HEADLINES

Ambient Air Quality/EPA/NTAA/Tribes

Gizmodo – UN Tells Canada to Stop Building the Trans Mountain Pipeline

 

NPR – California Reservation’s Solar Microgrid Provides Power during Utility Shutoffs

 

CNN – Australia’s indigenous people have a solution for the country’s bushfires. And it has been around for 50,000 years

 

NPR – With Their Land in Flames, Aboriginals Warn Fires Show Deep Problems in Australia

 

Lewiston Sun Journal – Sweeping recommendations would overhaul Maine’s Indian land claims act

 

Indianz – Damming Little Colorado River for power projects is opposed by tribes, environmentalists

 

The Intercept – The War on the War on Cancer

 

New York Times – Why Is Air Pollution So Harmful? DNA May Hold the Answer

 

National Association of Clean Air Agencies – Washington Update

 

NEPA Changes

The Hill – Critics warn Trump’s latest environmental rollback could hit minorities, poor hardest

 

NPR – Trump Administration Proposes Major Changes to Bedrock Environmental Law

 

NY Times – Trump’s Move against Landmark Environmental Law Caps a Relentless Agenda

 

Utility Dive – Trump infrastructure proposal impacts ‘virtually every’ federal decision on environment: DOI Secretary

 

Climate Change/Energy

NPR – Hopi Look to Tourism, Ranching For Income after Coal Power Plant Closure

 

Reuters – BlackRock vows tougher stance on climate after activist heat

 

Ensia – How Can We Adapt to Climate Change? This Online Hub Has Answers

 

Ensia – More and More Homeowners Are Renovating Existing Homes to Make Them “Net Zero” Energy Consumers. Here’s How.

 

E&E News – Scientists see promise in new solar panel material

 

Utility Dive – Tri-State to shut New Mexico, Colorado coal plants by 2030, but move may not satisfy unhappy members

 

PR Newswire – Deloitte-Ballard Joint White Paper Assesses Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Solutions for Transportation

 

E&E News – Kan. should ease costs of aging coal plants – study

 

E&E News – DOE publishes first new efficiency standards since 2017

 

E&E News – Warming cost the U.S. an extra $24B – research

 

Reuters – U.S. coal-fired power plants closing fast despite Trump’s pledge of support for industry

 

Indianz – Trump administration’s push for U.S. uranium production opposed near Grand Canyon

 

NY Times – 2019 Was Second Hottest Year on Record

 

Utility Dive – DOE unveils plan to make US global storage leader by 2030, reduce foreign dependence

 

Utility Dive – Renewable advocates highlight ‘most effective’ path to net-zero emissions as House releases clean energy proposal

 

ENN – Pathways to a Low-Carbon Future

 

Toxics/Mobile Sources

Reuters – Trump administration moves closer to rolling back U.S. vehicle fuel economy increases

 

EPA – EPA Jumpstarts Cleaner Trucks Initiative

 

Reuters – Trump administration moves closer to rolling back U.S. vehicle fuel economy increases

 

Jalopnik – One of Climate Change’s Biggest Contributors Is in Your Car, But its Not Coming From the Tailpipe

 

EPA – Punch It Performance and Tuning Agrees to Stop Selling Illegal Devices That Defeat Emissions Control Systems of Vehicles in the Wake of Clean Air Act Enforcement Action

 

Indian Country Today – Drive. Ride. Rethink.

 

Yes Magazine – What We Could Do With a $5 Carbon Charge on Your Flight

 

Indoor Air Quality

Vox – Installing air filters in classrooms has surprisingly large educational benefits

 

EPA – Prevent Lung Cancer: Test Your Home for Radon

 

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