Lt. Governor Talks Arctic Policy During Nome Visit; Climate Change Action Plan Coming Soon
![Mallott steps offstage after giving his opening speech to those gathered at Kawerak's Leadership Summit.](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Lt.-Gov-Byron-Mallot-1200x900.jpg)
Through his talks with Kawerak on Tuesday, Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott revisited the idea of a local Native council on climate change, which previously existed along with the Northern Bering Sea Climate Resilience Area. The Walker administration is currently developing a climate change action plan which could be released later this year.