Top Stories

CNN – Biden administration takes key step in controversial Alaska oil drilling project

Canary Media – 5 Things to Know About the Supreme Court’s Recent Climate Ruling

Indian Country Today – First Climate Agreement to Center Indigenous Voices Gains International Support

E&E News – Hope dims that U.S. can meet 2030 climate goals

E&E News – Republicans attack return of Obama DOJ settlement deals

Ambient Air Quality/EPA/NTAA/Tribes News

The Hill – US emissions inflict almost $2T in damage to other countries: study

ABC News – Wildfire threatening Yosemite sequoias now affecting air quality in San Francisco Bay Area

Capradio – Northern California wildfires: Where to find updates on air quality, evacuations, and official information

 Earthjustice – Earthjustice Celebrates Reintroduction of Public Health Air Quality Act

E&E News – Hope dims that U.S. can meet 2030 climate goals

Smithsonian Magazine – How the Clean Air Act Came to Be: A new Supreme Court ruling curbs the EPA’s ability to regulate carbon pollution under the 1970 legislation

E&E News – Republicans attack return of Obama DOJ settlement deals

KCLU – Environmental groups threaten to sue federal government over delays in air pollution control plans

 Study Finds – What’s smog? Almost half of adults are clueless about air pollution

Medical News Today – Pollution and health: Contaminated soil may lead to heart disease

 UW News – UW study strengthens evidence of link between air pollution and child brain development

Nature World News – Air Quality in Great Salt Lake May Turn Hazardous Due to Pollution

 Stanford News – Common approach to keeping wildfire smoke out of U.S. homes doesn’t work, Stanford study finds. Better policies can help

 Center for Biological Diversity – Lawsuit Launched to Fight EPA’s Delay in Reducing Harmful Soot Air Pollution

Climate Change/Energy

Energy Monitor – Climate leaders paint gloomy picture on progress since COP26

Inside Climate News – The International Criminal Court Turns 20 in Turbulent Times. Should ‘Ecocide’ Be Added to its List of Crimes

Gizmodo – A Devastating Look at the Impacts of Wildfires Beyond the Burn

The Hill – Watchdog knocks Trump EPA over transparency in changes to rule on toxic chemicals use

The Hill – Energy Department announces $40M to boost electricity, weatherization in low-income communities

The Washington Post – As temperatures rise, this research could help cities stay cool

The Week – How climate change is intensifying this summer’s extreme weather

Toxics/Mobile Sources

AP News – Fears of a Natural Gas Emergency Stalk Europe

CNBC – U.S. to send another $400 million in military aid to Ukraine; Russia hits out at West at G-20

Gothamist – Sensors carried by cars begin measuring air quality in New York City

Pantagraph – 8 Million Illinoisans Get Drinking Water from a Utility where Forever Chemicals have been Detected, Investigation Finds

Indoor Air Quality

Architects’ Journal – The Regs: Important new changes to regulation of indoor air quality are now in effect

Peace Arch News – Keep the Air in Your Home Clean and Safe!

PR Newswire – Outlook on the Indoor Air Quality Monitor Global Market to 2027 – Rising Popularity of Smart Homes/Ambient Assisted Living is Driving Growth

NTAA News!

Join us on Thursday, July 7^th for the NTAA Mobile Sources Work Group at 2 pm ET to hear updates from EPA on policies, actions, and tools relevant to Indian Country and Air Quality.

• NTAA Mobile Sources Work Group Call will have a presentation from Rachael Nealer from the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Legislation and EV Infrastructure beyond the EPA.
• To join follow the links below.
• Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
  https://meet.goto.com/882424405You can also dial in using your phone.
  United States: +1 (872) 240-3212Access Code:882-424-405

  Get the app now and be ready when your first meeting starts: https://meet.goto.com/install

You can view a recording of the NTAA Informational Webinar on NTAA’s  Baseline Needs Assessment on NTAA’s homepage here under latest news  section. You can also access the full report on NTAA’s website as well!

Reminder that there is one week left to submit your feedback for the National  Radon Action plan! Survey Closes July 13th, 2022.

