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TRIBAL AIR PROGRAM BASICS
Why should a tribe develop an air quality management program?
Maintenance and Protection of Air Quality and Other Resources
Protect the health
and welfare of people living on and near the reservation, which
may be compromised due to levels of air pollution from on- and off-reservation
sources.
Protect cultural
resources and sacred sites from degradation due to acid
deposition and impacts to visibility.
Regulate
industries, facilities, and other activities contributing to air
pollution within the reservation boundaries.
Assertion of Tribal Sovereignty
The Tribal Authority Rule
(TAR) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) provides tribes with the opportunity
to manage air resources within the boundaries of their reservations.
Achieving the capacity to do so with a federally approved tribal
air program, further asserts a tribe’s sovereignty over their natural
resources.
Reduction of the Data Gap in Indian Country
States, counties, and municipalities have
supplied much of the existing data regarding air quality and sources
of air pollution in Indian Country. It is possible the data supplied
by state and local agencies doesn’t accurately reflect the condition
of air quality on tribal lands. By conducting data collection efforts
such as ambient air monitoring
source identifications, or
emissions inventories, tribes can
help fill the “data gap” in Indian Country. Data gathered through
these efforts can potentially be incorporated into improved air
pollution standards and regulations.
GENERAL EXTERNAL LINKS: |
USEPA TribalAir Home Page |
Contains links
to various TribalAir programs and partners, and to the rest
of the EPA site. Topics include: tribal air monitoring, TAR,
policies and initiatives, and more. |
NTEC
- Tribal Air Organization |
Contains listing
of the Table of Contents and links to those sections of the
document, as well as links to the rest of the NTEC site. Topics
include: TAR, jurisdiction, regional haze, WRAP, attainment,
functions and actions of a tribal air quality organization
(or program). |
CalBar
Article on "Tribal Environmental Protection" |
Contains text
of the article by D.J. Pingaro outlining the activities of
Tribal and EPA administered environmental programs. Topics
include: Tribal environmental protection, CAA, GAP, and more. |
TRIBAL AIR PROGRAM WEBSITES: |
Sandia
Pueblo Environmental Department |
Contains program
overviews and a link to the Sandia Pueblo home page. Topics
include: water quality, air quality, GIS, wastewater, restoration
projects, recycling, education, and more. |
Blackfeet
Environmental Office |
Contains overview
of environmental programs, staff contacts, and links to the
rest of the Blackfeet Indian Nation website. Topics include:
tribal environmental program management. |
Penobscot
Air Quality Program |
Contains overview
of program and links to various tribal and air related websites.
Topics include: monitoring, tribal air quality, CAA, emissions,
Penobscot air, and more. |
Wampanoag
Air Quality Program |
Contains overview
of the program activities and links to the rest of the Wampanoag
Tribe website. Topics include: IMPROVE, air quality assessment,
and more. |
What is the Tribal Authority Rule (TAR)?
The 40 CFR Parts 9, 35, 49, 50, and 81 contain
the final rule titled "Indian Tribes: Air Quality Planning
and Management," which has come to be called the "Tribal
Authority Rule" or "TAR."
The TAR authorizes eligible tribes to undertake
implementation of their own federally approved air programs.
The TAR delineates specifications that tribes
must meet in order to be eligible to implement their own federally-approved
air programs.
Eligibility determination
(originally referred to as "treatment in a manner similar to
a state")
Flexibility
in implementation (also called "modular implementation"
or "modular approach")
Tribes are eligible to apply for financial
assistance to implement their air programs
Indian General Assistance Program (IGAP)
CAA Sections 103 and 105
Various smaller federal grant programs
GENERAL EXTERNAL LINKS: |
USEPA
TribalAir TAR Information |
Contains general
information, and links to the TAR, a TAR fact sheet, and the
TAR proposal, as well as links to other EPA sites. Topics
include: the TAR, permitting in Indian Country, CAA amendments,
etc. |
Indian
Tribes AQ Planning and Management |
Contains full
text of the final ruling (1998), and links to related documents
and websites. Topics include: TAR final rule. |
TAR
Litigation |
Contains full
text of the case presented to the US Court of Appeals. Topics
include: TAR, sovereignty, and more. |
USEPA
TribalAir TIP Explanation |
Contains summary
information on tribal authority to develop TIPs, plus links
to comments on the Explanation, and links to the rest of the
TribalAir and EPA pages. Topics include: TIPs, TAR, SIPs,
modular approach, severable elements of a TIP, plus example
TIPs for different cases. |
NTEC
- Tribal Air Organization |
Contains listing
of the Table of Contents and links to those sections of the
document, as well as links to the rest of the NTEC site. Topics
include: TAR, jurisdiction, regional haze, WRAP, attainment,
functions and actions of a tribal air quality organization
(or program). |
USEPA
CAA and Amendments Information |
Contains links
to view or download the text of the CAA, its Amendments, and
related documents, plus links to the rest of the EPA site.
