2012 National Tribal Forum presentations
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Monday, May 21 - Day One
8:30am - 5:00pm: Indoor Air Quality Interactive Session & ORIA's Tribal Policy
- BlackCloud_GreenHealthyHomesInitiative.pptx [pptx]
- Burton_IAQBuildingProtocols.ppt [ppt]
- Harrison_ORIA-TribalStrategySession.ppt [ppt]
- Nelson_HealthyHomesIAQ.pptx [pptx]
8:30am - 12:00pm: EPA-OAR Tribal Consultation Policy Discussion
Tuesday, May 22 - Day Two
9:30am - 10:45am: National & Regional Tribal Priorities (NTAA)
- NTAA-RegPriorities.pptx [pptx]
3:30pm - 5:00pm Breakout Sessions
- Air Quality Policy
- Overview of Regulatory Scheme Driving Rulemaking [N/A]
- Overview of Key Ambient Air Programs [N/A]
- Technical Ambient Air Quality
- Southern Ute Indian Tribe's Participation in the 2011 Passive Ammonia Study with EPA Region 6 (Yolanda Williams, Southern Ute Indian Tribe) [pptx]
- TREX: TRibal Environmental EXchange Network (Nelletta Aguilar, Walker River Paiute Tribe) [pptx]
- SRPMIC Outreach Dust Bunnies Speckle and Sparkle! (Elaina Osife, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community) [pptx]
- Indoor Air Quality
- IAQ Assessments (Tina Tinker, Aleknagik Traditional Council) [ppt]
- Asthma / Healthy Environments (Brian Holter, Jr., Craig Community Association) [ppt]
- Responding to IAQ Calls (Angela Benedict, Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe) [html]
- Climate Change
Wednesday, May 23 - Day Three
8:30am - 10:30am Plenary Sessions
- Extreme Weather & Climate Change (Gary McManus, Oklahoma Climatological Survey) [ppt]
- DOI Climate Science Centers: Science to Support Adaptation (Robin O'Malley, USGS National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center) [pptx]
- EPA's Climate Change Adaptation Plan (Lesley Jantarasami, US EPA) [pptx]
1:30pm - 3:00pm Breakout Sessions
- Air Quality Policy
- Tribal NSR Update [pptx]
- Upcoming Rules [pptx]
- Technical Ambient Air Quality
- Nenahnezad School Air Toxic Project (Karmen Billey, Navajo Nation) [N/A]
- Toxic Metal Enrichment of PM2.5 from Industrial Activities (Cristina González-Maddux, ITEP) [pptx]
- Air Quality Outreach via Social Media (Kellie Poolaw, Delaware Nation) [pptx]
- Indoor Air Quality
- Why Houses Have Radon Problems (Snead) [pptx]
- Radon Resistant Construction (Vivian Craig, Navajo Nation) [pptx]
- Weatherization and Indoor Air Quality (Harrison) [pptx]
- Climate Change
- Demonstrating EPA's New GHG Reporting Program Tool (Lesley Jantarasami, US EPA) [pptx]
- Tribes and the National Climate Assessment (Sue Wotkyns, ITEP) [pptx]
- Open Discussion: Local/Regional Climate Change Impacts (Alex Cabillo, Hualapai Tribe and Sue Wotkyns, ITEP)
3:30pm - 5:00pm Plenary Sessions Treatment as a State (TAS)
- What is TAS? (Darrel Harmon, Syndi Smallwood) [pptx]
- Why would you want TAS or why not? (Natalene Cummings, Ondrea Barber) [pptx]
- Open Discussion on TAS
Thursday, May 24 - Day Four
8:30am - 10:00am Plenary Session: Indoor Air Quality
- HUD and IAQ (Bob Gruenig, Stetson Law) [ppt]
- Defining "Clean" in Terms of the Potential for Disease Transmission in Schools (Dr. Richard Shaughnessy, University of Tulsa) [pdf]
- Radon Outreach & Technical Assistance (Bruce Snead, University of Kansas Extension) [pptx]
10:30am - 12:00pm Breakout Sessions
- Air Quality Policy
- Gila River Indian Community Enforcement Actions (Dan Blair, GRIC) [pptx]
- Intertribal Coordination and Assistance (Ralph Gomez, Ak-Chin Indian Community) [pptx]
- Navajo Nation Interest's in EPA Rulemakings Affecting EGU's (Anoop Sukumaran, Navajo Nation) [pptx]
- Technical Ambient Air Quality
- Mercury Issues in Cherokee Nation (Larry Scrapper, Cherokee Nation) [N/A]
- Salt River Pima-Maricopa (SRPMIC) Air Quality Program (Corwin Smith, SRPMIC) [pptx]
- Outreach for Airheads (Aimee Benedict, Saint Regis Mohawk) [html]
- Indoor Air Quality
- Leveraging Partnerships (Leigh Herrington, US EPA) [pptx]
- Woodsmoke Tribal Case Studies (Marvin Cling, Passamaquoddy Tribe) [ppt]
- Swinomish Tribe (Tony Basabe) [ppt]
- Climate Change
1:30pm - 4:00pm Plenary Session: Air Quality & Health Impacts
- Coal & Health Impacts (Dr. Alan Lockwood, University of Buffalo) [pptx]
- Biomass Combustion & Health Effects (Dr. Curtis Noonan, University of Montana) [pdf]
- AIRNow & Satellite Mapping (Laura McKelvey) [pptx]
Information contacts:
Lydia Scheer
Program Coordinator, ITEP
NAU - ITEP
Ph: 928/523-6887
Fx: 928/523-1266
Lydia.Scheer@nau.edu
Program Coordinator, ITEP
NAU - ITEP
Ph: 928/523-6887
Fx: 928/523-1266
Lydia.Scheer@nau.edu
Last updated: August 22, 2012
