TOP STORIES
If you missed Monday’s NTAA’s national webinar and release party for the 2021 Status of Tribal Air Report (STAR) on June 14th, you can view the recorded webinar and download the STAR on NTAA’s website here!
To help readers navigate the 130-page report, this webinar provided an overview of the STAR, shared the stories within the STAR, and provided the specific recommendations for national leadership to advance air quality on and around Tribal lands.
NY Times – G7 Nations Take Aggressive Climate Action but Hold Back on Coal
Earther – 7 Shocking Satellite Images Reveal the West’s Megadrought
Axios – Dangerous heat wave underway in West, will shatter records
Ambient Air Quality/EPA/NTAA/Tribes
The Hill – EPA to reinstate air pollution panel disbanded under Trump
NPR – Tackling ‘Energy Justice’ Requires Better Data. These Researchers Are On It
CBS – 90% of Utah in extreme drought as governor declares emergency, asks locals to conserve water
The Hill – Haaland recommends full restoration of monuments Trump altered: report
National Association of Clean Air Agencies – Washington Update
Climate Change/Energy
Axios – Climate reality collides with rhetoric at the G7 summit
Gizmodo – Joe Biden Is Already Failing on Climate Policy
NPR – Tackling ‘Energy Justice’ Requires Better Data. These Researchers Are on It
NPR – Warming Climate Amplifies The Risks Of Wildfire Season
AP – Report: California encourages rebuilding in fire-prone areas
NY Times – G7 Nations Take Aggressive Climate Action but Hold Back on Coal
The Hill – State appeals court upholds approval of Minnesota pipeline
Reuters – Biden Administration proposes offshore wind energy sales near NY, NJ
Gizmodo – A Bizarre Coal Industry Propaganda Program Is Infiltrating K-12 Classrooms
Axios – Study: Key Antarctic ice shelf is speeding up its collapse
The Washington Post – Lake Mead reaches lowest level on record amid exceptional drought
Reuters – California tells public to prepare for heatwave; power prices soar
Toxics/Mobile Sources
Axios – G7 leaders to announce plan to phase out gasoline cars
Inside Climate News – 13 Refineries Emit Dangerous Benzene Emissions That Exceed the EPA’s ‘Action Level,’ a Study Finds
The Guardian – World oil demand ‘will rebound to pre-Covid levels by end of 2022
AP – NTSB releases report on Washington oil-train derailment
The Guardian – Half of clothes sold by online fashion brands ‘made from virgin plastic’
Axios – Study: Take-out food, drink litter make up vast majority of plastics in oceans
Indoor Air Quality
The Regulatory Review – The Urgent Need for Indoor Air Quality Regulation
Verywell Health – How to Improve Your Indoor Air Quality to Protect Against Pollutants
Wyoming Public Media – Something In The (Indoor Air): A Paradigm Shift
Vox.com – Covid-19 proved bad indoor air quality makes us sick. We can fix that.
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