China said Wednesday it is committed to honoring its pledges under the Paris climate change agreement, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order that would effectively dismantle environmental regulations put in place by his predecessor, Barack Obama. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said combating climate change is a challenge […]
SEOUL—North Korea Sunday rejected resuming international talks to end its nuclear program and instead called upon the United States to negotiate a formal peace treaty. The call for a peace treaty was part of a North Korean Foreign Ministry response to comments made by President Barack Obama and South Korean President Park Geun-Hye Friday in […]
JUNEAU, ALASKA – Last week’s ill-conceived decision by the British Columbia government to issue a final operating permit for Red Chris mine disregards concerns from Alaskans whose clean water, fisheries, tourism, jobs, and traditional ways of life are threatened. Red Chris is owned by Imperial Metals, the same company responsible for the Mount Polley mine […]
JUNEAU, Alaska – Sealaska Vice Chair Jacqueline Pata testified before the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs regarding H.R. 3109. The bill, introduced by Congressman Don Young, would amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to exempt traditional and customary Alaska Native handicrafts from being penalized. In her testimony, Pata said […]