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The National Tribal Forum on Air Quality (NTFAQ) has issued a Call for Proposals for Presentations, Workshops, and Sessions
The NTFAQ will be held May 27-29, 2020, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and will be hosted by the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. Click HERE for details on the Call for Proposals; the deadline for proposals is Monday, March 2, 2020. We are also actively seeking Sponsors and Exhibitors for the event – show your support and engage with attendees! More information is available at www.nau.edu/ntfaq.
Have your voice heard and be sure to use NTAA’s Policy Resource Kits!
NTAA’s Policy Resource Kits are available for Tribes to use to submit comments on both EPA’s Cleaner Trucks Initiative by tomorrow, February 20th and for the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) that issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register to update its regulations for implementing the procedural provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). A letter for tribes to use will be available tomorrow and comments are due by March 10. NTAA will also be hosting an informational webinar on Wednesday, February 26 at 4 pm ET. You can register for the webinar here.
HEADLINES
Ambient Air Quality/EPA/NTAA/Tribes
Washington Post – The EPA is about to change a rule cutting mercury pollution. The industry doesn’t want it.
NPR – Canadian Pipeline Protest Forces Closure of Major Rail Link
KNAU – Trump Administration Proposes Eliminating Tribal Scholarships for Third Year in a Row
E&E News – Trump adviser to return to EPA as chief of staff
Native Sun News – Oglala tribal staff caps water well with uranium in it
Cronkite News – Blasting for border wall is typical of feds’ neglect of tribes, leaders say
Science Magazine – Deadly air pollution is blowing into your state from a surprisingly large source
National Association of Clean Air Agencies – Washington Update
Climate Change/Energy
Native Sun News – Bringing jobs to Pine Ridge by way of solar energy
Yale Environment 360 – How Native Tribes Are Taking the Lead on Planning for Climate Change
KNAU – Navajo Nation Files to Intervene In Arizona Utility Rate Case
E&E News – ‘Breakthrough’ membrane turns CO2 into fuel
E&E News – Many Americans wary of climate-friendly diet – survey
Indian Country Today – Navajo-owned coal company wins liability waiver from Wyoming
Indian Country Today – Trump administration seeks $1.5 billion to revive uranium mining
NY Times – A Crisis Right Now: San Francisco and Manila Face Rising Seas
CarbonBrief – How close is the West Antarctic ice sheet to a ‘tipping point’?
E&E News – Work begins on key climate report under Trump
The Hill – With polar bear study open for comments, critics see effort to push drilling in ANWR
Toxics/Mobile Sources
The Atlantic – ‘We Knew They Had Cooked the Books’
NPR – Amid Climate and Housing Crises, Cities Struggle to Place Housing Near Transit
NY Times – Trump’s Path to Weaker Fuel Efficiency Rules May Lead to a Dead End
Indoor Air Quality
ENN – University of Notre Dame-Developed Home Lead Screening Kits Shown to Be Highly Accurate
Washington Post – What you need to know about air purifiers, including little evidence of health benefits
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