Status of Tribal Air Report
National Tribal Air Association
The mission of the NTAA is to advance air quality management policies and programs, consistent with the needs, interests, and unique legal status of American Indian Tribes and Alaska Natives. The National Tribal Air Association's (NTAA) Executive Committee is pleased to present the 2022 Status of Tribal Air Report (STAR). The STAR is an annual review of Tribal Air Programs providing an opportunity to share successes and challenges that Tribal Environmental Professionals face in their efforts to protect the health, cultural, and spiritual resources for the people and communities that they serve.
Summary of the Baseline Needs Assessment
The BNA is a new report that provides the first-of-its kind assessment that demonstrates the need for increased funding for Tribal Nations to address air quality and climate change on and around Tribal Lands. An electronic survey was distributed nationally, to obtain baseline information from among the 574 federally recognized Indian Tribes.
The BNA is a new report that provides the first-of-its-kind assessment that demonstrates the need for increased funding for Tribal Nations to address air quality and climate change.
NTAA provided climate change funding recommendations to the National Tribal Caucus earlier this year with specific recommendations on how to provide additional climate change funding to Tribal Air Programs.
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