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Call for presentation, EcoCafe and training abstracts is now OPEN for the 2023 NTFAQ!!  Please consider submitting an abstract or encourage others you know doing good work in the Tribal air quality field to submit one.  Deadline for submission is January 27, 2023.

The holidays are coming up fast so please don’t put this off 😊 We have options for both in-person and virtual presentations.  Here is a direct link with more details regarding the NTFAQ Call for Proposals   and here is the link for the 2023 NTFAQ Conference Website.

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WHSV3 – Indigenous tribes present wild game, gifts to Gov. Youngkin in annual tax tribute

Indigenous tribes present wild game, gifts to Governor Youngkin (wwbt)

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NEW! The NTAA is excited to present the 2022 Status of Tribal Air Report! We hope that you’ll be able to join us for an in-depth guide to the 100-page report. This webinar has been rescheduled for Tuesday, December 6th, 12-1:30pm PST | 3-4:30pm EST.

The STAR is an annual review of Tribal Air Programs providing an opportunity to share successes and challenges that Tribal Environmental Professionals face in their efforts to protect the air, health, cultural, and spiritual resources for the people and communities that they serve. We hope you can make it!

Please register for NTAA’s STAR Release Webinar on Dec 6, 2022 3:00 PM EST here.

Damon Toledo | The Southern Ute Drum

Indian Country Today – Various activities observe Native American Heritage Month

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Sharice Davids (WIBW)

KWCH – Democrat Sharice Davids among 4 to win reelection to U.S. House

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Natural gas is flared off during an oil drilling operation in the Permian Basin oil field on March 12, 2022 in Midland, Texas. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Grist – A NASA satellite launched to detect dust has discovered huge methane leaks

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More than 100 people participated in the Oct. 22, 2022, peace march to the Mesa Mill, which sits about 5 miles from the tiny community of White Mesa, Utah. (Stina Sieg/CPR News)

CPR – Ute Mountain Ute peace walk draws attention to uranium mill’s environmental and health impacts

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The NTAA 2022 Status of Tribal Air Report Published Today!

            The long-awaited STAR is now available on NTAA’s website here! The 2022 STAR highlights the great work being done by Tribal Air Programs from around Indian Country and includes the results of a national baseline needs assessment of Tribal Air Programs. Thanks to all NTAA Member Tribes, NTAA Executive Committee members, Policy Advisory Committee members, and NTAA staff lead Mariah Ashley for all their help in today’s publication of the 2022 NTAA STAR!

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NASA commercial crew astronaut Nicole Mann poses for a portrait at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, U.S., July 3, 2019. Picture taken July 3, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake

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Reuters – Nicole Mann says she is proud to be first Native American woman in space

Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen tours the Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center before speaking about the Biden Administration’s economic agenda in Dearborn, Mich., Sept. 8, 2022. President Joe Biden, a self-described “car guy,″ often promises to lead by example by moving swiftly to convert the sprawling federal fleet to zero-emission electric vehicles. But efforts to help meet his ambitious climate goals by eliminating gas-powered vehicles from the federal fleet have lagged. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

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AP News – Biden pledge to make federal fleet electric faces slow start