Topics include: CAA, 1990 CAAA. |
Plain
English Guide to the CAA |
Contains links
to the contents of the document, plus links to the rest of
the EPA site. Topics include: CAA, acid rain, mobile sources,
permits, enforcement, criteria pollutants, and more. |
Clean
Air Trust CAA Information |
Contains commonly
asked questions and answers about the Clean Air Act, plus
a sidebar with numerous links to related issues and the rest
of the site. Topics include: CAA, air pollution fact sheets,
Clean Air Villains, and more. |
Air
Pollution Glossary |
Contains a glossary
of terms related to air quality and air pollution, plus links
to the rest of the BAAQMD site. Topics include: air pollution. |
Terms
of the Environment |
Contains links
to alphabetical lists and definitions of the various terms,
acronyms and abbreviations commonly used in EPA publications,
news releases, and other documents (these are not necessarily
legal definitions - follow Introduction link). Topics include:
environment. |
What is a federally approved Tribal Air Program?
Tribes have the authority to regulate air quality
on tribally owned lands, without having federal approval under the
Clean Air Act (CAA).However, in order to regulate air quality on
all land within exterior reservation boundaries, tribes must have
an air management program that has been recognized and approved
by the USEPA. Tribes must meet certain requirements,
as outlined in the Tribal Authority Rule (TAR)
of the CAA, in order to be eligible to manage a federally enforceable
air program.
Some common types of activities conducted in a
federally approved Tribal Air Program include, but are not limited
to:
Conducting Public Outreach
and Education
Conducting a Source
Identification
Conducting an Emissions
Inventory
Conducting Air
and Meteorological Monitoring and Modeling
Implementing and Enforcing Air
Quality Codes and Regulations
Receiving Eligibility
or Treatment as a State (TAS) Determination under the CAA
Conducting Major
and Minor Source Permitting
Development and Approval of a Tribal
Implementation Plan (TIP)
Note 1: Tribes do not need a federally approved
Tribal Air Program in order to conduct air quality assessment and
education activities. However, having the federal approval to manage
tribal air quality by implementing provisions of the Clean Air Act
expands tribal jurisdiction to all lands within the exterior reservation
boundaries (and other tribal lands), and makes the provisions enforceable
in federal courts.
Note 2: The TAR stipulates that tribes can choose
a modular
approach to implement different programs of the CAA according
to their needs and capacities.
GENERAL EXTERNAL LINKS: |
NTEC
- Tribal Air Organization |
Contains listing
of the Table of Contents and links to those sections of the
document, as well as links to the rest of the NTEC site. Topics
include: TAR, jurisdiction, regional haze, WRAP, attainment,
functions and actions of a tribal air quality organization
(or program). |
USEPA
Tribal Environmental Handbook |
Contains overview
information on the handbook, a link to download the handbook
and links to the rest of the EPA site. Topics include: technical
and financial assistance, air, water, wildlife, toxics and
hazardous waste, solid waste, pollution prevention, emergency
response, environmental education. |
CalBar
Article on "Tribal Environmental Protection" |
Contains text
of the article by D.J. Pingaro outlining the activities of
Tribal and EPA administered environmental programs. Topics
include: Tribal environmental protection, CAA, GAP, and more. |
How does tribal sovereignty relate to a federally approved Tribal Air Program?
The Tribal Authority Rule (TAR)
gives federally recognized tribes the ability to implement a federally
enforceable air program for reservations and other tribal lands.
One part of the TAR, called modular
implementation, gives tribes who are conducting federally approved
tribal air programs the choice to implement any or all of the CAA
programs, according to their individual air quality needs or administrative
and regulatory capacity.
The TAR also addresses the issue of tribes regulating
non-tribally owned lands within exterior reservation boundaries.
A US
Court of Appeals ruling specifies that all lands within the
exterior boundaries of a reservation fall under the jurisdiction
of the tribe, for purposes of enforcing air quality regulations.
EPA’s 1984 Federal
Indian Policy outlines the working principles of EPA’s involvement
in managing the environment on tribal lands. Similar information
can also be found in the EPA’s American Indian Environmental Office
document Resource
Guide for Working with Tribes.
