Transcript Office of Atmospheric Programs

Office of Atmospheric Programs
Erika Wilson
OAP Tribal Coordinator
National Tribal Forum on Air Quality
Tulsa, OK – May 22, 2012
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Office of Atmospheric Programs
Office of
Atmospheric
Programs
Office Director:
Sarah Dunham
Clean Air
Markets Division
Acting Director:
Climate Change
Division
Director:
Rick Haeuber
Paul Gunning
Climate
Protection
Partnerships
Division
Director:
Stratospheric
Protection
Division
Director:
Drusilla Hufford
Beth Craig
What OAP Does
OAP
1. Protects the ozone layer,
2. Addresses climate change,
3. Improves regional air quality.
OAP does this through
• Domestic Regulations
• International Protocols
• Partnership and Technical Assistance Programs
OAP and Tribes
Mission-Driven OAP Tribal Work
• Unique focus on environmental issues at the global and regional scales
• Challenge is to engage tribal stakeholders in a way that makes sense
given the nature of our programs
– Opportunities
• Training and Capacity-Building
• Technical Support, including Monitoring
• Regulatory Outreach
• Analytical Efforts
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Clean Air Markets Division
• OAP’s Clean Air Markets Division develops, implements,
collects data on, and assesses emission reduction programs
designed to reduce regional air pollution problems.
– Acid Rain Program
– Clean Air Interstate Rule
– Cross-State Air Pollution Rule
• Environmental monitoring
– CASTNET
– NADP
– TIME/LTM
Air Pollution Transport
Fundamentals
• Air pollution can travel hundreds of miles and
cause multiple health and environmental
problems on regional or national scales
• Many areas are still violating the 1997 ozone
and the 1997 and 2006 fine particulate healthbased air quality standards
• Attaining national ambient air quality standards
will require some combination of emission
reductions from:
– Sources located in or near nonattainment areas
(local pollution),
– Sources located further from the nonattainment
area (transported pollution), and
– Pollution emitted by power plants, cars, trucks,
and other industrial facilities.
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Air Pollution Transport Effects
• Health
– SO2 contributes to the formation of PM2.5
• PM2.5 has been linked to premature death, serious illnesses such as chronic
bronchitis and heart attacks, and respiratory problems
– NOX contributes to the formation of PM2.5 and ground-level ozone
• Ozone has been linked to premature mortality, lung damage, respiratory
symptoms, aggravation of asthma and other respiratory conditions
• Environmental
– Sulfur deposition acidifies surface waters, and damages forest
ecosystems and soils
– Nitrogen deposition acidifies surface waters, damages forest ecosystems
and soils, and contributes to coastal eutrophication
• Visibility
– SO2 and NOX impair visibility, including at national parks and
wilderness areas
Public Access to Data
• Annual progress reports
• Detailed, searchable emissions and
allowance data
• Monitoring network data
• Interactive 3-D mapping
www.epa.gov/cleanairmarkets
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CAMD and Tribes
Recent and Current Activities
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Tribal monitoring support
– Three tribal CASTNET sites
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Cherokee, OK
Santee Sioux, NE
Alabama-Coushatta, TX
– Ambient mercury monitoring site (NADP – AMNet)
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Cherokee, OK
– Passive ammonia monitoring sites (NADP – AMoN)
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Cherokee, OK
Santee Sioux, NE
Cross-State Air Pollution Rule
– Consultation, new unit set aside in Indian country
– Conducted special outreach for tribes
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Climate Change Division
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OAP's Climate Change Division (CCD) works to assess
and address global climate change and the associated
risks to human health and the environment. CCD plays a
key role in a range of climate policy and analytical issues
inside and outside EPA; domestic and international;
regulatory and voluntary.
– U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Climate Indicators Report
– GHG Reporting Rule and Data Tool
– Domestic and international Non-CO2 partnership programs such
as the
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Landfill Methane Outreach Program and
Global Methane Initiative
– Tracks emerging issues in climate science, impacts, economics,
and innovative technologies
– Supports U.S. international climate change frameworks and
negotiating bodies
Climate Impacts
Climate changes are underway in the United States and
are projected to grow
Health
Climate Changes
Temperature
More risk of weatherrelated deaths, infectious
diseases, and respiratory
illnesses
Agriculture
Sea Level Rise
Precipitation
Changes in irrigation
demand and pest
management
Coastal Areas
Erosion and
Inundation of coastal
lands
Water Resources
Ecosystems
Changes in
precipitation,
water quality, and
water supply
Loss of habitat and
plant and animal
diversity
Cultural Resources &
Communities
Effects on traditional practices
Taking Action on GHG Emissions
U.S. Supreme Court
Decision
GHG
Endangerment
Finding
Climate change poses unique risks to
certain sensitive populations—including
the poor, children, elderly and indigenous
communities.
First GHG
Standards for
Passenger Vehicles
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Clean Air Act
Process for
Stationary Sources
Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program
Goal: To collect accurate GHG data to inform future policy decisions
• EPA requires 41 source categories to report GHG data annually,
accounting for 85-90% of U.S. GHG emissions.
– 29 source categories reported Year 2010 data in 2011.
– An additional 12 source categories will report Year 2011 data in 2012.
– Approximately 10,000 facilities will be covered by the program at the end of
2012. Of these, 29 are located on tribal lands.
• Data publication tool allows users to view
GHG data in a variety of ways, including by
location, facility, industrial sector, or state.
