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Seeking nominations for Alaska’s Alternate Representative on the National Tribal Air Association Executive Committee!
The nomination deadline has been extended to February 14, 2020
For more information on this opportunity, please contact Kayla Krauss at krauss.kayla@epa.gov, Ann Wyatt (NTAA’s current Alaska representative) at 907-755-2265 or annwyatt@klawocktribe.org, or Andy Bessler at 928-523-0526 or andy.bessler@nau.edu.
NTAA is producing two new Policy Resource Kits for Tribes to use to respond to important policy proposals.
Public comment periods are open for EPA’s proposed Cleaner Trucks Initiative until February 20, 2020 and for the White House Council on Environmental Quality’s Proposal to update its NEPA Implementing Regulations, comments are due by March 10, 2020. Please visit NTAA’s Policy Resource Kit page for more information.
HEADLINES
Ambient Air Quality/EPA/NTAA/Tribes
The Hill – More than 320 groups seek more time to comment on Trump environmental law changes
EPA – EPA proposes to approve Utah’s regional haze plan
The Hill – One-third of Americans experienced poor air quality due to pollution in 2018: study
NPR – Trump Administration Cuts Back Federal Protections for Streams and Wetlands
Science Daily – Air pollution in New York City linked to wildfires hundreds of miles away
Science Daily – High air pollution exposure in 1-year-olds linked to structural brain changes at age 12
City Metric – Here’s why air pollution affects mental health
AP News – Navajo lawmakers opt for smaller buffer around national park
National Association of Clean Air Agencies – Washington Update
Climate Change/Energy
AZ Central – Navajo look to Arizona utilities to make up for coal losses
E&E News – Grid congestion costs billions, stymies renewables
Indian Country Today – Navajo coal plant is the next to close; the end of an industry
Forbes – The Pacific Ocean Is So Acidic That It’s Dissolving Dungeness Crabs
Yes Magazine – The Time for Postponing Climate Action Is Over
Yes Magazine – Strength from Grief: How Aboriginal People Experience the Bushfire Crisis
Utility Dive – NYC’s roofs are getting a sustainable makeover, but is green or solar better?
Folio – Four ways climate change is affecting our health – and what we can do about it
Toxics/Mobile Sources
AP – Trump ups mileage proposal, but it’s well below Obama plan
Cheddar – Steer Car Subscription Service Trying to Reduce Barriers to Electric Vehicles, Says CEO
E&E News – World’s largest renewable developer bets on EVs
Utility Dive – Automakers: New tech, battery advances will curb EV range anxiety
Air Quality News – Electrification of waste collection vehicles could improve localized air pollution
Indoor Air Quality
Lexology – Air Quality: Government urged to bring in radical indoor air quality legislation
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