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Climate Change and Black Carbon
Factsheet on Black Carbon from the EPA and Northern Arizona University’s Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change Mitigation and Solid Waste
The earth’s climate system is changing in response to increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHG). GHGs are emitted through a variety of human activities including electricity production, transportation, agriculture, and industry (i.e. processing and manufacturing of goods). Reducing and recycling solid waste can help to ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change and Drought
Climate Change and Drought: What it means to tribes and how we can adapt
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change and Forestry
Forests are vital economic and cultural resources for many American Indian and Alaska Native tribes in the United States. Of the 18 million acres of tribal forest lands held in trust, 5.7 million acres are designated for commercial forestry. Climate change has the potential to both compromise the health of forests across the country, ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change and Water Resources
For many indigenous peoples of the United States, water is not just a physical necessity; it is sacred, and essential to many cultural traditions. In the early 1800s, in an effort to protect access to this vital resource, many tribes secured water rights in treaties with the United States government for water found on tribal […]
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change in the United States: Benefits of Global Action
A new EPA report, Climate Change in the United States: Benefits of Global Action, explores the question: What are the benefits to the United States of reducing global greenhouse gas emissions? To answer this, we need to understand the basic scale of the difference between a world with and without global climate action. This report ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Dos and Donts Fact Sheet
Communicating honestly about your issues and how you would like others to participate is key to success. When addressing climate change, it can be intimidating to attempt this honest communication because we are afraid the person to whom we are speaking may have preconceived ideas that will shut down their willingness to hear our ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change and Health: Insect-borne Disease
PSR factsheet on climate change and health – insect-borne disease
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change and Health: Wildfires
PSR factsheet on climate change and health – wildfires
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change Decreases the Quality of the Air We Breathe
Climate change poses many risks to human health. Some health impacts of climate change are already being felt in the United States. We need to safeguard our communities by protecting people’s health, wellbeing, and quality of life from climate change impacts. Many communities are already taking steps to address these public health ...