA Satellite Data Show 30 Percent Drop In Air Pollution Over Northeast U.S.
National Association of Clean Air Agencies – Washington Update
Climate Change/Energy
E&E News – Want to cut CO2? Here’s a technology playbook
Green Tech Media – 7 Transmission Projects That Could Unlock a Renewable Energy Bounty
LA Times – Should we spend billions on clean energy? It worked during the last crisis
The Hill – Democrat questions WH transparency in rollback of bedrock environmental law
Vanity Fair – “Climate Change Is Exacerbating…Risks”: Stressed by Coronavirus, First Responders Prep for a Dangerous Summer
E&E News – Exxon moves to slash methane emissions at 1,000 sites
E&E News – How ending the price war on oil could affect emissions
Yes! Magazine – How the Climate Change Generation Is Redefining Community
High Country News – Tribal nations demand response to climate relocation
CarbonBrief – Deep emissions cuts this decade could prevent ‘abrupt ecological collapse’
CarbonBrief – Analysis: Coronavirus set to cause largest ever annual fall in CO2 emissions
Utility Dive – Clearer picture of coronavirus-driven grid load declines emerges in US after weeks of lockdowns
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry – Don’t Look to Mature Forests to Soak up Carbon Dioxide Emissions
NPR – Carbon Emissions Are Falling, But Still Not Enough, Scientist Say
Toxics/Mobile Sources
EPA – EPA Proposes Money-Saving Updates to Existing Gasoline, Diesel, Other Fuels Regulations
Grist – Green transportation, from electric cars to walkable cities
Utility Dive – Global EV sales will drop 43% in 2020 due to COVID-19, lower oil prices: WoodMac
Bloomberg News – Makers of Covid-19 Disinfectants Given More Flexibility by EPA
Indoor Air Quality
Discover – Spending Lots of Time Indoors? Here’s How to Improve Air Quality in Your Home
Curbed – Breathe cleaner air everywhere
EWG – Cooped Up Because Of Coronavirus? Keep the Air Fresh
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