GENERAL EXTERNAL LINKS: |
NTEC
- Tribal Air Organization |
Contains listing
of the Table of Contents and links to those sections of the
document, as well as links to the rest of the NTEC site. Topics
include: TAR, jurisdiction, regional haze, WRAP, attainment,
functions and actions of a tribal air quality organization
(or program). |
ABA
Article "Environmental Regulations on Indian Lands" |
Contains full
text of the article by L.H. Slade and W.E. Stern. Topics include:
tribal jurisdiction, federal delegation, water quality, air
quality, drinking water, and related issues. |
Strategy
for Implementing CAA in Indian Country |
Contains text
of the draft Strategy, and links to the rest of the site.
Topics include: CAA, TAR, and more. |
USEPA
TribalAir TAR Information |
Contains general
information, and links to the TAR, a TAR fact sheet, and the
TAR proposal, as well as links to other EPA sites. Topics
include: the TAR, permitting in Indian Country, CAA amendments,
etc. |
Indian
Tribes AQ Planning and Management |
Contains full
text of the final ruling (1998), and links to related documents
and websites. Topics include: TAR final rule. |
TAR
Litigation |
Contains full
text of the case presented to the US Court of Appeals. Topics
include: TAR, sovereignty, and more. |
USEPA
Federal Indian Policy |
Contains text
of the policy as well as links to the rest of the AIEO and
EPA pages. Topics include: government-to-government relations,
tribal environmental management, inter-agency cooperation,
and more. |
USEPA
AIEO Resource Guide - Working with Tribes |
Contains links
to the three chapters of the document, as well as the rest
of the EPA site; in Chapter 3, there are links to various
documents and references regarding federal-Indian government
relations and environmental management. Topics include: demographics,
culture and history, communities, history of federal Indian
law, tribal sovereignty and jurisdiction, Federal-Indian relationships,
distinctive tribal rights, federal and EPA Indian policies,
Indian programs in the EPA and other government agencies. |
STARTING FEDERALLY SUPPORTED
AIR PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
What financial assistance
is available for tribes interested in assessing air quality or managing
an air program?
Funding through the US Environmental Protection
Agency is available to tribes needing financial assistance for conducting
the activities of a Tribal Air Program (TAP).
Indian General Assistance Program (IGAP)
grants are available to all federally recognized tribes who are
interested in developing their environmental management capacity.
Section 103 of the Clean Air Act (CAA 103)
grants are available to federally-recognized tribes interested in
developing their air programs through projects such as monitoring,
emissions inventories, or other activities.
Section 105 of the Clean Air Act (CAA 105)
grants are available to federally-recognized tribes who have conducted
data gathering activities under a CAA 103 grant, and who are interested
in implementing a federally approved Tribal Air Program.
Performance Partnership Grants (PPG) are
available to federally-recognized tribes who are interested in combining
funds from one or more grant programs into one or more PPGs (i.e.,
combine air and water grants into one or more PPGs). A Tribal Environmental
Agreement (TEA) can be used as a work plan for PPGs.
Note: Section 103 and 105 grants fall under
a variety of grant programs. See links (below) to some of the grant
program descriptions on the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) website.
GENERAL FUNDING INFORMATION: (External Links) |
USEPA
Grants Administration Division |
Contains links
to information on acquiring federal funding, plus links to
the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance, and the rest of
the EPA site. Topics include: grant application packages,
grant management, grant writing, and more. |
USEPA
Tribal Environmental Handbook |
Contains overview
information on the handbook, a link to download the handbook
and links to the rest of the EPA site. Topics include: technical
and financial assistance, air, water, wildlife, toxics and
hazardous waste, solid waste, pollution prevention, emergency
response, environmental education. |
USEPA
Region 6 Document "Guide to EPA Programs in Indian Country" |
Contains basic
information on the management of environmental programs in
Indian Country, including program and policy overviews, funding
options, and contact information. Topics include: water, air,
waste, toxics, and more. |
Alaska
Traditional Knowledge and Native Foods Project |
Contains information
about and contacts for the project, plus logins for users
(do not need to be registered; can log in as a student if
you do not want to input your name and email). Topics include:
grants and other resources for tribes, Alaska traditional
knowledge and food, Native concerns, and more. |
IGAP (cross media) |
CFDA
66.926 - Indian Environmental General Assistance
Program |
Contains information
funding for various tribal environmental activities. Topics
include: objectives, uses and restrictions, eligibility, application
and award process, post assistance requirements, contact information,
and more. |
GSA
Information on IGAP |
Contains full
text of the Act, plus 1993 amendments. Topics include: tribal
environmental regulatory programs, granting procedures, and
other items within the Act. |
USEPA
GAP Information |
Contains text
of the guidance on IGAP grants. Topics include: IGAP purpose,
management, and information. |
CalBar
Article on "Tribal Environmental Protection" |
Contains text
of the article by D.J. Pingaro outlining the activities of
Tribal and EPA administered environmental programs. Topics
include: Tribal environmental protection, CAA, GAP, and more. |
CAA Grants |
General CAA |
CFDA
66.600 - Environmental Protection Consolidated Grants
Program Support |
Contains information
on this grant program, which provides funding for CAA activities.