The new National Radon Action Plan 2021–25, which was released in January, sets a goal for the nation to find, fix and prevent high indoor radon levels in 8 million buildings by 2025 and prevent at least 3,500 lung cancer deaths per year. The plan revolves around actions that will save lives by fixing existing buildings, constructing new buildings with radon-resistant features, and expand the certified, professional radon workforce. It also spotlights addressing radon as a health equity challenge and prioritizes new strategies to reduce radon risk in underserved communities, particularly low-income populations and communities of color. Click Here to take the survey.

Tribal and Insular Area Grants: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA)

Request for Applications Opens early July 2022!

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is excited to announce plans to request applications for projects that achieve significant reductions in diesel emissions. EPA anticipates awarding approximately $8 million in total DERA funding and will have no mandatory cost share requirement for projects under this RFA. Click Here For Fact Sheet with more information and contacts.

 Top Stories

Native News Online – US Supreme Court: The New Battleground for War on Indian Country

Indian Country Today – Cherokee receives Medal of Honor: ‘Taking orders and causing trouble’

Ambient Air Quality/EPA/NTAA/Tribes News

High Country News – The Supreme Court’s attack on tribal sovereignty, explained

Grist – The farmers restoring Hawaii’s ancient food forests that once fed an island

EPA – EPA Administrator Regan Issues Statement on West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency

EPA – EPA Secures $13 Million under Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Ensure Cleanup at Argonaut Mine Superfund Site Continues Full Force

Climate Change/Energy

E&E News – ‘Defining challenge’: NATO names climate as major threat

Politico – Biden will not directly ask Saudis to increase oil production during visit

Grist – Green energy jobs are on the rise as fossil fuel companies lose workers

Reuters – U.S. to add 6 GW offshore wind capacity through 2029 -EIA

Canary Media – US green hydrogen hub will put long-haul energy storage to the test

 Toxics/Mobile Sources

The Guardian – How the gas industry aims to rebrand as ‘clean’ energy to appeal to Black and Latino voters

DBusiness – GM Expands EV Safety Program Among First Responders in U.S. and Canada

Business Insider – Satellites can now find the sources of methane leaks. The tech will reshape global climate accountability.

The Guardian – Methane much more sensitive to global heating than previously thought – study

Indoor Air Quality

Business Wire – US Indoor Air Quality Monitor Market 2022-2027: Rising Popularity of Smart Homes/Ambient Assisted Living Fueling Growth – ResearchAndMarkets.com

PR Newswire – Indoor Air Quality Solutions Market Size to Grow by USD 14.61 billion | 3M Co. and Aeroqual Ltd. Among Key Vendors | Technavio

UC Riverside News – Upward ventilation offers better protection from indoor coronavirus transmission

NTAA News!

Join us for tomorrow’s NTAA/EPA Air Policy Update Call! Call in on Thursday, June 29 at 2pm ET to hear updates from EPA on policies, actions, and tools relevant to Indian Country and Air Quality. Attend by clicking here.

You can view the recorded webinar on NTAA’s homepage under “Latest News!”. You can view the NTAA’s Baseline Needs Assessment on NTAA’s Quicklinks Page Here. 

Top Stories

NBC News – Supreme Court restores Oklahoma authority over crimes on reservations

Yale Climate Connections – Free online environmental justice courses available for middle, high school students

EPA – EPA Releases Initial List of Programs Covered Under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Justice40 Initiative

EPA – EPA Announces $18 Million for Training and Technical Assistance for Small, Rural, and Tribal Wastewater Improvements

EPA – EPA awards $1.2 Million to Alaska tribes to help protect communities from harmful diesel emissions

Ambient Air Quality/EPA/NTAA/Tribes News

Grist – Low-cost sensors are helping communities find gaps in air quality data

Grist – Indigenous Ogiek win ‘landmark’ reparations ruling from African Court

Native News Online – Women of Indian Country Respond to the Overturning of Roe v. Wade

Native News Online – Native News Weekly (June 26, 2022): D.C. Briefs

Climate Change/Energy

The Guardian – Energy treaty update fails to address climate crisis, activists say

HuffPost – Congress Quietly Backed An Ambitious Climate Project: Sending CO2 To The Ocean Floor

Energy News Network – Minnesota courts hear challenges to use of agricultural land for solar projects

NPR – Ice in the Arctic is melting even faster than scientists expected, study finds

Discover Magazine – 4 Ways Climate Change Is Already Taking a Toll

Axios – The era of real-time climate change attribution is here

Toxics/Mobile Sources

CNBC – How much money do gas tax holidays actually save drivers? What we know, based on 3 states that put temporary suspensions in place

Gizmodo – A Serious Gas Leak Happens Every 40 Hours in the U.S.

