AIR TOPICS: Wood Smoke

AIR TOPICS: Wood Smoke

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Wood Smoke Overview

Improving Indoor Air

NTAA and EPA established a work group to collaborate with Tribal, state, EPA and other involved entities with a purpose of researching, developing, and implementing a national residential wood stove program to address both the indoor and ambient air quality impacts from residential wood/coal burning stoves, as well as to address other wood smoke related issues on Tribal lands.

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Wood Smoke Work Group

Woodstove Smoke

Many tribal homes use old, inefficient and dirty burning stoves for heating and cooking. These outdated stoves may also release wood smoke that is harmful to the health of residents, especially the young and the old. To avoid these health risks and to gain the greater efficiency and effectiveness of new, cleaner burning technology wood stoves, it is recommended that old stoves be gradually replaced or “changed out.”

For more information and resources about wood smoke and stove change outs see our Indoor Air Quality page.

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WOODSMOKE WORK GROUP CONTACT

Lucas Bair, Spokane Tribe, Region 10
lucas.bair@SpokaneTribe.com

WOODSMOKE WORK GROUP UPDATES

May 2022 – During a regular WSWG Monthly Call, Leads Mariah Ashley and Lucas Bair presented wood smoke related data from NTAA’s Baseline Needs Assessment. The presentation can be downloaded as a PDF. Highlighted from the BNA, wood smoke is the top 4 most concern in terms of air quality in Indian Country. Contact Mariah or Lucas if you have any questions regarding this presentation!

October 2021National Tribal Air Association’s White Paper on the Wood Heater Emission Pilot Project for Indian Country Written by NTAA Policy Advisory Committee Member, Laura McKelvey. This White Paper details Wood Stove changeout programs and its effectiveness to help improve indoor air quality for the many Tribal citizens who rely on woodstoves as a primary or secondary heat source. NTAA supports these changeout programs and urges the EPA to meet the 1988 EPA Clean Air Act emission standards, much less the current emissions standards implemented in 2015.

December 2020 – ITEP hosted a webinar series for training Tribes on wood-stove operation and maintenance. You can view the recorded webinar series here.

July 16, 2020 Presentation by Webster Tasat of the California Air Resources Board (CARB) on the state’s wood stove change out programs

Intro To Residential Wood Heating, Health Effects, Particle Pollution and More
Wood Stoves and Wood Stove Changeouts

WOODSMOKE WORK GROUP COMMENT LETTERS

Deadline July 6, 2020: NTAA Comment Letter on Wood Stove Extension Proposal

Click here to see upcoming and previous PRK comment letters!

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

EPA: Indoor Air Quality Wood Smoke
EPA: Burn Wise
EPA: Changeout Campaigns Case Studies
Tribal Healthy Homes Network: Woodsmoke and Smoke Events

STAY IN TOUCH

Calls are typically held on the 3rd Thursday of the month at 2 pm ET.

For information on the next call, please check our Calendar or NTAA’s Weekly Update.

WOOD SMOKE WORK GROUP CONTACT:

Lucas Bair, Spokane Tribe, Region 10
lucas.bair@SpokaneTribe.com

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