WELCOME
Wilfred J. Nabahe
NTAA Chairman
Director of the Colorado
River Indian Tribes’
Environmental Protection Office
As the NTAA Chairman, I would like to welcome you to NTAA’s official website. My name is Wilfred J. Nabahe, and as Director of the Colorado River Indian Tribes’ Environmental Protection Office, I represent the Tribes located within the boundaries of EPA’s Region 9 on the NTAA’s Executive Committee. As NTAA’s current Chairman, I work to ensure that NTAA helps to empower Tribes to protect and enhance the air that we all breathe.
The National Tribal Air Association was founded in 2002 with a grant from the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Air and Radiation with a mission to advance air quality management policies and programs, consistent with the needs, interests, and unique legal status of American Indian Tribes and Alaska Natives. Tribes are important partners with federal, state and local agencies to protect ambient air quality, indoor air quality and mitigate climate change.
NTAA’s website is a great platform to find NTAA’s policy analysis on air quality policies that impact Tribes, important air quality resources for Tribes, the latest air quality news and more. Welcome to NTAA!
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LATEST NEWS
NTAA is hosting the 2nd webinar in a series for Tribes to discuss IAQ Considerations to Assist Tribes in Re-Opening Tribal Buildings during COVID: No Silver Bullets, Practical Guidance and Messaging on Reopening Tribal Buildings on Thursday, September 17th at 3:30 ET. Click here to register. This 2-hour webinar will include presentations by:
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Richard Corsi, Dean of the Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science at Portland State University on the fundamentals of aerosol transport and Practical Layered Risk Reduction for indoor environments.
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Andrew Persily and Lisa Ng of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on Practical Guidance for Reopening Tribal Buildings on:
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Building ventilation and filtration in the context of indoor aerosol exposure
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Summary of Current HVAC Recommendations for Re-Opening Buildings
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Simulation of Controls for Reducing Aerosol Exposure in Educational Spaces
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April Hale of the National Indian Health Board (NIHB) on Messaging Guidance on Reopening to Different Tribal Audiences
There will also be time for discussion and questions with Gillian Mittelstaedt of Tribal Healthy Homes Network. Please contact Andy.bessler@nau.edu for more information.
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You can watch the previous IAQ webinar video or download the presentations on NTAA’s IAQ Work Group web page and scroll to the ‘COVID-19’ tab.
The 2020 Status of Tribal Air Report is now available!
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The NTAA’s STAR is an annual publication intended to provide an understanding of the importance and impact of Tribal air programs.
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Follow this link to learn more!
ITEP has created a COVID-19 Resource Page for Tribes
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This resource page can be used to access federal and other resources to help Tribes respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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You can find it here.
Richard Corsi, Dean of the Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science at Portland State University on the fundamentals of aerosol transport and Practical Layered Risk Reduction for indoor environments.
Andrew Persily and Lisa Ng of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on Practical Guidance for Reopening Tribal Buildings on:
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Building ventilation and filtration in the context of indoor aerosol exposure
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Summary of Current HVAC Recommendations for Re-Opening Buildings
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Simulation of Controls for Reducing Aerosol Exposure in Educational Spaces
April Hale of the National Indian Health Board (NIHB) on Messaging Guidance on Reopening to Different Tribal Audiences
You can watch the previous IAQ webinar video or download the presentations on NTAA’s IAQ Work Group web page and scroll to the ‘COVID-19’ tab.
The NTAA’s STAR is an annual publication intended to provide an understanding of the importance and impact of Tribal air programs.
Follow this link to learn more!
This resource page can be used to access federal and other resources to help Tribes respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
You can find it here.
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