WEEKLY UPDATE (PDF): Week of April 5 – 9, 2021
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PHOTOS FROM THE FIELD: Week of March 29 – April 2, 2021
PHOTOS FROM THE FIELD
Indianz.com – Advisory Council on Historic Preservation letter on Oak Flat
Citizens and supporters of the San Carlos Apache Tribe, including former Chairman Wendsler Nosie Sr., far left, rallied at the U.S. Capitol on March 11, 2020, to call attention to the effort to protect Oak Flat in Arizona from development. Photo by Indianz.Com (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
TOP STORIES/HEADLINES: Week of March 29 – April 2, 2021
TOP STORIES
Axios – Why the climate crisis will intensify the border crisis
The World Bank estimates that three regions — Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa, and Southeast Asia — will generate 143 million more climate migrants by 2050.
Indian Country Today – Historic Dakota land returns to tribe
Seattle Times – AP interview: EPA head committed to ‘scientific integrity’
NY Times – Biden’s Recovery Plan Bets Big on Clean Energy
The president’s plan, worth up to $4 trillion, represents a fundamental shift in the way Democrats talk about tackling climate change: It’s no longer a side issue.
Press Release – HUD Makes Historic $450 Million Investment to Provide COVID-19 Relief Funding to Native American Communities Across the Nation—Click here to watch Secretary Fudge’s video statement on COVID-19 relief funding for Tribal communities.
The Weather Channel – Methane Gas Emissions From Oil And Gas Production Underestimated, According to New Study
The research, published Monday in the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, used a new method that employed satellite data to trace and map total emissions to their source on the ground, according to a news release.
Ambient Air Quality/EPA/NTAA/Tribes
The Washington Post – Congressional Democrats aim to reinstate rules on methane gas emissions from oil and gas works
Financial Times – Methane pollution soars in US as shale drilling resumes
NY Times – E.P.A. to Review Attacks on Science Under Trump
NY Times – Drillers Burned Off Gas at a Staggering Rate as Winter Storm Hit Texas
Frigid temperatures last month froze pipelines and forced companies to flare vast amounts of planet-warming gases that they suddenly had nowhere to send.
The White House – White House Announces Environmental Justice Advisory Council Members
Tahlequah Daily Press – Hoskin blasts Stitt, EPA power grab
Jefferson Public Radio – Karuk Tribe And Allies Want Fewer Restrictions On Wildfire Management
Scientific American – Hunger Strikers Seeking Environmental Justice Win Air-Pollution Delay
Gizmodo – Earth Scientists Are Fighting to Push Racist Place Names Off the Map
National Association of Clean Air Agencies – Washington Update
Climate Change/Energy
NY Times – Biden’s Lesson From Past Green Stimulus Failures: Go Even Bigger
As vice president, Joe Biden oversaw a “green jobs” stimulus package that produced notable failures. This time, with more money and more demand for clean technology, will be different, Democrats say.
Washington Post – Block by block, he aims to fight injustice and save the planet
Solar panels and clean heat shouldn’t be limited to the wealthy, says Donnel Baird, who’s bringing green power to low-income neighborhoods
Reuters – Biden says Xi, Putin welcome at climate summit April 22
The Guardian – ‘We want to be included’: First Nations demand a say on climate change
Scientific American – Dead Power Grid Revived with Solar and Wind, Not Diesel
AP – New problems arise for crop storage as planet gets warmer
Drilled News – All Eyes On Weymouth As FERC Signals Interest In Environmental Justice
FERC decisions on the Weymouth compressor in Massachusetts could have huge implications for natural gas projects all over the country.
CNN – ‘Immediate and drastic.’ The climate crisis is seriously spooking economists
AP – Massachusetts Gov. Baker signs sweeping climate change bill
Toxics/Mobile Sources
Indian Country Today – Navajo officials push to broaden ‘downwinder’ coverage
Fleet Owner – Peterbilt releases EV operating cost calculator
Autoweek – VW Seeks Damages from Former CEO in Diesel Matter
Transport Topics – Senate Legislation Targets EV Charging Stations
Berkeley News – California’s diesel emissions rules reduce air pollution, protect vulnerable communities
Indoor Air Quality
NPR – The Blackfeet Reservation Is Reopening Its Roads After Vaccination Success
Reuters – Biden urges states to pause COVID-19 reopenings as CDC warns of ‘impending doom’
Axios – The key to opening schools: Better air flow
Be sure to subscribe to EPA’s IAQ Bulletins
PHOTOS FROM THE FIELD: Week of March 22 – 26, 2021
PHOTOS FROM THE FIELD
NTAA Presents the NTAA Monthly Video Update from Executive Committee Member Bill Thompson, Region 1
If you don’t have time to dive deep into the NTAA Weekly Update, click here for a quick video update to help give you the latest news from NTAA and learn more about the Tribes in each region. Each month, a NTAA EC Member will provide a new video update! You can also find the video on NTAA’s home page under “Latest News.” For NTAA’s first 3 1/2 minute video update, you get to hear from Bill Thompson of the Penobscot Indian Nation in Region 1! Enjoy!
TOP STORIES/HEADLINES: Week of March 22 – 26, 2021
TOP STORIES
KTOO – Natural but deadly: Huge gaps in US rules for wood stove smoke exposed
NPR – The Celebration Over, Deb Haaland Now Faces A Long To-Do List At Interior
Grist – A groundbreaking environmental justice bill is poised to become law
The Hill – Senate committee advances two Biden environment nominees
E&E News – Pollution deal exposed Trump EPA official to ethics charges
Ambient Air Quality/EPA/NTAA/Tribes
US News – CDC: Now is Not the Time to Travel
AP – Authorities issue wildfire warning due to weather conditions
Cronkite News – House OKs ERA bill, Violence Against Women Act in Women’s History Month
Native News Online – Indigenous Activists Fight British Columbia’s Pipelines to the Last Mile
The Hill – Interior reverses course on tribal ownership of portion of Missouri river
Indianz.com – SCOTUSBlog: Supreme Court takes up messy tribal sovereignty case
National Association of Clean Air Agencies – Washington Update
Climate Change/Energy
Axios – Biden’s New Deal: Re-engineering America, quickly
E&E – Rising temperatures could spur invasive takeovers
Cronkite News – A Colorado River showdown is looming. Let the posturing begin.
Nature – Energy and water co-benefits from covering canals with solar panels
The Guardian – Climate fight ‘is undermined by social media’s toxic reports’
NPR – Known For Its Floods, Louisiana Is Running Dangerously Short Of Groundwater
ProPublica – The Coal Plant Next Door
NOAA – Spring Outlook: Drought to persist, expand in U.S. West and High Plains
The Guardian – Activist on hunger strike in Canada calls on government to halt logging
Toxics/Mobile Sources
NY Times – How Volkswagen’s Sins Fueled Its Redemption
Electrive – Ford to manufacture two EVs in Mexico
Axios – The electric vehicle is blowing the doors off Tesla
Reuters – Exclusive: U.S. looks to Canada for minerals to build electric vehicles
Politico – Driving downtown? Get ready to pay extra
The Hill – US seeking to boost electric vehicle material production in Canada: Reuters
Indoor Air Quality
Doc Wire News – Indoor Air Quality Issues for Rocky Mountain West Tribes
The Conversation – Fixing indoor air pollution problems that are raising Native Americans’ COVID-19 risk
Be sure to subscribe to EPA’s IAQ Bulletins