In July/August, 2018, NTAA sent letters to 19 States, plus the District of Columbia requesting Tribal consultation on State Implementation Plans to Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions. In October 2017, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed notice of its proposal to repeal the Clean Power Plan (CPP). In December 2017, the EPA also issued an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) to “solicit information from the public about a potential future rulemaking to limit greenhouse gas emissions from existing electricity generating units, commonly called power plants.” Because the EPA now interprets the Clean Air Act (CAA), Sec. 111(d), to defer to the States to establish appropriate standards of performance for existing sources, NTAA sent these letters to indicate Tribes’ interest in working with the State on issues of interest and importance to the Tribes, including the State’s view of establishing standards, the establishment of standards, and outreach to the Tribes.
| State | Institution | Department | Person | Letters Sent |
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| Alaska | Division of Air Quality | Department of Environmental Conservation | Denise Koch | 8/1/18 2/6/19 |
| Arizona | Arizona department of Environmental Quality | Air Quality Division | Timothy Franquist | 8/8/18 2/6/19 |
| California | California Air Resources Board | Office of the Chair | Mary Nichols | 8/8/18 2/6/19 |
| Connecticut | Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection | Air Agency | Anne Gobin, Bureau Chief | 8/1/18 |
| Delaware | Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control(DNREC) | Division of Air Quality | Ali Mirzakhalili, P. E. Director | 8/7/18 2/6/19 |
| District of Columbia | Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) | Director: Tommy Wells Energy: Teresa Lawrence |
8/7/18 2/6/19 |
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| Idaho | Idaho Department of Environmental Quality | Air Quality Division | Air Quality Division Administrator: Tiffany Floyd | 8/1/18 2/6/19 |
| Illinois | Illinois Environmental Protection Agency | The Bureau of Air | Alec Messina, Director | 8/7/18 2/6/19 |
| Iowa | Iowa Department of natural Resources (DRN) | Air Quality Bureau | Catherine Fitzsimmons | 7/27/18 11/27/18 |
| Maine | Maine Department of Environmental Protection | Air Quality Bureau | Bureau Director – Marc Cone | 7/27/18 2/6/19 |
| Maryland | Department of the Environment | Ben Grumbles, Secretary Hannah Ashenafi, Air Quality |
8/8/18 11/27/18 |
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| Massachusetts | Massachusetts Environmental Protection MassDEP |
Air Quality & Climate Action | They have several departments Could not find any director name |
7/27/18 11/27/18 |
| Minnesota | Minnesota Pollution Control Agency | Commissioner: John Linc Stine Assistant Commissioner Air Policy: David Thornton |
8/7/18 2/6/19 |
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| Nevada | Nevada Division of Environmental Protection | Bureau of Air Quality Planning
Bureau of Air pollution Control |
Danilo Dragoni
Lisa Kremer |
8/7/18 2/6/19 |
| New Hampshire | New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services | Air Resources Division | Craig Wright, Director | 7/27/18 11/27/18 |
| New Mexico | New Mexico Environment Department | Air Quality Bureau | 8/1/18 2/6/19 |
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| New York | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation | Division of Air Resources (DAR) | Director of Department: DJ Evans | 8/7/18 2/6/19 |
| Oregon | Department of Environmental Quality | Air Quality | Director: Richard Whitman AQ division Administrator: Ali Mirzakhalili |
8/1/18 2/6/19 |
| Rhode Island | Department of Environmental Management (DEM) | Air Resources | Laurie Grandchamp, Chief | 7/25/18 11/27/18 |
| Vermont | Department of Environmental Conservation | Air Quality and Climate Division | Director: Heidi Hales | 7/25/18 11/27/18 |
| Virginia | The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) | Air Division | Director of Air Division: Michael Dowd
Director DEQ: DEQ Director, David K. Paylor |
8/1/18 2/6/19 |
| Washington | Department of Ecology | Air Quality | Department Director: Maia Bellon | 8/1/18 2/6/19 |