Topics include: eligibility requirements, application and
award process, post assistance requirements, contact information,
and more. |
Section 103 |
CFDA
66.709 - Capacity Building Grants and Cooperative
Agreements for States and Tribes |
Contains information
on this grant program, which provides funding for CAA activities.
Topics include: eligibility requirements, application and
award process, post assistance requirements, contact information,
and more. |
CFDA
66.604 - Environmental Justice Grants to Small Community
Groups |
Contains information
on this grant program, which provides funding for CAA activities.
Topics include: eligibility requirements, application and
award process, post assistance requirements, contact information,
and more. |
Section 105 |
CFDA
66.001 - Air Pollution Control Program Support |
Contains information on this grant
program, which provides funding for CAA activities. Topics include:
eligibility requirements, application and award process, post
assistance requirements, contact information, and more. |
Performance Partnership Grants and TEAs (cross media) |
USEPA
PPG Information |
Contains information on PPGs, and
links to the rest of the EPA site. Topics include: PPGs, eligibility,
application process, funding and cost share principles, EPA
regional implementation, and more. |
USEPA
TEA Template |
Contains text of memorandum
from the AIEO Director, plus a draft Tribal Environmental
Agreement Template. Topics include: Tribal Environmental Agreements
(TEAs), action plans, planning and budget cycles, and more. |
Draft
Tribal Environmental Agreement |
Contains sample documents
for guidance to tribes developing TEAs with the EPA. Topics
include: TEA. |
| Pollution Prevention Grants (cross media) |
What technical assistance
is available for tribes interested in assessing air quality or managing
an air program?
Staff knowledge and professional development
is critical for a successful air program.Technical assistance, training
and educational programs are available through many agencies and
organizations across the US.Training and education on a variety
of technical and administrative factors of air quality management
is available from basic to advanced levels.
The Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) provides
extensive resources to federally recognized tribes that are beginning
or advancing their tribal air program.Most programs offered through
ITEP are provided at no cost to tribal environmental professionals.
The American
Indian Air Quality Training Program offers several training
courses throughout the year, at locations across the US.
The Professional
Assistance provides specially
tailored technical assistance to tribes.
The Air
Pollution Training Institute (APTI) is a USEPA program that
provides technical training to interested parties.APTI offers classroom,
telecourse, web-based, and self-instructional courses in air pollution
management at no cost to tribal employees, except travel and lodging
costs.APTI also supports specialized
training at Rutger’s University Environmental and Occupational
Health Institute, University of Cincinnati Environmental Training
Institute, and University of Texas at Arlington Air Pollution Training
Academy.Tribal staff are exempt from registration fees for APTI
trainings.
The California
Air Resources Board (CARB) offers extensive air quality
compliance training, primarily in a classroom format.Their main
focus is inspection, compliance and enforcement, but they offer
many levels of technical training for air quality and environmental
professionals.Tribal staff are exempt from registration fees for
CARB’s 100 and 200 level training courses.
The Western States
Air Resources Agency (WESTAR) offers technical training
courses related to air pollution control, in classroom-style seminar
and conference settings.Tribal staff are exempt from registration
fees for WESTAR training courses.
Additional resources for training and technical
assistance can also come from Inter-Tribal
organizations, Regional
Planning Organizations, the EPA [*EPA Regional Air
Contacts] (especially Regional Offices), and other regional, state,
local and tribal air agencies (through networking and collaboration
efforts).
