Environment

... 2012: 'Critical habitat': Feds Seize Control of 67 square miles on Oahu; Maui Next ....

... until the aquarium fishing industry has completed the Chapter 343 environmental review process ....

... The U.S. Supreme Court granted 14 cases Friday night, adding an additional 12 hours of argument to its calendar ....

...I don’t have an opinion about sea walls. I do have an opinion about connected, rich people buying oceanfront property on sinking islands even as they try to sell us on the idea that an ocean rise clocked at less than 2 mm per year is what really matters – and that we should give up fossil fuel to save their beaches....

... Officials now pledge action, after a Honolulu Star-Advertiser and ProPublica investigation ....

... required step to uphold the Paris climate agreement ....

... Ratepayer money will be shoveled to Elon Musk to buy batteries ....

...The DEIS has been posted online and public comments are encouraged....

..."Biden has stated he’s going to focus on economic recovery and climate change, and these bills ensure we’re ready to partner on day one”....

...The case involves the Antiquities Act of 1906, which allows the president to proclaim landmarks and structures with historic and scientific interest as national monuments....

... Rounding out the top ten of most active companies were a series of Chinese corporations and one U.S. corporation based out of Hawaii. Two other key figures in the top ten list were Sajo Group and Dongwon, two Korean companies that own the United States subsidiary Starkist ....

... Case’s bill now moves to the U.S. Senate for consideration .... 

... Michael Dell wants to see pretty fish when he comes to Kailua-Kona ....

...Environmental laws are for the little people, not the environmentalists....

...“I don’t see any end in sight, really, because it just seems to have gotten worse"....

“...If all of us had to go back and work in the agricultural sector, we’re not as productive in that, and we would lose income....”

...every court to reach the substance of the allegations has dismissed them—including the U.S. Supreme Court....

...City initiates “Climate Ready O‘ahu” adaptation strategy; welcomes resident participation and engagement via on-line tools launched today....

...to adapt an existing commercial membrane technology for upgrading fuel storage tanks at Red Hill....

...in the wake of a legal agreement between the EPA and the Center for Biological Diversity and Pesticide Action Network North America....

... A Ninth Circuit panel on Friday affirmed a federal judge’s finding that the U.S. Navy and the Department of Defense properly assessed the environmental impact ....

...Obama and his longtime colleague Marty Nesbitt want a 100-year-old sea wall rebuilt and fortified to protect a planned Hawaii retreat....

...in Honolulu, the 2016 Porsche Cayenne S e-Hybrid is only 2mpg better than the vehicular embodiment of excess--the 2010 Hummer H3....

...environmental impact statement to analyze its proposal to retain up to approximately 23,000 acres of state-owned land at Pōhakuloa Training Area (PTA) to support continued military training....

...Since the March 18 closure in response to the pandemic, only researchers and staff have left foot prints on the shoreline of the nature preserve....

...Eco-Hypocrisy: How Obama Got a Legal Seawall for Another 55 Years....

...EPA banned LCCs in 2005....

...Next Step: Federally-mandated state-funded beachcombing as an act of pennance in the eco-religion....

...In 2010, the city estimated that it would spend $3.4 billion in capital costs through fiscal year 2020....  

...how long can democracy be suspended?....

...setting aside some areas where fishing is prohibited....

...EPA has taken enforcement actions in Kauai to close 16 pollution-causing large capacity cesspools and collect $55,182 in penalties....

...Their legislation follows their recent initiative to create Hawaii’s first National Heritage Area at Ka’ena Point....

...The over 2000-page EIS had been produced by a group of ten West Hawaiʻi aquarium fishers and the National Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council, on their proposal to ask the DLNR to issue permits to the ten aquarium fishers....

"...as long as people are moving past each other, even if they’re within 6 ft of each other and not wearing a mask, we wouldn’t categorize those persons as anything but low risk at most and likely no risk...." -- State Epidemiologist Dr. Sarah Park

...the usual result is going to be that you run a big risk if you don't get a permit....

"...No amount of batteries are going to save us, warns director Jeff Gibbs...."

...a 6-3 majority found that the Ninth Circuit’s ruling went too far. At the same time, however, the court declined to adopt the reading of the law advanced by the county....

Ira Einhorn, Master of Ceremonies, Earth Day Rally on Belmont Plateau in Fairmount Park, Phila, PA, Apr. 22, 1970.

There's an initial Eden, a paradise, a state of grace and unity with nature, there's a fall from grace into a state of pollution as a result of eating from the tree of knowledge....

...Honolulu City and County set record levels for low amounts of annual particle pollution....

...Do you remember to panic?  Media will try to remind you....

...The rare species, which are now required to receive protection no later than Feb. 29, 2024, include 12 plants, one anchialine pool shrimp and a picture-wing fly....

...Groups Sue to Protect Imperiled Pacific Oceanic Whitetip Sharks....

...written comments must be received from interested parties no later than April 13, 2020....

...Why is this latest effort by Hawaiian officials political suicide? Because ……. Sher Edling....

...per visitor, per stay charges the money from which goes to protect and preserve the environment....

...In early 2014, a release was identified from Red Hill Tank 5.  This release occurred during the refilling process after the tank was cleaned, inspected, and repaired.... 

...Cars have been more energy efficient than transit buses since 1991....

...EPA inspectors identified multi-unit residential buildings illegally discharging wastewater into eleven cesspools in Kealakekua, Hawaii....