CNBC – Every new passenger car sold in the world will be electric by 2040, says Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods

Axios – GOP’s gas tax flip-flop

Canary Media – Startup Amogy raises $46M to fuel cargo ships with green ammonia

Thomson Reuters Foundation – Amid electric vehicle boom, US seeks to flood ‘charging deserts’

Indoor Air Quality

Business Insider – 6 Reasons To Test Your Indoor Air Quality

Globe Newswire – ABM Helps Greene County, Pennsylvania, Improve Indoor Air Quality and Save a Projected $2.9 Million

ACHR News – Airco Service and WellAir Partner to Offer Cleaner, Safer Indoor Air

NTAA News!

Welcome to NTAA’s newest associate member Maggie Li, who is currently pursuing a PhD at the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. Ms. Li recently presented at the 2022 National Tribal Forum on Air Quality. To learn more about joining NTAA as an associate member, click here on NTAA’s website.

NTAA recently hosted and recorded an informational webinar to provide the key findings from NTAA’s national baseline needs assessment last week. You can view the recorded webinar on NTAA’s homepage under “Latest News!”

Yesterday, NTAA submitted this comment letter to EPA regarding the proposed updates to the 2015 Ozone Transport Rule. Learn what NTAA has submitted and what EPA actions you can comment on in the next few weeks on NTAA’s Policy Resource Kit page!

Be sure to join us tomorrow for NTAA’s Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Work Group call at 2pm ET! Attend by clicking here. We will be discussing NTAA’s participation in the National Radon Action Plan.

The new National Radon Action Plan 2021–25, which was released in January, sets a goal for the nation to find, fix and prevent high indoor radon levels in 8 million buildings by 2025 and prevent at least 3,500 lung cancer deaths per year. Here is a link to a Tribal-specific questionnaire developed by the four goal area work groups to get a better sense of what is occurring or has occurred on Tribal lands as it pertains to radon.

Top Stories

E&E News – Will EPA use special power to prod Trump holdovers on climate?

ABC –Arizona fires sweep land rich with ancient sites, artifacts

The Hill – Average acreage burned in wildfires doubled since 1991

The Guardian – Skiing on a sacred mountain: Indigenous Americans stand against a resort’s expansion

US Government Appropriations House – Appropriations Committee Releases Fiscal Year 2023 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Funding Bill

Ambient Air Quality/EPA/NTAA/Tribes News

E&E News – 5 takeaways from the energy, environment spending bills

E&E News – White House releases regulatory agenda

The Hill – Public housing residents exposed to higher levels of air pollution

PBS – California has some of the worst air quality in the country. The problem is rooted in the San Joaquin Valley

PR Newswire – Industria Power Completes Solar Microgrid for San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians

CNBC – Air pollution takes 2 years off average global life expectancy, more than smoking or alcohol

Axios – Most Americans live with unsafe air pollution levels

The Hill – Children at particular risk of climate change, air pollution effects: analysis

Native News Online – Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to Visit the Rosebud Sioux Tribe on Tuesday

North Jersey – New Jersey sues Ford over pollution on tribal land in Ringwood

The Hill – Tribes to co-administer national monument for first time

Climate Change/Energy

AP News – Fires, heat waves cause ‘climate anxiety’ in youth

Bloomberg – Solar Power Floods Europe’s Grids as Heat Wave Lifts Demand

BBC – Friendly fungi help forests fight climate change

CNN – Newly documented polar bear population lives in a surprising place

CNN – Western Europeans wilt in early summer heatwave, compounding climate change fears

