TOP STORIES
Washington Post – Alaska Native corporation to protect its land, dealing blow to massive gold mine project
E&E News – Acting air chief plots course for tackling Trump rollbacks
EPA – Air Pollution Trends Continue to Link Clean Air and Strong Economy
Ambient Air Quality/EPA/NTAA/Tribes
NY Times – WAs Warming Fuels Disasters, Relief Often Favors White People
NY Times – Offshore Wind Farms Show What Biden’s Climate Plan Is Up Against
Bloomberg – CO₂ Reaches Its Highest Level in More Than 4 Million Years
Reuters – U.S. regulator tells pipeline operators to prepare methane curbs
Phys.org – Establishing a link between air pollution and dementia
The Hill – CO2 concentration levels hit record high, show no impact from pandemic
Indian Country Today – Native professionals embrace virtual policy work
Indian Country Today – The modern treaty: protecting Alaska Native land, values
Native Sun News Today – White Plume inspires ‘New Green Revolution’
Colorado Sun – Some of the worst ozone pollution in the U.S. settles along the Front Range. New rules to fix it are ahead.
Legal Reader – Research Confirms Air Quality Affects Student Test Performance
National Association of Clean Air Agencies – Washington Update
Climate Change/Energy
Indian Country Today – Protesters maintain blockade at oil pipeline site
Axios – The huge gap between today’s policies and Paris goals
Yahoo! News – California and much of the American West face mega-drought brought on by climate change
The Conversation – As more climate migrants cross borders seeking refuge, laws will need to adapt
The Guardian – Climate crisis to shrink G7 economies twice as much as Covid-19, says research
Live Science – ‘Glacier blood’ could be key to understanding impacts of climate change
Reuters – G7 leaders urged to show solidarity on climate change and COVID-19 at summit
Nature – More than one-third of heat deaths blamed on climate change
Forbes – This Is Why Climate Change Should Be Part Of Your Retirement Plan
National Law Review – Washington Adopts Economy-Wide Climate Legislation: “Cap-and-Invest” Approach Sets a Price For Carbon Emissions And Allows Washington To Join Existing Emissions Credit Markets
The Hill – Granholm launches ‘Earthshot’ goal of reducing hydrogen energy cost to $1
Toxics/Mobile Sources
BioMass Magazine – EPA seeks nominations for technical review committee
Axios – EVs are surging, but not enough to meet climate goals
NY Times – Climate Activists Defeat Exxon in Push for Clean Energy
MPR News – EPA alerts Wisconsin, Fond du Lac Band that PolyMet mine ‘may affect’ their waters
American Progress – Using Performance Management to Eliminate Greenhouse Gas Emissions From the Surface Transportation Sector
JD Supra – Air Regulators Tackle Trucking at Southern California Warehouses
Environmental Defense Fund – California Accelerates Toward Zero-Emission Vehicle Standards That Will Save Lives, Save Money, Create Jobs
NY Times – Crackdown on Emissions ‘Defeat Devices’ Has Amateur Racers Up in Arms
School Transportation News – Student Transportation of America Creates Electric Vehicle Program
Indoor Air Quality
Derby Informer – Home Upgrades for Better Indoor Air Quality
VeryWell Health – How to Improve Your Indoor Air Quality to Protect Against Pollutants
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