GENERAL EXTERNAL LINKS |
USEPA
Tribal Environmental Handbook |
Contains overview information
on the handbook, a link to download the handbook and links
to the rest of the EPA site. Topics include: technical and
financial assistance, air, water, wildlife, toxics and hazardous
waste, solid waste, pollution prevention, emergency response,
environmental education. |
USEPA
Air Pollution Training Institute (APTI) |
Contains information on
the Institute, and links to course materials, information,
contacts and the rest of the EPA site. Topics include: distance
learning, specialized training, university-based training,
and more. Tribal employees can register for these courses
free of charge. |
USEPA
APTI - Specialized Training Centers |
Contains contact information
for APTI's Area and Specialized Training Centers, plus links
to the rest of the APTI and EPA pages. Topics include: APTI. |
CARB
Air Pollution Training Program |
Contains information on
training programs and registration, as well as links to the
rest of the CARB site. Topics include: training in air pollution
issues, enforcement, compliance and inspection. |
Western
States Air Resources Council (WESTAR) |
Contains links
to information about WESTAR programs, activities, documents
and reports, training, committees and work groups, member
states and related websites. Topics include: air pollution
training, and more. |
Southwest
Environmental Education Training Center |
Contains overview information,
and links to course schedules and descriptions, news, contact
information and related websites. Topics include: asbestos,
lead, hazardous materials, pollution control devices, regulatory
compliance, pollution prevention, environmental auditing,
site assessment, remote sensing, atmospheric dispersion modeling,
continuous emissions monitoring, and more. |
ASSESSING TRIBAL AIR QUALITY
How can the tribe determine a need for an air quality management program?
Before beginning an air program, a tribe should
determine the need for such a program, as well as the potential
extent of it.Assessing the air quality can be helpful in determining
this need.These assessments could include:
Visibility Assessments
Make observations about the range of visibility of certain horizons or vistas
Conduct monitoring with air quality monitors and/or cameras
If your tribal community is concerned with degrading visibility
of scenic or sacred areas, different types of visibility monitoring
can be incorporated into a tribal air program as a way to help control
the visible effects of air pollution.
Health Assessments
Conduct formal or informal interviews with local clinics and hospitals, as well as with community members
Consider the elevated risk of respiratory problems in children and the elderly, such as asthma, emphysema, and similar health concerns
Indoor air quality can affect health, particularly for people who work indoors
Human health can be negatively affected by eating contaminated foods
(crops and game).Toxic substances from the atmosphere travel to
the earth’s surface with rain and snow and by gravity; these substances
can accumulate in foods, and transfer to people who consume these foods.
Cultural and Community Assessments
Organize data gathering efforts within the region or community,
such as conducting surveys or polls of community concerns or activities relating to air quality
Conduct formal or informal brainstorming or observations about what
types of activities might be affecting air quality, or what types
of activities might be affected by air pollution.
Some of the following community or regional activities may be adversely
affecting tribal air quality:
Area Sources
Agriculture/Ranching/Livestock Production
Activities
Mining
Recreation (i.e., off-road vehicles or boats)
Point Sources
Large-scale Industrial Facilities
Utilities/Energy Production
Wood-burning Stoves/Diesel Generators
Tribal or community gatherings, religious events, cultural resources
and sacred sites can be negatively affected by air pollution (i.e.,
acid deposition degrading cultural resources or smoke from open
burning disrupting community gatherings)
| GENERAL ASSESSMENTS (General External Links) |
NTEC
- Tribal Air Organization |
Contains listing of the
Table of Contents and links to those sections of the document,
as well as links to the rest of the NTEC site. Topics include:
TAR, jurisdiction, regional haze, WRAP, attainment, functions
and actions of a tribal air quality organization (or program). |
VISIBILITY ASSESSMENTS |
IMPROVE
Website |
Contains overview information
on the IMPROVE program, plus links to data, analysis tools,
publications and studies, educational materials and resources
such as maps, photos, databases, etc. Topics include IMPROVE,
visibility, haze, and more. |
IMPROVE
Special Studies |
Contains links to information
collected for the studies, including data, reports, related
websites, plus links to the rest of the IMPROVE and CSU pages.
Study areas/subjects include: Big Bend NP, Southeastern US
(Smoky Mtns.), Southwester US (Mohave Power Plant), Pacific
NW, Grand Canyon NP/Navajo Generating Station, Mt. Zirkel
Wilderness. |
HEALTH ASSESSMENTS |
Ask
NOAH about Environmental Health |
Contains links to information
related to air quality and environmental health, legal, environmental
and other resources, as well as links to the rest of the NOAH
site. Topics include: asbestos, carbon monoxide, nitrogen
dioxide, indoor air quality and pollution, VOCs, ozone, radon,
secondhand smoke, sick building syndrome, lead, radiation,
toxics and pesticides, and more. |
Health
Effects of Air Pollution |
Contains small reports on
health and air quality, plus links to the WRI websites. Topics
include: outdoor air and health, urban air, particulates,
sulfur dioxide, ozone, indoor air, biomass burning, and more. |
Health
Effects of Air Pollution on Children |
Contains interactive animations, FAQs, and links on smog-related health concerns, particularly for children who spend more time outdoors. Topics include: smog, health, air quality index, asthma, and others. |
American
Lung Association - General AQ Information |
Contains information
about air quality's effect on human health, and links to news
and updates, contact information, and other ALA programs. Topics
include: asthma, environmental tobacco, occupational health,
and indoor and outdoor air quality. |
Criteria Pollutants and Smog |
Criteria
Pollutants and Health Effects |
Contains general information
on criteria pollutants and links to Broward County, FL Dept.
