WEEKLY UPDATE (PDF): Week of June 14 – 18, 2021
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PHOTOS FROM THE FIELD: Week of June 7 – 11, 2021
PHOTOS FROM THE FIELD
The 2021 Status of Tribal Air Report (STAR) National Presentation will be held on June 14th at 12pm PT / 3pm ET
To register for the presentation, follow this link.
TOP STORIES/HEADLINES: Week of June 7 – 11, 2021
TOP STORIES
Washington Post – Alaska Native corporation to protect its land, dealing blow to massive gold mine project
E&E News – Acting air chief plots course for tackling Trump rollbacks
EPA – Air Pollution Trends Continue to Link Clean Air and Strong Economy
Ambient Air Quality/EPA/NTAA/Tribes
NY Times – WAs Warming Fuels Disasters, Relief Often Favors White People
NY Times – Offshore Wind Farms Show What Biden’s Climate Plan Is Up Against
Bloomberg – CO₂ Reaches Its Highest Level in More Than 4 Million Years
Reuters – U.S. regulator tells pipeline operators to prepare methane curbs
Phys.org – Establishing a link between air pollution and dementia
The Hill – CO2 concentration levels hit record high, show no impact from pandemic
Indian Country Today – Native professionals embrace virtual policy work
Indian Country Today – The modern treaty: protecting Alaska Native land, values
Native Sun News Today – White Plume inspires ‘New Green Revolution’
Colorado Sun – Some of the worst ozone pollution in the U.S. settles along the Front Range. New rules to fix it are ahead.
Legal Reader – Research Confirms Air Quality Affects Student Test Performance
National Association of Clean Air Agencies – Washington Update
Climate Change/Energy
Indian Country Today – Protesters maintain blockade at oil pipeline site
Axios – The huge gap between today’s policies and Paris goals
Yahoo! News – California and much of the American West face mega-drought brought on by climate change
The Conversation – As more climate migrants cross borders seeking refuge, laws will need to adapt
The Guardian – Climate crisis to shrink G7 economies twice as much as Covid-19, says research
Live Science – ‘Glacier blood’ could be key to understanding impacts of climate change
Reuters – G7 leaders urged to show solidarity on climate change and COVID-19 at summit
Nature – More than one-third of heat deaths blamed on climate change
Forbes – This Is Why Climate Change Should Be Part Of Your Retirement Plan
National Law Review – Washington Adopts Economy-Wide Climate Legislation: “Cap-and-Invest” Approach Sets a Price For Carbon Emissions And Allows Washington To Join Existing Emissions Credit Markets
The Hill – Granholm launches ‘Earthshot’ goal of reducing hydrogen energy cost to $1
Toxics/Mobile Sources
BioMass Magazine – EPA seeks nominations for technical review committee
Axios – EVs are surging, but not enough to meet climate goals
NY Times – Climate Activists Defeat Exxon in Push for Clean Energy
MPR News – EPA alerts Wisconsin, Fond du Lac Band that PolyMet mine ‘may affect’ their waters
American Progress – Using Performance Management to Eliminate Greenhouse Gas Emissions From the Surface Transportation Sector
JD Supra – Air Regulators Tackle Trucking at Southern California Warehouses
Environmental Defense Fund – California Accelerates Toward Zero-Emission Vehicle Standards That Will Save Lives, Save Money, Create Jobs
NY Times – Crackdown on Emissions ‘Defeat Devices’ Has Amateur Racers Up in Arms
School Transportation News – Student Transportation of America Creates Electric Vehicle Program
Indoor Air Quality
Derby Informer – Home Upgrades for Better Indoor Air Quality
VeryWell Health – How to Improve Your Indoor Air Quality to Protect Against Pollutants
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PHOTOS FROM THE FIELD: Week of June 1 – 4, 2021
PHOTOS FROM THE FIELD
CBC – Toronto honours 215 children found buried at B.C. residential school with vigil, memorial
A makeshift memorial has been set up in front of the Ontario Legislature in memory of the 215 children whose bodies were recently discovered on the grounds of a residential school in Kamloops, B.C. (Michael Charles Cole/CBC)
TOP STORIES/HEADLINES: Week of June 1 – 4, 2021
TOP STORIES
- The 2021 Status of Tribal Air Report (STAR) National Presentation will be held on June 14th at 12pm PT / 3pm ET
- The NTAA will host a national presentation to provide an overview of the STAR, share the stories within the STAR, and provide specific recommendations for national leadership to advance air quality on and around Tribal lands. Presenters include NTAA’s Executive Committee (EC) Chairwoman & Region 10’s EC Primary Representative Carol Kriebs, Region 4’s EC Alternate Representative Tiffany Lozada, Region 5’s EC Alternate Representative Joy Wiecks, Region 6’s EC Primary Representative Craig Kreman, Dana Adkins of the Chickahominy Tribe, the TAMS Steering Committee’s Chairwoman Tennille Denetdeel, and NTAA staff members Andy Bessler, Mariah Ashley, and Dara Marks Marino. To register for the presentation, follow this link.
