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NEW! Submit your 2022 NTFAQ Presentation Abstract | Google Form
The National Tribal Forum on Air Quality (NTFAQ) aims to support Tribal programs by fostering information-sharing and networking opportunities that are focused on building Tribal capacity in air quality management. The event’s agenda is driven by Tribal input and priorities, with a focus on increasing Tribal engagement in air quality initiatives that are relevant to tribal communities across the nation.
The NTFAQ is scheduled for May 2-5, 2022. Sample topic for presentations or trainings may include but is not limited to:
- Air Quality & Grants
- Air Quality Policy & Regulations
- Indoor Air Quality
- Air Quality Health and Research
- Technical: air monitoring, data management & analysis, emission inventories
- Tribal Case Studies: examples of Tribes implementing air quality projects & programs
- Climate Change & Air Quality
- Community engagement: youth, elders, and community leaders
- Tribal/Traditional Knowledge
If you have questions about the agenda, presentation options, or other ways to participate in the event, please contact Andy.Bessler@nau.edu.
Timeline:
- Call for Presentations Opens: December 1st, 2021
- Presentation Proposals Due: January 15th, 2022
- Letter of Notification (will include instructions and timeline): February 17th,
- 2022
- Presentation Materials Deadline: March 28 (if pre-recorded) April 15 (if in-person)
NTAA has released a Fact Sheet on EPA’s Proposed Emissions Guidelines to Reduce Methane from the Oil and Natural Gas Industry. You can find NTAA’s new fact sheet on NTAA’s Policy Resource Kit page here. Last week, NTAA’s Chairwoman Carol Kriebs testified during EPA’s public hearing last week. You can read her remarks here. Comments are due into EPA by January 14th by commenting here.
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Climate Change/Energy
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Toxics/Mobile Sources
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Eurasia Review – Pollution Trends and US Environmental Policy: Lessons from the last half century – Analysis
Reuters – Alaska agency commits to more spending on Artic oil plans
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Indoor Air Quality
The Hill – EPA union announces agreements with agency expanding work from home
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