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Panelists representing dozens of community organizations, researchers will discuss disproportionate impacts of environmental problems OLYMPIA — On March 23 and 24, Attorney General Bob Ferguson and Gonzaga University School of Law will convene a symposium to discuss environmental justice issues around Washington and the work being done to address them. The goal of the symposium, titled “Environmental Justice: Race, Poverty and the Environment,” is to provide a platform for communities disproportionately impacted by structural racism, climate change and pollution. The online, two-day eve...

Mar 16, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Monday confirmed New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland as interior secretary, making her the first Native American to lead a Cabinet department and the first to lead the federal agency that has wielded influence over the nation’s tribes for nearly two centuries. Haaland was confirmed by a 51-40 vote, the narrowest margin yet for a Cabinet nomination by President Joe Biden. Four Republicans voted yes: Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan of Alaska, Susan Collins of Maine and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. Democrats and tribal groups hailed Haaland’s confi...

A Senate committee narrowly voted Thursday to advance Rep. Debra Haaland's nomination to be the next secretary of Interior, moving her one step closer to becoming the first Native American to head a Cabinet-level agency.

She said COVID-19 has hit Indigenous communities particularly hard, and the federal government “simply must do better. The lives of our people and the future of nations are at stake.” “Tribal nations should also be able to obtain covid-19 vaccine supply from both the Indian Health Service and the states, not one or the other,” Sharp said. In the congressional response, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, acknowledged the challenges faced by Native Americans but also pointed to recent successes, including passage of Savanna’s Act and the Not Invisible Act. Those laws aim to strengthen t...

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Pelosi Addresses Native American Policy Changes With NCAI Law360 (February 24, 2021, 12:11 AM EST) -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday talked with Native American leaders about plans to change certain legislative policies so they better serve tribal citizens, including approaches to combating the climate crisis, addressing "problematic" commercial bond provisions and ensuring improved tribal consultation. From left: NCAI President Fawn Sharp of the Quinault Indian Nation in Taholah, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and NCAI chairperson Mark Macarro of the Pechanga B...