Gizmodo – Yellowstone Wrecked by ‘Thousand-Year’ Floods

Stanford Medicine – Climate change impact may affect kids more severely

Toxics/Mobile Sources

Climate Nexus – EPA could phase out GHGs under TSCA

Ecowatch – New Advisory for ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water Announced by EPA

Phys.org – Pollution from California’s 2020 wildfires likely offset decades of air quality gains

Wall Street Journal – High U.S. Fuel Exports Are Contributing to $5-a-Gallon Gas

The Hill – Here are the 12 lawmakers who broke with their parties on ethanol fuels bill

The Hill – Exxon Mobil, Chevron push back on Biden blaming industry for oil prices

Indoor Air Quality

News Medical – Using air filters at home can reduce negative impacts of air pollution on children’s brain development

PBS – How COVID funding could help improve air quality in schools

Earth.org – What is Indoor Air Pollution?

NTAA News!

NTAA will be hosting a national webinar TODAY Wednesday, June 15th at 1 ET. All members of the public are welcome to join the webinar.

Follow this link to register to the event.

The NTAA Executive Committee presented key findings from NTAA’s first national baseline needs assessment (BNA) for Tribal Air Programs. You can read the full report here, and the key findings here.

NTAA’s Policy Resource Kits are for Tribes to use that includes fact sheets and template letters you and/or your Tribe can use to comment on EPA’s proposed Ozone Transport Rule. EPA just extended the comment period until June 21, 2022, so get your comments in soon!

At NTAA’s Annual Meeting, the new one-hour NTAA film, “NTAA’s 20^th year anniversary” was screened. You can view the full film on NTAA’s “About Us” page here.

The 2022 National Tribal Forum on Air Quality Recording Sessions Are Now Available Here! Thanks to all who helped make the 2022 National Tribal Forum on Air Quality a complete success! You can view an amazing video and photos that captures the full NTFAQ that can be viewed here!

Top Stories

Bloomberg Law – FERC Expanding Environmental Justice Efforts, Top Counsel Says

Nexus – Extreme Heat Bakes Southwestern US, Will Move East

Science News – Growing wildfire threats loom over the birthplace of the atomic bomb

NPR – The Yup’ik people of St. Mary’s, Alaska, are working to save their village from fire

Ambient Air Quality/EPA/NTAA/Tribes News

CBC – Stanley Mission evacuees heading home with wildfire mostly contained

CNN –Hundreds are urged to evacuate due to wildfire in Flagstaff, Arizona

EPA – Biden-Harris Administration and EPA Announce $375 Million in Funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for New Recycling

Must Read Alaska – Wildfires: Smoke gets in your eyes across Alaska

PR Newswire – Oizom’s breakthrough technology leads the way in monitoring air quality in 50 countries 

Science Daily – ​​Scientists find new indicators of Alaska permafrost thawing

Here’s your link to last week’s NACAA Washington Update

Climate Change/Energy

AP News – Tundra wildfire creeps closer toward Alaska Native community 

BBC – Climate change: Ukraine war prompts fossil fuel ‘gold rush’

Climate Home News – Nature restoration and carbon removal are not the same. Here’s why it matters

E&E – Meet the top-paid energy trade and environmental leaders

Inside Climate News – Fifty Years After the UN’s Stockholm Environment Conference, Leaders Struggle to Realize its Vision of ‘a Healthy Planet’

ITEP Tribes and Climate Change Monthly Newsletter

US News – Latino Activism Leads in Grassroot Efforts on Climate Change

Toxics/Mobile Sources

Coastal Review – Officials outline steps to address PFAS contamination

Public News Service – Salt Lake City, Others Sue EPA for Stronger Ozone Protections

Grist – New study: Climate change will spread toxic mold to Midwest corn 

The Guardian – Proposed deal could slash toxic emissions in America’s ‘Cancer Alley’

Indoor Air Quality

EOS – Indoor Air Pollution in the Time of Coronavirus

Kaiser Health News – Covid Funding Pries Open a Door to Improving Air Quality in Schools

Chemical and Engineering News – Air quality expert Richard L. Corsi discusses the complexity of cleaning indoor air

NTAA News

Welcome to the newest NTAA Executive Committee Members:

• Vallen Cook of the Grand Portage Band of Minnesota Chippewa Tribe in Region 5
• Joseph Painter of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska in Region 7,

Thanks to Vallen and Joseph for their leadership with NTAA to advance  Tribal Air Programs!

