NTAA News
Welcome to the newest NTAA Executive Committee Members:
- Vallen Cook of the Grand Portage Band of Minnesota Chippewa Tribe in Region 5
- Joseph Painter of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska in Region 7,
Thanks to Vallen and Joseph for their leadership with NTAA to advance Tribal Air Programs!
The NTAA Executive Committee presented key findings from NTAA’s first national baseline needs assessment (BNA) for Tribal Air Programs. You can read the full report here, and the key findings here.
To help readers navigate the 110-page report, NTAA will be hosting a national webinar on Wednesday, June 15th at 2 ET. All members of the public are welcome to join the webinar. Follow this link to register to the event.
At NTAA’s Annual Meeting, the new one-hour NTAA film, “NTAA’s 20th year anniversary” was screened. You can view the full film on NTAA’s “About Us” page here.
Last week, NTAA also published new Policy Resource Kits for Tribes to use that includes fact sheets and template letters you and/or your Tribe can use to comment on:
The 2022 National Tribal Forum on Air Quality Recording Sessions Are Now Available!
Thanks to all who helped make the 2022 National Tribal Forum on Air Quality a complete success! You can view an amazing video and photos that captures the full NTFAQ that can be viewed here
Top Stories
ABC News – 1 in 6 deaths worldwide attributed to pollution: Review
E&E News – EPA air nominee faces high-stakes confirmation hearing
Yale Climate Connections – NOAA expects another above-average Atlantic hurricane season
Indian Country Today – Coordinated response needed to respond to climate change effects on tribes
NM Political Report – Environmental groups release new oil and gas threats map
Ambient Air Quality/EPA/NTAA/Tribes News
Gizmodo – Biden Admin Announces $3.5 Billion in Carbon Dioxide Removal Funding
E&E News – Community methane monitoring fills gaps left by EPA
E&E News – No ‘simple fix’: White House charts progress on EJ agenda
NPR – Native tribes celebrate Montana land ownership and bison range restoration
EPA – EPA Proposes to Protect Bristol Bay’s Salmon Fishery, Subsistence Fishing for Alaska Natives
Axios – Scoop: Sinema pushes to open up mining
Grist – In Minnesota, the PolyMet mine pits renewable energy needs against tribes and the EPA
NPR – How to stay safe in hurricanes, wildfires and summer’s intensity
The Guardian – Drought, heat and extreme wind bring ‘explosive fire behavior’ to US
NM Political Reporter – With climate change fueling wildfires, changes are needed to prevent worse scenarios
AP News – Better weather conditions aid crews working New Mexico fires
Here’s your link to this week’s NACAA Washington Update
Climate Change/Energy
The Guardian – Global heating is cutting sleep across the world, study finds
The Guardian – Sharp cut in methane now could help avoid worst of climate crisis
Reuters – Another climate change lawsuit against Big Oil heads back to state court
Reuters – U.S. power and natural gas prices soar during spring heatwave
Reuters – U.S. climate envoy Kerry says Ukraine war no excuse to let up on climate fight
Vox – The problem of global energy inequity, explained by American refrigerators
E&E News – Biden under pressure to declare climate emergency
The Hill – Congressional progressives warn Biden, EU natural gas reliance may hurt climate goals
E&E News – FERC chair on grid: ‘The old way doesn’t work’
Mashable – 3 surprising ways to cope with climate change
CNBC – U.S. Navy climate plan calls to curb emissions, electrify vehicle fleet
ITEP Tribes and Climate Change Monthly Newsletter
Toxics/Mobile Sources
E&E News – Senators unload on Haaland, Granholm over gasoline prices
Los Angeles Times – California oil regulator confirms methane leak at idle oil wells in Bakersfield
The Guardian – Sharp cut in methane now could help avoid worst of climate crisis
E&E News – EPA advances on Pebble mine veto
WFAA – The planet-warming effects behind oil production in West Texas
Axios – Industry heavyweights unite in U.S. battery push
Indoor Air Quality
Bloomberg – I Used This $150 Device to Track My Covid Risk. I Got Covid Anyway
Institution of Mechanical Engineers – Effective ventilation for air quality and infection control
