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NTAA welcomes the newest member of the NTAA Executive Committee for Region 10 Tribes Caleb Minthorn!
Caleb works in the Air Quality Office for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and will serve as the alternate representative on the NTAA EC with primary representative Lucas Bair. Please join us in welcoming Caleb to the NTAA EC! To learn more about NTAA’s EC, click here.
The NTAA is currently seeking story submissions for the 2022 Status of Tribal Air Report!
We are asking that you draft the short story or nominate someone who you may think has a great idea! Please list or write a short paragraph below for one (or two) of the topics given in the Google Form. You may also submit another form response. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: Friday, March 11, 2022
The NTAA STAR is an annual publication intended to provide an understanding of the importance and impact of Tribal air programs. As such, one of the biggest components to the STAR is the unique perspectives of air programs within Tribal communities. So please provide your success and challenge stories, we’d love to hear from you! Reach out to Mariah.Ashely@nau.edu, NTAA Community Program Coordinator, for any questions.
Ambient Air Quality/EPA/NTAA/Tribes News
Reuters – Analysis: Who pays? UN climate report reignites global fight for compensation
Indian Country Today – Native officials speak out against Russia
Greenwire – Big environmental questions await Supreme Court pick Jackson
Native News Online – Tesla Signs Deal with Minnesota-Based Nickel Mine; Mine Could Violate Treaty Rights, Threaten Water, Rice, Fish, & More in the Mississippi River Watershed
E&E News – 15 years of Supreme Court climate fights come to a head Monday
E&E News – Supreme Court case could snarl Biden climate agenda
KUNC – Tribes will get $1.7 billion for water rights settlements as part of federal infrastructure spending
Inside Climate News – How One Native American Tribe is Battling for Control Over Flaring
Fox Business – 15 states sue EPA over new oil and gas rules, Paxton says Ukraine war shows ‘need for energy independence’
Here’s your link to this week’s NACAA Washington Update
Climate Change/Energy
E&E News – State of the Union: All the energy takeaways
E&E News – How Russia’s invasion could hamper Biden’s climate agenda
NBC News – Supreme Court takes up EPA’s power to limit greenhouse gas emissions
NPR – Climate change is killing people, but there’s still time to reverse the damage
Time – The IPCC Is Finally Using the Right Words to Talk About Climate Change Inequality and Justice
19th News – Women of color are leading climate justice work. They’re also struggling to find funding.
Axios – Climate change gets pushed out of the spotlight
AP News – EXPLAINER: What does Ukraine invasion mean for energy bills?
Grist – A record-breaking offshore wind lease sale signals a new era for development
Reuters – Exclusive: U.S. utilities push White House not to sanction Russian uranium
Greenwire – Uranium may regain ‘critical’ status despite USGS move
ITEP Tribes and Climate Change Monthly Newsletter
Toxics/Mobile Sources
Yale Environment 360 – Why Methane Is a Large and Underestimated Threat to Climate Goals
Grist – The Postal Service plans to spend billions on gas-powered vehicles
Washington Times – White House moves to fight climate ‘denialism’ amid calls to end fossil-fuel crackdown
E&E News – Nev. lithium mine advances with state permit approval
High Country News – How a Tacoma gas facility started a fight over climate change, sovereignty and human rights
Transport Topics – Infrastructure Spending Among Themes for Biden’s State of the Union
US DOT – Air Travel Consumer Report: December 2021, Full Year 2021 Numbers
Indoor Air Quality
ACHR News – Cloud Connected Product Gives Homeowners Indoor Air Quality Peace of Mind
ABC 7 News – Krafft Service Corporation returns to discuss how to improve your indoor air quality