NTAA – U.S. Tribal Nations Combat Air Pollution and Climate Change Without the Needed Federal Funding to Sustain and Build Tribal Air Quality Programs

The NTAA Executive Committee presented key findings from NTAA’s first national baseline needs assessment (BNA) for Tribal Air Programs. You can read the full report here, and the key findings here.

To help readers navigate the 110-page report, NTAA will be hosting a national webinar on Wednesday, June 15th at 2 ET. All members of the public are welcome to join the webinar. Follow this link to register to the event.

At NTAA’s Annual Meeting, the new one-hour NTAA film, “NTAA’s 20^th year anniversary” was screened. You can view the full film on NTAA’s “About Us” page here.

Last week, NTAA also published new Policy Resource Kits for Tribes to use that include fact sheets and template letters you and/or your Tribe can use to comment on:

• EPA’s proposed Ozone Transport Rule

The 2022 National Tribal Forum on Air Quality Recording Sessions Are Now Available!

Thanks to all who helped make the 2022 National Tribal Forum on Air Quality a complete success! You can view an amazing video and photos that capture the full NTFAQ that can be viewed here!

Top Stories

AP News – Critical fire condition warnings issued across US Southwest

CNN – Health and Human Services announces new office focused on the environmental risks to underserved communities

Ambient Air Quality/EPA/NTAA/Tribes News

The Hill – Forest Service finds it was responsible for largest fire in New Mexico history

E&E News – Forest Service struggles to keep pace amid climate disasters

Vigour Times – Companies Rush To Cash In On EPA Rules For Capturing Methane Emissions

CV and More – Biden wants to “rebuild” the EPA. He doesn’t have the money to do it.

The Verge – Federal regulators crack down after pipeline caught spewing CO2

The Hill – Five things to watch for in next year’s ‘climate’ Farm Bill

NM Political Report – Delays in Navajo-Gallup pipeline mean new wells have to be drilled

Truthout – Indigenous Organizers in Alaska Lead the Way Toward Livable Climate Future

CNN – Disaster upon disaster: Wildfires are contaminating the West’s depleting water with ashy sludge

The Guardian – Do wood burners add to air pollution in cities? Yes, say citizen scientists

Here’s your link to this week’s NACAA Washington Update

Climate Change/Energy

Vox – The Supreme Court just okayed Biden’s “social cost of carbon.” It’s still way too low.

Yale Climate Connection – Preserving democracy is part of preserving the planet

AP News – Weather’s unwanted guest: Nasty La Nina keeps popping up

E&E News – Are high energy prices displacing climate action in Congress?

The Hill – Climate activists frustrated as another deadline passes without spending deal

NPR – What this moment before midterms means for the Biden administration’s climate goals

Reuters – U.S. Senator Manchin could back climate provisions in slimmer spending bill, sources say

Canary Media – Why are blackouts looming? Blame extreme weather, not wind and solar

Marketplace – A 3-pronged approach to adopting clean power

CNN Business – Soon you’ll be able to buy solar panels at Ikea

ITEP Tribes and Climate Change Monthly Newsletter

Toxics/Mobile Sources

Axios – The world’s car buyers are ready to go electric

E&E News – Biden releases plan to avoid ‘dangerous’ CO2 pipeline failures

Business Insider – The price of key battery metals used in electric vehicle production is expected to fall in coming years 

CNN Travel – Faster, cleaner, greener: What lies ahead for the world’s railways

Utility Dive – Optimize rising renewables levels by increasing deployment of different types of energy storage: MIT

Axios – The great American road trip, electrified

AP News – Indy 500 waves green flag on sustainability with lofty goals

Indoor Air Quality

EOS – Indoor Air Pollution in the Time of Coronavirus

PR Newswire – Global Air Quality Monitoring Systems Market to Reach $5.8 Billion by 2026

Newswires – AI-Powered Mold and Air Quality Testing Now Available to Home Inspectors and Laboratories

NTAA News

Welcome to the newest NTAA Executive Committee Members:

• Vallen Cook of the Grand Portage Band of Minnesota Chippewa Tribe in Region 5
• Joseph Painter of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska in Region 7,

Thanks to Vallen and Joseph for their leadership with NTAA to advance  Tribal Air Programs!

