Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan announces a new federal office of environmental justice at a ceremony in Warrenton, N.C., on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. (Hannah Schoenbaum/AP)
EPA – EPA Launches New National Office Dedicated to Advancing Environmental Justice and Civil Rights
Ann Marie Chischilly, NAU’s vice president for the Office of Native American Initiatives and former ITEP director, recognizes ITEP staff onstage at the institute’s 30th anniversary celebration. Photo by Lucas Bair
Arizona Daily Sun – NAU’s Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals celebrates 30 years
Mary Peltola has been fishing on the Kuskokwim since she was a child. Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public Media
NPR – Mary Peltola, the first Alaska Native heading to Congress, journeys home to the river
EPA today issued a proposed rule designating certain PFAS as hazardous substances under the Superfund law.
E&E News – EPA expands PFAS crackdown with Superfund proposal
President Joe Biden on the South Lawn of the White House on July 12, 2022. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images
CNBC News – Biden cancels $10,000 in federal student loan debt for most borrowers
Joe Biden signs Inflation Reduction Act into law on Tuesday. Photograph: Drew Angerer/Getty
The Guardian – ‘Biggest step forward on climate ever’: Biden signs Democrats’ landmark bill
Kamala Harris leaves the Senate chamber after casting the tie-breaking vote to ensure the bill’s passage. Photograph: Michael Reynolds/EPA
The Guardian – The Inflation Reduction Act is a far cry from Biden’s original ambition, but it nonetheless represents victory for the president
The Oak Fire burns through trees Sunday near Jerseydale, California.
Native News Online – Fond du Lac and Grand Portage Ojibwe Tribes File Suit Against EPA
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