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EPA – Statement by EPA Administrator Regan on the President’s Fiscal Year 2023 Budget
E&E News – Inside Biden’s $5.8T budget: More for climate, clean energy
NTAA News!
Registration for the 2022 National Tribal Forum on Air Quality is now open! Click here to register to attend in-person or virtually. NTFAQ’s Planning Committees have been busy planning this year’s forum hosted by the Miscogee Nation in Tulsa, Oklahoma, May 2-5, 2022. You can learn more about the NTFAQ and NTAA’s Annual Meeting that will take place during NTFAQ on NTAA’s website here. Be sure to contact andy.bessler@nau.edu if you have any questions!
Call For Proposals for The National Tribal & Indigenous Climate Conference is now open!
The Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) Tribes and Climate Change Program announced the opening for the call for proposals for the upcoming 2022 National Tribal & Indigenous Climate Conference (NTICC) in St. Paul, MN and online August 29 – September 1, 2022.
We welcome proposals that discuss climate-related impacts, assessments, tools, adaptation, mitigation, actions, and the intersection of Traditional/Indigenous Knowledges with western science and adaptation strategies and are accepting both in-person and virtual proposals. Proposal submissions include: Presentations, Trainings, Working Groups, & Climate Conversations
We are particularly excited about our new Climate Conversation proposal category which is seeking submissions for art, games, posters, demonstrations, films, and more to further engage NTICC attendees in Tribal climate work.
Application deadline: Friday, April 22nd by close of business
Letter of notification: Monday, June 6th
Materials deadline: Friday, August 5th
For more information and to apply, please visit our website.
Ambient Air Quality/EPA/NTAA/Tribes News
Daily Beast – Ukraine Officials Afraid Chernobyl’s Forest Fires Will Spread Radiation
The Washington Post – Large fires becoming even larger, more widespread
Indian Country Today – Creating new paths to leadership
Indian Country Today – Indigenous leaders tell pope of abuses at residential schools
Native News Online – Tribes Awarded Nearly $9 Million to Fund Energy
CNBC – Exxon is mining bitcoin in North Dakota as part of its plan to slash emissions
Here’s your link to this week’s NACAA Washington Update
Climate Change/Energy
Axios – Biden’s careful embrace of U.S. gas for Europe
Inside Climate News – With Biden in Europe Promising to Expedite U.S. LNG Exports, Environmentalists on the Gulf Coast Say, Not So Fast
The Tyee – Should Fossil Fuel Companies Get to Teach Kids about Climate Change?
Reuters – U.S. sets May offshore wind auction for areas off the Carolinas
E&E News – Will Biden use the Defense Production Act to boost mining?
CNN – Manchin engaging with Biden administration on new climate and economic bill but timeline unclear
Politico – Biden’s most effective climate warrior faces potential doom in the Senate
Utility Dive – Grid-scale storage installations tripled to a record 3 GW in 2021: report
Yale Climate Connections – A simple way cities can make it easier for people to go solar
ITEP Tribes and Climate Change Monthly Newsletter
Toxics/Mobile Sources
Canary Media – Amid backlash, USPS orders more EVs — but will still mostly run on gas
NPR – Gas prices got you wanting an electric or hybrid car? Well, good luck finding one
Canary Media – Major airlines are getting serious about hydrogen-powered planes
Axios – Major fast food companies pledge to phase out “forever chemicals”
CCJ Digital – Christenson Transportation set to roll out 500 autonomous trucks, operate nearly around the clock
JD Supra – Tenth Circuit Decision Reinforces Federal Clean Air Act Citizen Suits Against Mobile Sources
JD Supra – SEC Proposed Rule on Climate-Related Disclosures: A Look at Scope 3 Emissions Reporting Requirements
Indoor Air Quality
NPR – Indoor Air Quality is Cool for Schools
McKnights – White House pivots to air quality focus for COVID-19 infection control
Jackson Lewis – EPA Publishes Best Practices for Indoor Air Quality in Combating COVID-19