NTAA – U.S. Tribal Nations Combat Air Pollution and Climate Change Without the Needed Federal Funding to Sustain and Build Tribal Air Quality Programs

The NTAA Executive Committee presented key findings from NTAA’s first national baseline needs assessment (BNA) for Tribal Air Programs. You can read the full report here, and the key findings here.

To help readers navigate the 110-page report, NTAA will be hosting a national webinar on Wednesday, June 15th at 2 ET. All members of the public are welcome to join the webinar. Follow this link to register to the event.

At NTAA’s Annual Meeting, the new one-hour NTAA film, “NTAA’s 20^th year anniversary” was screened. You can view the full film on NTAA’s “About Us” page here.

Last week, NTAA also published new Policy Resource Kits for Tribes to use that includes fact sheets and template letters you and/or your Tribe can use to comment on:

• EPA’s proposed Ozone Transport Rule

The 2022 National Tribal Forum on Air Quality Recording Sessions Are Now Available!

Thanks to all who helped make the 2022 National Tribal Forum on Air Quality a complete success! You can view an amazing video and photos that captures the full NTFAQ that can be viewed here

Top Stories

ABC News – 1 in 6 deaths worldwide attributed to pollution: Review

E&E News – EPA air nominee faces high-stakes confirmation hearing

CBS News – Major climate indicators set “alarming” records in 2021, the U.N. says, “bringing us ever closer to climate catastrophe”

Yale Climate Connections – NOAA expects another above-average Atlantic hurricane season

Indian Country Today – Coordinated response needed to respond to climate change effects on tribes

NM Political Report – Environmental groups release new oil and gas threats map

Ambient Air Quality/EPA/NTAA/Tribes News

Gizmodo – Biden Admin Announces $3.5 Billion in Carbon Dioxide Removal Funding

E&E News – Community methane monitoring fills gaps left by EPA

E&E News – No ‘simple fix’: White House charts progress on EJ agenda

NPR – Native tribes celebrate Montana land ownership and bison range restoration

EPA – EPA Proposes to Protect Bristol Bay’s Salmon Fishery, Subsistence Fishing for Alaska Natives

Axios – Scoop: Sinema pushes to open up mining

Grist – In Minnesota, the PolyMet mine pits renewable energy needs against tribes and the EPA

NPR – How to stay safe in hurricanes, wildfires and summer’s intensity

The Guardian – Drought, heat and extreme wind bring ‘explosive fire behavior’ to US

NM Political Reporter – With climate change fueling wildfires, changes are needed to prevent worse scenarios

AP News – Better weather conditions aid crews working New Mexico fires

Here’s your link to this week’s NACAA Washington Update

Climate Change/Energy

The Guardian – Global heating is cutting sleep across the world, study finds

The Guardian – Sharp cut in methane now could help avoid worst of climate crisis

Reuters – Another climate change lawsuit against Big Oil heads back to state court

Reuters – U.S. power and natural gas prices soar during spring heatwave

Reuters – U.S. climate envoy Kerry says Ukraine war no excuse to let up on climate fight

Vox – The problem of global energy inequity, explained by American refrigerators

E&E News – Biden under pressure to declare climate emergency

The Hill – Congressional progressives warn Biden, EU natural gas reliance may hurt climate goals

E&E News – FERC chair on grid: ‘The old way doesn’t work’

Mashable – 3 surprising ways to cope with climate change

CNBC – U.S. Navy climate plan calls to curb emissions, electrify vehicle fleet

ITEP Tribes and Climate Change Monthly Newsletter

Toxics/Mobile Sources

E&E News – Senators unload on Haaland, Granholm over gasoline prices

Los Angeles Times – California oil regulator confirms methane leak at idle oil wells in Bakersfield

