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The National Tribal Air Association invites you to participate in a baseline needs assessment of Tribal air quality needs, issues, and priorities. All Tribes are encouraged to submit their survey.
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
- 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
- How Long Will It Take? The survey will take between 15 – 20 minutes to
- 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, October 29th at 5:00pm Pacific Standard
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). You can also find the survey on NTAA’s website here.
Ambient Air Quality/EPA/NTAA/Tribes
E&E News – EPA strategic plan touts climate, environmental justice goals
E&E News – Top EPA Air Appointee Offloaded Oil Stocks
CNN – EPA moves to block controversial mine that threatened salmon habitat in Alaska
The Hill – White House proposes reversing parts of Trump rewrite of bedrock environmental law implementation (NEPA)
NY Times – In Arizona, Drought Ignites Tensions and Threatens Traditions Among the Hopi
To’ Nizhoni Ani – Diné Residents of Black Mesa tell why they support Build Back Better Plan
Grist – Here’s how Congress could hold the EPA accountable for its ‘dereliction of duty’
The Wall Street Journal – The Colorado River Is in Crisis. The Walton Family Is Pushing a Solution.
Environmental Health News – We’re miscalculating the cancer risk from a massive class of chemicals: MIT Study
Andover Technology Partners – Analysis of PM and Hg Emissions and Controls from Coal-Fired Power Plants
Here’s your link to this week’s NACAA Washington Update.
Climate Change/Energy
Time – Climate Pressure Mounts for Biden As a Major Conference Looms
Climate Signals – Arctic Amplification: The Arctic is warming twice to three times as fast as the rest of the planet due to sea ice loss—a phenomenon known as Arctic amplification
Bloomberg Green – The Cheap and Easy Climate Fix That Can Cool the Planet Fast
Grist – Study: The rich can spur climate action — or uphold the status quo
AP – Physics Nobel rewards work on climate change, other forces
The Guardian – Giant sequoias and fire have coexisted for centuries. Climate crisis is upping the stakes
The Hill – Warming Arctic could spread nuclear waste, unknown viruses: report
NPR – Pushed to the edge, tribe members in coastal Louisiana wonder where to go after Ida
TIME – U.S. Fishermen Are Making Their Last Stand Against Offshore Wind
The Hill – Greenpeace ad asks if climate change is racist
Toxics/Mobile Sources
NPR – 5 Midwestern governors agree to create a network to charge electric vehicles
Washington Post – GM sets earlier deadline for all-renewable energy
The Hill – Five things to know about the California oil spill
The Hill – Plastics company agrees to $23M settlement in drinking water pollution case
Reuters – Explainer: What’s behind the wild surges in global LNG prices and the risks ahead
Gizmodo – Oil Starts Flowing Through Line 3 on Friday, But Water Protectors Will Keep Fighting It
Reuters – Energy lawsuits pact seen threatening Paris climate deal
Earther – The ABCs of Big Oil: The Fossil Fuel Industry’s Century-Long Quest to Invade Elementary Schools
E&E – How Dems’ clean electricity plan hits nuclear, gas, FERC
ABC15 Arizona – Southwest Gas releases data on frequency of Driscopipe 8000 leaks
Indoor Air Quality
New York Times – Is Bad Indoor Air Dulling Your Brain?
Be sure to subscribe to EPA’s IAQ Bulletins
