Fawn Sharp

Gov. Jay Inslee signs three key environmental bills, including the Climate Commitment Act, May 17 at Shoreline Community College.

Native leader calls him a 'snake,' but Inslee defends veto of tribal consent in cap-and-trade law

Bellamy Pailthorp

Anger lingers among tribal leaders in Washington after a surprise veto from Gov. Jay Inslee last month. As he signed the cap and trade Climate Commitment…

News

In 'historic moment' for tribes, U.S. Senate to vote on first Native American Interior secretary

Bellamy Pailthorp

UPDATE, 3:21 pm: the U.S. Senate confirmed Haaland 51-40 in a roll-call vote.The U.S. Senate will vote on the confirmation of Congresswoman Deb Haaland of…

Environment

Tribal Coastal Resiliency Act could help communities on the front line of climate change

Bellamy Pailthorp

Rising sea levels caused by global warming hit coastal communities the hardest. In Washington, many of those communities are tribes that settled near the…