NTAA News!
Last week, the NTAA Executive Committee (EC), TAMS Steering Committee, and ITEP staff met with EPA leadership over video calls and in person in Flagstaff last week. Many great discussions were had with a shared goal of improving Tribal air quality and enhancing relationships.
Members of the NTAA EC, TAMS SC and EPA staff met on the campus of Northern Arizona University last week. Photo by Ryan Tsingine
Top Stories
AP – Damage assessments begin in flooded remote Alaska villages
Anchorage Daily News – As Western Alaska floodwaters recede, damage assessments begin across hundreds of miles of coastline
E&E News – Why did Fiona wreck Puerto Rico? Blame climate, fragile grid.
NPR – How to help people in Puerto Rico recover from Hurricane Fiona
Indianz.com – ‘Our policy is nation-to-nation’ Tribes join President Biden for celebration at White House
The Hill – Manchin, allies turn up the heat on permitting reform
The Hill – Tensions rise amid frustration over mystery Manchin deal
Ambient Air Quality/EPA/Tribes News
National Law Review – The Inflation Reduction Act: How Do Tribal Communities Benefit?
E&E News – Permitting overhaul in peril as funding deadline looms
Arizona Republic – National Park Service pledges to work with tribes to protect cultural sites on public lands
News and Tribune – Indiana’s Miami tribe battling for federal recognition after rule changes
NPR – Apache tribes in Arizona are leading the way in saving Emory oak trees
Durango Herald – Tribes look to preserve natural sonic environment in Bears Ears
CNN – Scientists find clues to how air pollution may trigger lung cancer
Medical News Today – Lung cancer in non-smokers: Scientists find how air pollution acts as a trigger
Washington Post – A potential connection between dementia and air pollution
The Columbian – Study: Breathing polluted air affects teenagers
NASA – NASA and Google Team up to Better Track Local Air Pollution
Climate Change/Energy
AP – Analysis: UN chief, speaking to leaders, doesn’t mince words
Inside Climate News – ‘We’re Fine’: How Solar Kept the Lights On After Fiona Left Puerto Rico in the Dark
Inside Climate News – How a Successful EPA Effort to Reduce Climate-Warming ‘Immortal’ Chemicals Stalled
NPR – The U.S. will officially phase down HFCs, gases trapping 1,000x more heat than CO2
The Guardian – Vulnerable countries demand global tax to pay for climate-led loss and damage
AP – First public global database of fossil fuels launches
AP – Minnesota Ojibwe harvest sacred, climate-imperiled wild rice
E&E News – GAO: Government must boost climate resilience
The Revelator – Solar Sovereignty: The Promise of Native-Led Renewables
KRTV – Blackfeet Nation begins implementation of Climate Change Adaptation Plan
E&E News – GOP fumes over climate law. Is there a will for repeal?
E&E News – White House unveils climate bill website for consumers
Toxics/Mobile Sources
Navajo/Hopi Observer – Chinle Unified School District receives first electric school bus
Native News Online – Tribe, Conservation Groups Sue to Stop Mining Project
E&E News – Biden announces tentative labor deal to avoid rail strike
Oregon Public Radio – As Oregon pushes more electric vehicles, a gap emerges in access
Utility Dive – DOE, federal agencies to draft plan for slashing transportation carbon emissions
The Hill – Biden touts funds for EV charging network: Will be as ‘easy to find as gas stations’
White House Fact Sheet – President Biden’s Economic Plan Drives America’s Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Boom
Clean Technica – Which U.S. States Are Best For Electric Vehicles?
Indoor Air Quality
UConn Today – White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy Recognizes UConn’s Indoor Air Quality Initiative Fighting COVID-19
Campus Safety Magazine – Improve Your School’s Indoor Air Quality with Federal ARPA Funds
KGW8 – How to make sure wildfire smoke stays outside
Wiley Online Library – HEPA filters of portable air cleaners as a tool for the surveillance of SARS-CoV-2
