TOP STORIES/HEADLINES: Week of September 13 – 17, 2021
TOP STORIES
If you missed this year’s virtual National Tribal Forum on Air Quality, you can watch a fun and short recap video on NTAA’s website or on ITEP’s Facebook Page! The short video includes a farewell tribute to Bill Thompson, former NTAA EC Member who recently passed and Jay Littlewolf of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe. You will be missed.
Ambient Air Quality/EPA/NTAA/Tribes
Greenwire – Epic battle looms as EPA prepares to revive air toxics rule
U.S. DOE’s Office of Indian Energy – Mohawk Women Cultivate Growth and Resilience Through Solar Savings
AP – Unhealthy air lingers in Montana as wildfire season drags on
The Hill – US, EU will agree to cut methane emissions: report
AP – ‘A hungry monster’: Strong winds power wildfire in Spain
NPR – U.S. Tribes Are Demanding Emergency Protection For Wolves
Forbes – Are Air Pollution And Climate Change Two Sides Of The Same Coin?
Reuters – Serbian protesters demand more action to stop industrial pollution
Climate Change/Energy
NPR – The Federal Government Sells Flood-Prone Homes To Often Unsuspecting Buyers, NPR Finds
AP – Biden pitches spending plan as key to fight climate change
Modern Farmer – How Has Hurricane Ida Affected Agriculture and Food?
The Hill – More people see climate change as personal threat: survey
Vox – Grass is good. Lawns are terrible.
Thomson Reuters Foundation – Global conservation forum votes to protect Amazon forest from ‘apocalyptic scenario’
Yale Climate Connections – Global warming isn’t just a natural cycle
Toxics/Mobile Sources
NY Times – Harvard Says It Will Not Invest in Fossil Fuels
Axios – The high stakes of the natural gas branding battle
The Hill – Reconciliation measure including repeal of Arctic refuge drilling advances
Reuters – Albemarle expects stellar 2022 earnings on surging lithium demand
Energy Monitor – Oil industry flaring needs immediate action to keep net-zero hopes alive
Vox – How to end the American obsession with driving
Indoor Air Quality
NY Time – 6 Questions to Ask About Covid and Air Quality at Work
NPR – Research Finds Wildfire Smoke Makes Indoor Air Unhealthy Too
Greener Ideal – Are Candles Really Bad for Indoor Air Quality at Home?
The Washington Post – A hospital says it won’t deliver babies after staffers resigned over coronavirus vaccine mandate
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