of Environmental Protection pages. Topics include: information
regarding each criteria pollutant (particulate matter, sulfur
dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, ozone, and lead)
and related sources, health effects, and controls. |
Wildfire
Smoke and your Health |
Contains general information
and a tool for estimating health effects by visual assessment
of the pollution, as well as links to the rest of the OR DEQ
site. Topics include: wildfires, health, visibility, and more. |
Ozone
- Good Up High Bad Nearby |
Contains graphics and descriptions
on good and bad ozone in the environment, as well as links
to the rest of the LA DEQ site. Topics include: sources of
ozone, NOx, and VOC, sources of good-ozone depleting substances,
pollution controls, health and environmental effects of ground-level
ozone, and more. |
Health
Effects of Southland Smog |
Contains a report on the
effects of smog on human health. Topics include: sources of
smog, historical perspectives, health effects, children and
smog, air quality standards, and informational phone numbers. |
Ground-Level
Ozone Information |
Contains answers to frequently
asked questions about ground-level ozone, and links to the
rest of the EPA site. Topics include: ground-level ozone,
ozone standards, asthma, and more. |
HAPs |
USEPA
HAPs List |
Contains list of 189 official
HAPs and their code numbers. Topics include: HAPs. |
Environmental
Benzene Exposure |
Contains a graph of different
activities and their associated exposure to benzene, plus
links to other parts of the NCDENR site. Topics include: benzene,
indoor air, outdoor air, passive smoke, etc. |
Environmental
and Health Effects of Mercury |
Contains fact sheet on different
types of mercury and their effects on human and environmental
health, plus links to the rest of the MN PCA site. Topics
include: mercury, fish consumption, health, and more. |
Environmental
Mercury |
Contains fact sheet about
mercury, plus links to related subjects and the rest of the
MN PCA site. Topics include: mercury, bioaccumulation, fish
consumption, emissions, and more. |
Preventing
Environmental Mercury Contamination |
Contains fact sheet on environmental
contamination of mercury, plus links to related sites and
the rest of the MN PCA site. Topics include: mercury, pollution,
hazardous waste, fish consumption, and more. |
Great
Lakes Mercury Deposition |
Contains pictures and fact
sheet text about the reporting of mercury deposition in the
Great Lakes. Topics include: mercury, meteorology, and more. |
| Indoor Air |
Aerias
Home Page |
Contains information on
and links to IAQ and health in various environments (home,
office, school, etc.), and news/updates. Links to environments
take the user to interactive, point-and-click information
on several indoor air concerns. Topics include: asthma, sick
building syndrome, indoor pollutants, pollution testing and
investigation, and many others. |
MSU
Indoor Air Quality Information |
Contains information on
and links to resources and tools about indoor air quality,
as well as links to EPA, MSU, and USDA sites. Topics include:
indoor air quality, building science, indoor air hazards and
pollutants, health, sick building syndrome, asthma, secondhand
smoke, and more. |
Health
House Home Page |
Contains information on,
and links to, indoor air quality, healthy home building, news
and contact information. Topics include: indoor air quality,
indoor air pollutants, radon, sick building syndrome, tipsheets
on subjects on concern (back drafting, basement moisture,
carbon monoxide, furnace filters, mold, pesticides, secondhand
smoke, humidifiers, etc.), and more. |
American
Lung Association - Radon Information |
Contains information
about air quality's effect on human health, and links to news
and updates, contact information, and other ALA programs. Topics
include: asthma, environmental tobacco, occupational health,
and indoor and outdoor air quality. |
EHC
Air Quality Program |
Contains links to fact sheets
and educational materials about mobile sources emissions,
radon, and indoor air quality. Topics in these pages include:
motor vehicle/mobile source emissions, ozone, alternative
fuel, radon, indoor air, asbestos, carbon monoxide, environmental
tobacco smoke, lead, pesticides, sick building syndrome, and
more. |
Asbestos
in the Home |
Contains a fact sheet on
the hazards and cautions of household asbestos, as well as
links to the rest of the LA DEQ site. Topics include: asbestos,
indoor air quality, health, and more. |
Environmental
Building News |
Contains overview and contact
information, as well as links to current and back issues of
the newsletter, resources, discussion forums, other news,
and related links and information. Topics include: sustainable
development, indoor air quality, health, energy efficiency,
and a variety of current and feature issues. |
CULTURAL
AND COMMUNITY ASSESSMENTS |
Integrated
Mapping Assessment Project |
Contains links to maps and
other information on annual global and regional emissions
of various pollutants. Topics include: ozone, particulates,
acid deposition, toxic substances, and more. |
USEPA
Nonattainment Areas for Criteria Pollutants |
Contains links to information
on the criteria pollutants, areas of nonattainment for each
(or all) criteria pollutants. Links can be followed to maps
and text files of nonattainment areas, and related information.