- NTAA is producing a Policy Resource Kit to help Tribes respond to EPA on its reconsideration of the 2019 action titled, the “Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient Vehicles Rule,” for the purposes of rescinding the action taken by the prior administration.
- NTAA commented on the full SAFE proposal, which included both the waiver withdrawal and the freezing of fuel efficiency standards, on October 26, 2018. This Reconsideration seeks comment on:
- Appropriateness of EPA’s interpretations that led to the withdrawal of CA’s CAA waiver to set GHG standards and a ZEV sales mandate
- Appropriateness of EPA’s interpretation that disallowed other states to adopt CA GHG emission standards
- NTAA’s PRK includes a fact sheet and NTAA will be preparing a template letter for Tribes to use in submitting their own comments. The comment deadline is July 6, 2021. You can find more information and to comment, visit the Federal Register website.
- NTAA commented on the full SAFE proposal, which included both the waiver withdrawal and the freezing of fuel efficiency standards, on October 26, 2018. This Reconsideration seeks comment on:
Ambient Air Quality/EPA/NTAA/Tribes
NY Times – A Look at What’s Inside Biden’s $6 Trillion Budget Request
EPA – Statement by Administrator Regan on the President’s FY 2022 Budget
Bloomberg Law – Biden Budget Seeks Boost for EPA Core Programs and Research
EPA – Air Pollution Trends Continue to Link Clean Air and Strong Economy
The Hill – EPA officially nixes Trump ‘secret science’ rule
Indian Country Today – Unanimous: Supreme Court rules for Tribes as Tribal jurisdiction upheld in United States v. Cooley case
Native Sun News – Water protectors continue to disrupt Line 3 construction
School Transportation News – Cleaning the air starts with education on school bus role
High Country News – Will a Native-led Initiative spur an agricultural revolution in rural Alaska?
National Association of Clean Air Agencies – Washington Update
Climate Change/Energy
The Hill – Biden administration to suspend Arctic oil leases issued under Trump: reports
The Verge – A company wants to build a massive solar project in Montana—of course it’s for crypto
Nature – The burden of heat-related mortality attributable to recent human-induced climate change
Reuters – Hydrogen ‘a huge opportunity’ to replace fossil fuels, says U.S. energy secretary
Energy News Network – Cranberry farmers look to sweeten income by pairing crop with solar panels
Canary Media – Why roofop solar and home batteries make a clean grid vastly more affordable
Reuters – Digital divide: How to unmute climate voices in poorer nations
The Hill – EPA to revise Trump rule limiting state authority to block pipelines
Architect.com – The Butterfly Effect: Retrofitting Low-Income Housing
Toxics/Mobile Sources
NPR – The Week That Shook Big Oil
The Guardian – ‘Black Wednesday’ for big oil as courtrooms and boardrooms turn on industry
NY Times – Fixing What Highways Destroyed
NY Times – Can Removing Highways Fix America’s Cities?
NY Times – How do animals safely cross a highway? Take a look.
AP – Enbridge’s Line 3 oil pipeline enters critical month in June
The Guardian – Guyanese citizens challenge ExxonMobil offshore drilling on climate grounds
Reuters – Three Exxon refineries top the list of U.S. polluters
Washington Examiner – Greener cryptocurrencies in focus as Bitcoin faces environmental criticism
Gizmodo – Iran bans crypto mining after months of blackouts
Indoor Air Quality
Charkoosta – Arlee High School students win statewide award for radon testing
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