The Guardian – Sharp cut in methane now could help avoid worst of climate crisis

E&E News – EPA advances on Pebble mine veto

WFAA – The planet-warming effects behind oil production in West Texas

Axios – Industry heavyweights unite in U.S. battery push

Indoor Air Quality

Bloomberg – I Used This $150 Device to Track My Covid Risk. I Got Covid Anyway

Institution of Mechanical Engineers – Effective ventilation for air quality and infection control

NTAA News

NTAA – U.S. Tribal Nations Combat Air Pollution and Climate Change Without the Needed Federal Funding to Sustain and Build Tribal Air Quality Programs

The NTAA EC (shown below) presented the key findings from NTAA’s first national baseline needs assessment (BNA) for Tribal Air Programs. You can read the full report here, and the key findings here.

To help readers navigate the 110-page report, NTAA will be hosting a national webinar on Wednesday, June 15th at 2 ET. All members of the public are welcome to join the webinar. Follow this link to register to the event.

At NTAA’s Annual Meeting, the new one-hour NTAA film,  “NTAA’s 20^th year anniversary” was screened. You can view the full film on NTAA’s “About Us” page here.

Last week, NTAA also published new Policy Resource Kits for Tribes to use that includes fact sheets and template letters you and/or your Tribe can use to comment on:

• EPA’s proposed Ozone Transport Rule
• EPA’s Clean Trucks Plan

This was the first in-person meeting of the NTAA Executive Committee, staff, partners, airheads and other and NTFAQ attendees in over 3 years and it was great to reconnect with all of you! Thanks to the NTAA Executive Committee and ITEP staff for their hard work and dedication and to everybody in the NTAA family who helped make a successful NTFAQ for 2022!

Top Stories

Buzzfeed News – Trump Broke The EPA. Biden Is Struggling To Fix It.

EPA – New Enforcement Strategy Advances President Biden’s Environmental Justice Agenda

Grist – A new Office of Environmental Justice is announced

Reuters – U.S. takes unprecedented steps to replenish Colorado River’s Lake Powell

Ambient Air Quality/EPA/NTAA/Tribes News

Yes! Magazine – Muscogee Nation Turns to Cows to Build for the Future

Prism – Climate change is leaving its mark on Indigenous-owned food businesses

Reuters – New Mexico firefighters beg holdouts to evacuate village

AP – Biden to crack down on polluters in poor, minority areas

Indian Country Today – Raising awareness for missing and murdered Indigenous people

Grist – Indigenous climate migrants face unique challenges — with too few resources

Yale Climate Connections – Why a tool for reversing Trump era rules is seldom used

Here’s your link to this week’s NACAA Washington Update

Climate Change/Energy

CNBC – Energy secretary explains why feds are spending $2.5 billion on carbon capture

The Navajo Times – ‘Please listen to us’: Diné allottees try to reclaim Chaco Canyon

Yale Climate Connections – Moms push Massachusetts utilities to transition to renewable heat sources

Thomson Reuters Foundation – As conflict and climate change bite, are high food prices here to stay?

Inside Climate News – ‘Stripped of Everything,’ Survivors of Colorado’s Most Destructive Fire Face Slow Recoveries and a Growing Climate Threat

Reuters – Explainer: Why are U.S. natural gas prices soaring?

Energy News Network – Iowa carbon pipeline opponents see lessons from Dakota Access fight

Energy Monitor – The birth of the carbon removal market

CNBC – Carbon capture challenges are not deterring investor at Bill Gates’ firm

ITEP Tribes and Climate Change Monthly Newsletter

Toxics/Mobile Sources

NM Political Report – New Mexico’s Clean Car Rule will go into effect July 1

Canary Media – Chart: Lithium prices are through the roof this year

Oil Price – The Next Frontiers In The Lithium Boom

Vox – The massive, unregulated source of plastic pollution you’ve probably never heard of

E&E News – Manchin open to methane fee in climate, energy talks

Indoor Air Quality

CMM – USGBC Releases New Report on Indoor Air Quality in Schools

Magnolia News – Indoor Air Quality Market Is Thriving Worldwide

Coatings World – New Center for Green Schools Report on Indoor Air Quality in our Schools