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2012 National Tribal Forum presentations

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

• McKelvey_OARConsultWIndianGovt.ppt [ppt]

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
  • Burning Down Barriers to Communication on Climate Change (Yvette Wiley, Muscogee Creek Nation) [pptx]
  • Overview of EPA's Report to Congress on Black Carbon (Lesley Jantarasami, US EPA) [pptx]
  • EPA's Office of Atmospheric Programs Overview (Erika Wilson, US EPA) [ppt]

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
  • Ecosystem Services of Trees (Jacinda Mainord, Portland State University) [pptx]
  • Scientifically Credible and Legally Defensible Data (Christopher Lee & Melinda Ronca-Battista, ITEP-TAMS) [pptx]
  • Sand Dune Reasearch & Restoration (Cristina González-Maddux, ITEP) [pptx]

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]

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