Topics include: nonattainment, criteria pollutants, ozone,
particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide,
and lead. |
OUTREACH AND EDUCATION
How can public outreach and education be optimized?
Public education and outreach has the potential
to be the strongest part of a tribal air program, particularly when
the main air quality concerns affect the community or tribe, or
are a result of regional/community actions.
Various resources can be utilized for education and outreach:
Schools
Community and Senior centers
Community gatherings
Local media (radio, TV, and newspapers)
Targeting certain audiences about specific issues can be helpful
(i.e., talking to school children about asthma, or talking to elders
about changes in visibility)
GENERAL EDUCATION (General External Links) |
Scorecard
Home Page |
Contains overview
information, plus links and searches to information about
pollution on county and state levels. Topics include: criteria
pollutants, HAPs, Lead, land and water pollution (including
Superfund sites), and much more. Find your home and see what
other in-depth reports are available on local pollution and
polluters. |
Resources
For the Future Home Page |
Contains links
to topics in a searchable library. Topics include: air, water,
climate, solid waste, hazardous waste, policy, natural resources,
and many more. |
ITEP's
Environmental Education and Outreach Program |
Contains overview
of program and links to various program activities, partnerships,
contacts, fact sheets, news, and related websites. Topics
include: Uranium and Radiation Education, Global Observations
to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE), summer programs, Project
WET, GIS, and more. |
Alaska
Traditional Knowledge and Native Foods Project |
Contains information
about and contacts for the project, plus logins for users
(do not need to be registered; can log in as a student if
you do not want to input your name and email). Topics include:
grants and other resources for tribes, Alaska traditional
knowledge and food, Native concerns, and more. |
USEPA
Tribal Environmental Handbook |
Contains overview
information on the handbook, a link to download the handbook
and links to the rest of the EPA site. Topics include: technical
and financial assistance, air, water, wildlife, toxics and
hazardous waste, solid waste, pollution prevention, emergency
response, environmental education. |
Clean
Air Council Home Page |
Contains news
and update information, and links to the council's programs
and contacts. Topics include: the Clean Air Bank, indoor air,
mercury, incinerators, energy, transportation, climate change,
risk management, diesel fuel, waste reduction, and others. |
Terms
of the Environment |
Contains links
to alphabetical lists and definitions of the various terms,
acronyms and abbreviations commonly used in EPA publications,
news releases, and other documents (these are not necessarily
legal definitions - follow Introduction link). Topics include:
environment. |
Plain
English Guide to the CAA |
Contains links
to the contents of the document, plus links to the rest of
the EPA site. Topics include: CAA, acid rain, mobile sources,
permits, enforcement, criteria pollutants, and more. |
ACTIVITIES, LESSON PLANS AND FACT SHEETS |
AQ
Lesson Plans and Data |
Contains links
to a number of lessons and activities for teaching K-12 students
about air quality. Topics include: acid rain, air pollution
control, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide, ozone, particulates,
meteorology, and more. |
USEPA
Explorers Club |
Contains interactive
graphic providing links to various activities, games, and
information for kids. Topics include: plants and animals,
garbage and recycling, air, water, you and your environment,
art, games, science, and more. |
NOAA
Research - Education and Outreach |
Contains links
to various programs, activities, and information and other
materials for students and educators. Topics include: science,
climate, oceans and coasts, weather and atmosphere, environment. |
Aerias
Home Page |
Contains information
on and links to IAQ and health in various environments (home,
office, school, etc.), and news/updates. Links to environments
take the user to interactive, point-and-click information
on several indoor air concerns. Topics include: asthma, sick
building syndrome, indoor pollutants, pollution testing and
investigation, and many others. |
EHC
Air Quality Program |
Contains links
to fact sheets and educational materials about mobile sources
emissions, radon, and indoor air quality. Topics in these
pages include: motor vehicle/mobile source emissions, ozone,
alternative fuel, radon, indoor air, asbestos, carbon monoxide,
environmental tobacco smoke, lead, pesticides, sick building
syndrome, and more. |
The
KNOW-OZONE Quiz |
Contains a 12-question
quiz on ozone related subjects, plus a link to the page containing
answers. Topics include: ozone. |
Ozone
- Good Up High Bad Nearby |
Contains graphics
and descriptions on good and bad ozone in the environment,
as well as links to the rest of the LA DEQ site. Topics include:
sources of ozone, NOx, and VOC, sources of good-ozone depleting
substances, pollution controls, health and environmental effects
of ground-level ozone, and more. |
Smoginator's
Lawn and Garden Tools |
Contains information
about pollution from various motorized yard care tools, plus
links to the rest of the LA DEQ site. Topics include: smog,
lawn and garden tools, and more. |
Health
Effects of Air Pollution |
Contains small
reports on health and air quality, plus links to the WRI websites.
