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On Wednesday, Feb. 20, Friends of the San Juans along with Washington Conservation Action, Re Sources, Mt. Baker Group of Sierra Club, Skagit Audubon, and Communities for a Healthy Bay hosted a webinar detailing the Washington State Department of Ecology proposed rulemaking on holding oil industry facilities financially accountable for oil spills and their related damages. The webinar featured two presentations outlining the drastic insufficiency of the proposed financial responsibility requirement and unpacking the externalized costs the oil industry avoids, concluding with tips and guidance ...

With a 9-3 vote on Wednesday, the South Dakota House State Affairs Committee voted to pass a bill that would expand and protect Native American voting rights in the state. The legislation, Senate Bill 119, would allow Native American voters to register to vote using their Tribal identification on the same par as a state-issued driver’s license. It would help Native Americans overcome the structural and socioeconomic barriers that have long contributed to their historically low participation in elections.

National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) President Mark Macarro, who also serves as the chairman of the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians located in Temecula, California, gave his first State of Indian Nations address before a live audience at the Warner Theater in Washington, D.C. on Monday. The purpose of the annual address is to provide an update on the issues important to Indian Country and a vision for the upcoming year. On Monday, Macarro announced three actions NCAI will concentrate on during 2024.

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With an eye on the 2024 presidential election, Codie Horse-Topetchy is feeling jubilant.So I think that we could do the same thing here, if we really put our minds to it," said Horse-Topetchy.