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The NTAA has been working with California Tribes and the California Air and Resource Board to create a PRK on information regarding Supplemental Environmental Projects, known as SEPs. NTAA is today releasing a new Policy Resource Kit (PRK) for California Tribes to help access CARB’s Supplemental Environmental Program (SEP).
The NTAA PRK includes:
- NTAA Fact Sheet with CARB Resources
- La Jolla Band of Mission Indians’ SEP
Tribal Templates for SEP projects including:
- Minimizing Asthma in Home and Schools
- Tribal Microgrid-EV Charging Station
- Tribal Green Roof Projects
- CARB SEP Budget Template
On NTAA’s website you will find SEP Project examples to see if your potential project will fit CARB’s program. For more information on CARBs SEP Program, visit https://bit.ly/CARBSEPS or contact CARB at SEP@arb.ca.gov.
The NTAA Executive Committee has extended the deadline for NTAA’s Baseline Needs Assessment of Tribal air quality needs, issues and priorities to December 31, 2021.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
- What’s the Purpose of the Survey? The information you provide will enable NTAA to comprehensively describe Tribal ambient and indoor air quality needs. This information will then be used to identify the range of Tribal air quality needs and priorities and build Tribal air quality management capacity.
- Is it Voluntary? Yes! Your participation in this survey is voluntary and you are free to decline to answer any question you do not wish to answer.
- How Long Will It Take? The survey will take between 15 – 20 minutes to complete.
- Is There an Incentive? Actually yes! The first 50 respondents to submit a completed survey will receive a $10 Starbucks or $10 Amazon gift card. (This is made possible through the donation of an NTAA non-profit partner, not federal funds.)
- What if My Internet is Connection is Poor? We are happy to conduct the survey with you by telephone. If you would like to take the survey by phone, please email Sydney Janssen at sjanssen@thhnw.org to set up a time, or call 800-717-2118, Ext. 105
- What if I am Not Familiar to Air Quality? If you would like to familiarize yourself with air quality funding sources and concepts mentioned in the survey, please review the glossary PDF.
- When Does the Survey Close? The survey closes on Friday, December 31. 2021 at 5:00pm PST.
TO BEGIN THE SURVEY, CLICK HERE. (If the link does not automatically open, please cut and paste this link into your browser: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/6420470/NTAA-Baseline-Needs-Assessment)
For a Microsoft Word version of the survey, click here. Upon completing the survey, ‘save as’ and change the document name as *YOUR_NAME_BNA* and email it to: sjanssen@thhnw.org.
Contact Information – If you have questions about the survey, please contact Sydney Janssen, Survey Coordinator, at sjanssen@thhnw.org or at 1-800-717-2118, Ext.105. If you have any questions about how your responses and survey data will be used by NTAA, please contact Andy Bessler at andy.bessler@nau.edu.
Welcome and Congratulations to the newly elected NTAA Executive Committee members for Region 9, Syndi Smallwood of the Jamul Indian Village and Leonard Bruce of the Gila River Indian Community ! To learn more about the NTAA Executive Committee, please visit NTAA’s website here.
Ambient Air Quality/EPA/NTAA/Tribes
EPA – BIA Announces Tribal Climate Resilience Grants Totaling $13.84 Million Awarded For FY 2021
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NPR – To improve wildfire resistance, researchers look to beavers
The Hill – Federal officials warning of increase in home heating costs this winter
E&E – EPA keeps Trump-era air permitting change — for now
National Law Review – EPA Places Environmental Justice Front and Center
Bloomberg – Over 90% of Firms Aren’t Measuring Emissions Correctly BCG Says
Democracy Now – Police Arrest Another 90 Activists as Climate Protests Continue in Front of White House
E&E – EPA unveils plan to address tribal water woes
Here’s where you’ll find this week’s NACAA Washington Update!
Climate Change/Energy
Politico – Dems scramble for climate Plan C as Manchin dashes their dreams
NPR – With Biden’s climate plan in jeopardy, can America lead on climate change?
Huffpost – Sea Otters Are Adorable Stewards Of Underwater Sea Grass Meadows
The Hill – Fossil fuel production must be cut in half to control global warming: study
Arizona Republic – New EPA report confirms what south Phoenix’s residents of color know: Climate change discriminates
The Guardian – China, coal and COP26: Can the world’s biggest emitter give up its dirty habit?
The Guardian – ‘I have never felt so hopeless’: millions in US fear utility shutoffs as debts rise
NY Times – What’s Behind the Energy Crunch in Britain and Europe
Toxics/Mobile Sources
Environmental Health News – As masses of plaintiffs pursue Roundup cancer compensation, migrant farmworkers are left out
Gizmodo – Shell CEO Roasted at TED Climate Conference He Was Foolishly Invited to Speak At
Washington Post – Despite spills and air pollution, fossil fuel companies award CEOs for environmental records
LA Times – Experts ask Congress for more offshore oil oversight as California cleanup continues
Wall Street Journal – Banks promised to cut funding for arctic oil drilling. Money flowed anyway.
Washington Post – Abandoned wells are a huge climate problem
Indoor Air Quality
Bloomberg – Schools Begin to Lift Mask Mandates as U.S. Covid Spread Slows
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