National Tribal Air Association

U.S. EPA has sent proposed deadlines for meeting the 2008 ozone air pollution standard to the White House for review, signaling its intention to move forward with the program as the standard is challenged by environmental groups and is up for reconsideration next year.

The agency sent the proposal to the White House Office of Management and Budget late last week, according to a federal website that tracks rulemakings.

The TRI Program is pleased to announce that the 2010 Toxics Release Inventory National Analysis is now available at www.epa.gov/tri/NationalAnalysis. The National Analysis is an annual report that displays EPA's analysis and interpretation of the most recent TRI data.

On Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at (1-2 pm EST) 11 am - Noon Mountain Time (9 am Alaska, 10 am Pacific, Noon Central) EPA will be holding a conference call on  Proposed Air Rules discussing environmental justice and Tribal communities or organizations

Shale gas production results in 40 to 60 percent more global warming emissions than conventional gas, said Robert Howarth of Cornell University in New York State.

"Shale gas also has a larger greenhouse gas footprint than oil or coal over the short term," said Howarth, co-author of a study called "Venting and Leaking of Methane from Shale Gas Development" to be published in the journal Climatic Change.