Topics include: outdoor air and health, urban air, particulates,
sulfur dioxide, ozone, indoor air, biomass burning, and more. |
Health
Effects of Air Pollution on Children |
Contains interactive
animations, FAQs, and links on smog-related health concerns,
particularly for children who spend more time outdoors. Topics
include: smog, health, air quality index, asthma, and others. |
Criteria
Pollutants and Health Effects |
Contains general
information on criteria pollutants and links to Broward County,
FL Dept. of Environmental Protection pages. Topics include:
information regarding each criteria pollutant (particulate
matter, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide,
ozone, and lead) and related sources, health effects, and
controls. |
Great
Lakes Mercury Deposition |
Contains pictures
and fact sheet text about the reporting of mercury deposition
in the Great Lakes. Topics include: mercury, meteorology,
and more. |
Environmental
Benzene Exposure |
Contains a graph
of different activities and their associated exposure to benzene,
plus links to other parts of the NCDENR site. Topics include:
benzene, indoor air, outdoor air, passive smoke, etc. |
Health
House Home Page |
Contains information
on, and links to, indoor air quality, healthy home building,
news and contact information. Topics include: indoor air quality,
indoor air pollutants, radon, sick building syndrome, tipsheets
on subjects on concern (back drafting, basement moisture,
carbon monoxide, furnace filters, mold, pesticides, secondhand
smoke, humidifiers, etc.), and more. |
Pollution
Control Devices |
Contains links
to fact sheets and animated graphics on pollution control
devices, plus links to the rest of the IA DENR Health
House Home Page site. Topics include: bag houses, cyclones,
electrostatic precipitators, adsorbers, vapor condensers,
scrubbers, and more. |
CLEARINGHOUSES AND INFORMATION CENTERS |
Native
Americans and the Environment |
Contains links
to navigate through documents and other resources in their
clearinghouse, as well as tribal case studies, relevant internet
links, and a searchable database of resources. Topics include:
Agriculture and ranching, culture and history, energy, environmental
education, environmental justice, forestry, fishing, treaty
rights, toxic and nuclear waste, and other issues and resources. |
Ask
NOAH About Environmental Health |
Contains links
to information related to air quality and environmental health,
legal, environmental and other resources, as well as links
to the rest of the NOAH site. Topics include: asbestos, carbon
monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, indoor air quality and pollution,
VOCs, ozone, radon, secondhand smoke, sick building syndrome,
lead, radiation, toxics and pesticides, and more. |
USEPA
National Compliance Assistance Clearinghouse (NCAC) |
Contains links
to pre-defined and user-defined searches, EPA related sites,
discussion forums, news, and other sites. Search tabs branch
out into many topics related to compliance. For example: click
on the Environmental Focus tab to find information about air
quality, or the Industry and Government tab to locate fact
sheets and other documents regarding industry-related compliance
issues. Topics include: environmental compliance and enforcement. |
P2
Resource Exchange |
Contains links
to news, contacts, and information databases, plus search
boxes for regional and topical issues. Topics include: pollution
prevention. |
Peaks
to Prairies - P2 Info Center |
Contains overview
information, plus links to pollution prevention information,
online library resources, news, funding information, and contacts.
Topics include: industry standards for pollution prevention,
air quality, water quality, waste water treatment, hazardous
materials, waste management, sustainable development, etc. |
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