Walker, House Dems aim to put climate policy back on the table

Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott (with Gov. Bill Walker, right) is heading up an effort to develop a formal climate change policy. Pictured April 20, 2016. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)Climate change has always been a sticky issue for Alaska policymakers. In a state that sits on the front lines of global warming but remains deeply dependent on oil, it sometimes seems like the easiest option is just not talking about it at all.
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But now, Gov. Bill Walker and Democrats in the state House are