Walker admin appoints climate adviser, promises new policy “soon”

Alaska Gov. Bill Walker and Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott file for re-election on Monday, August 21, 2017, at the Division of Elections in Juneau, Alaska. The two are filing as unaffiliated candidates — though Mallott maintains his personal affiliation with the Democratic party. (Photo by Rashah McChesney/Alaska’s Energy Desk)
The Walker administration has said for more than a year that it’s working on a new set of policies to address climate change.
Those policies have yet to materia