– 2010 data was published in January 2012
– 2011 data will be published in early 2013
– New feature to identify facilities on tribal lands
http://GHGdata.epa.gov/
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CCD and Tribes
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Resources for climate information
• Updating EPA Climate Change website (http://www.epa.gov/climatechange)
– New site will include information on climate change impacts to
tribes and examples of how tribes are adapting
• Climate Change Indicators Report – updating for 2012
• Factsheets
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Resources for taking an active role on climate
• Through a 4-year cooperative agreement with ITEP:
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Tribes & Climate Change Website (http://www4.nau.edu/tribalclimatechange)
Training workshops on developing an adaptation plan
Technical assistance webinars
Monthly email newsletter with a variety of informational resources
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Climate Protection Partnerships
Division
• Manages highly successful partnership programs
– Energy Efficiency
– Clean Energy
– State/local/tribal capacity-building for EE and CE
• Achieving environmental results
– In 2010 prevented more than 345 MMTCO2e of GHG emissions (81 million
vehicles emissions equivalent)
– Cumulatively, preventing more than 5,400 MMTCO2e
• 20 years of CPPD partnership success
– Over 21,000 partners
– In 2011, Americans reduced their utility bills by $23 billion
Partnership GHG Reduction
Programs
• Partnership GHG emission reduction
programs
– ENERGY STAR for the Residential, Commercial, and
Industrial Sectors
– Green Power Partnership
– Combined Heat & Power Partnership
– State and Local Programs
• Common sense approach to
promoting energy-efficient and costeffective technologies and practices
– National leader in environmental protection through
energy efficiency
– Credible, objective information
– Valuable energy management and benchmarking tools
– Technical assistance
CPPD and Tribes
Recent and Current Activities
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Climate Showcase Community Grant Program
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State and Local Climate and Energy Program
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Build capacity through webcasts on tribal renewable
projects in partnership with DOE’s Western Area Power
Administration (WAPA), a power marketing entity
Provide partner benefits to tribal partner
Conducting focused outreach to Minority Serving
Institutions, i.e., tribal colleges (ongoing)
Combined Heat and Power Partnership
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Develop tribal content for website, winter 2012
Host climate adaptation webcast, fall 2012
Organized mitigation and adaptation session for the
Alaska Forum on Environment (Feb 2011)
Green Power Partnership
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Provide technical assistance to six tribal grantees
implementing climate mitigation projects
Provide partner benefits to tribal partner
CPPD Tribal GHG Inventory Assistance
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Investigate and deliver support on how to quantify tribal
GHG emissions, starting work summer 2012
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Stratospheric Protection Division
Our mission: implement the Montreal Protocol on
Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, Clean
Air Act Title VI, and supporting partnership
programs to protect stratospheric ozone
Regulatory Approaches:
• Turn off production tap for ozone-depleting
substances (ODS): first chlorofluorocarbons
(CFCs) and other class I compounds – then class II
hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs)
• Find alternatives: Significant New Alternatives
Policy (SNAP) Program
• Emissions reduction: Maintenance and disposal
of refrigeration/AC equipment
Supportive Partnership Programs:
• Emissions reduction partnerships:
Responsible Appliance Disposal (RAD) and
GreenChill
• Share sun safety information: SunWise
Ozone Layer
Ozone hole over Antarctica in
September 1987
Ozone hole over Antarctica in
September 2010
Figures: NASA
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Ozone layer is Earth’s “sunscreen” – protects people, plants and animals from too
much ultraviolet radiation.
Because ozone depleting chemicals persist for long periods in the ozone layer,
damage cannot be reversed rapidly - but should recover by about 2065.
Goal: Prevent skin cancer by sharing sun safety
information with schools, kids & families
Proven
Effective
SunWise students show
an 11% decrease in
sunburns.
Every $1 invested in
SunWise earns $2 to $4 in
public health savings.
In All 50 States
Free
Resources
Reducing Refrigerant Emissions
• Clean Air Act: Emissions Reduction Programs
– Prohibits intentional releases of CFCs, HCFCs &
substitutes (HFCs)
• Establishes Service Practices for Stationary
Refrigeration/AC and Motor Vehicle AC
– Refrigerant recovery and recycling standards
– Technician training and certification
• Partnerships go beyond regulations
Stratospheric Ozone and
Tribes
Recent and Current Activities
• 2010 Yakama Nation RAD
Project
• Emissions Reduction
• Stationary
refrigeration/AC training:
2010 ITEP Tribal Lands
and Environment Forum
and 2011 Tribal Utility
Summit
• Motor vehicle AC training:
2012 new tribal funding
OAP Tribal Program Plan
• OAP would like to work with tribes to develop
a tribal program plan outlining our priorities
and objectives for working with tribes
• Need tribal input in the creation of this
document
• Keep an eye out for more information or
contact me directly to become involved
• Erika Wilson – 202.343.9113,
[email protected]
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Discussion
• What OAP programs or topics are most
relevant to your tribe?
• How can our resources and programs benefit
tribal communities?
• How should we be reaching out to tribes on
OAP issues?
– Ideas for training venues for motor vehicle air
conditioning equipment?
• How can we be better partners?
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Office of Atmospheric Programs:
http://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/oar.html#oap
Clean Air Markets Division:
http://epa.gov/airmarkets/
Climate Change Division:
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/ccd.html
Climate Protection Partnership Division:
http://www.epa.gov/cppd/
Stratospheric Protection Division:
http://www.epa.gov/ozone/desc.html
Erika Wilson
EPA Office of Atmospheric Programs
202.343.9113
[email protected]
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APPENDIX
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OAP’s 2009-2011 Tribal Priorities*
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Expand outreach and engage tribes on:
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Climate adaptation planning
Climate mitigation implementation
Partnership greenhouse gas and ozone-depleting substance
reduction programs
Build tribal adaptation planning capacity and communicate
climate change impacts
Support tribal monitoring of mercury, rural air quality and
pollutant deposition
Consult and engage tribes on rulemakings
Currently being updated
* In no particular order
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