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Monday, January 30, 2023 |
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Hawaii may become the first U.S. state with climate change warnings on all gas pumps
By News Release @ 2:59 AM :: 5974 Views :: Energy, Environment
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... Bills have been introduced in the state of Hawaii Senate and House requiring warning labels on all gas pumps ....
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Saturday, January 28, 2023 |
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Evidence says offshore wind development is killing lots of whales
By Selected News Articles @ 11:34 PM :: 2399 Views :: Energy, Environment
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... the humpback death rate roughly tripled starting in 2016 and continued high thereafter ....
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Saturday, January 28, 2023 |
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Navy: No Groundwater Pollution from AFFF Spill
By News Release @ 2:45 PM :: 1933 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Today the Navy published its first two weeks of validated groundwater PFAS test results, which show no exceedances of DOH’s EALs for groundwater ....
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Wednesday, January 18, 2023 |
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ODC: Green Energy Lawyer Paid Kickback to get $1000/hour legal fees
By News Release @ 11:49 PM :: 1857 Views :: Environment, Ethics
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... Kvam engaged in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation. Kvam also violated the rules by paying a prohibited referral fee in the nature of a “commission” ....
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Friday, January 6, 2023 |
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DLNR to update administrative rules associated with the Natural Area Reserves System
By News Release @ 3:08 AM :: 1387 Views :: Environment, Land Use
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... allowing longer-term special use permits, adjusting parking fees for non-residents, managing commercial usage similar to the Nā Ala Hele Trails and Access program, extending the closure of areas, and restricting access to off-trail areas ....
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Sunday, January 1, 2023 |
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Sea Level: Updated Hysteria for a New Year
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 1870 Views :: Environment
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... money is green ....
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Saturday, December 31, 2022 |
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A National Forest for Hawaii?
By Ed Case @ 5:37 PM :: 1732 Views :: Environment, Land Use
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... Case Secures Passage Of Hawai‘i National Forest Study Bill ....
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Wednesday, December 28, 2022 |
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Sue and Settle: Enviros gain Control over 275,000 acres in Hawaii
By News Release @ 3:53 PM :: 1811 Views :: Environment, Land Use
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... The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today it plans to designate more than 275,000 acres as protected critical habitat for the threatened ‘i‘iwi, the best known of Hawai‘i’s imperiled honeycreepers ....
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Friday, December 23, 2022 |
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Red Hill: Navy Requests 'Closure in Place'
By News Release @ 4:04 AM :: 1816 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Department of Navy Delivers Third-Party Analysis of Alternatives for Closure of Red Hill Tanks, Formally Requests Permanent ‘Closure in Place’ ....
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Thursday, December 22, 2022 |
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EPA Proposes Red Hill Consent Decree
By News Release @ 12:45 PM :: 1747 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... EPA is asking for comments on the proposed order and will host a public meeting the week of January 16, 2023, to go over details of the order and answer questions ....
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Tuesday, December 20, 2022 |
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Congressional Delegation Calls For Independent Investigation Into Toxic AFFF Leaks At Red Hill
By News Release @ 4:10 AM :: 1919 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Congressional Delegation, Military
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... Lawmakers Demand Answers On Report That Information On Previous Leak Was Withheld From Regulators; Delegation: Investigation Should Not Delay Defueling ....
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Saturday, December 17, 2022 |
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EPA takes action to address pollution violations at Kailua Wastewater Treatment Plant
By News Release @ 1:44 AM :: 1713 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment
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... In January 2021, the facility experienced a failure at one of two biotower treatment units, causing the plant’s discharge to exceed limits for bacteria ....
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Thursday, December 15, 2022 |
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DoI Announces Avian Malaria Plan for Maui, Big Island
By News Release @ 5:49 PM :: 1951 Views :: Hawaii County , Maui County, Environment
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... Haleakalā National Park is the first site where novel mosquito control technologies will be implemented. Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park will follow in subsequent years ....
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Friday, December 9, 2022 |
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Red Hill funds included in annual defense bill
By Selected News Articles @ 11:43 PM :: 1802 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2023 includes $1 billion for cleaning up the site of a fuel leak into Hawaii's water supply ....
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Tuesday, December 6, 2022 |
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Navy Shares Latest Red Hill Leak Video with EPA, not Public
By News Release @ 12:03 AM :: 1742 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... The Navy’s water supply is unaffected, according to a Dec. 1 Navy release. The Navy’s water comes from the Waiawa shaft, which is approximately 6 miles away from the affected area ....
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Tuesday, November 22, 2022 |
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Ala Wai: Corps of Engineers, City Attempt to Bamboozle Public Again
By News Release @ 8:59 PM :: 2231 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, City and County of Honolulu requests community input on alternative plans developed for Ala Wai Flood Risk Management General Reevaluation Study ....
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Monday, November 21, 2022 |
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Hawaii Nature Conservancy Buys Reef Insurance Policy
By News Release @ 4:00 PM :: 1565 Views :: Environment
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... The policy will provide funding for rapid coral reef repair and restoration across Hawai‘i immediately following hurricane or tropical storm damage ....
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Saturday, November 19, 2022 |
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DLNR Sweeps 'til Na Pali Coast 'devoid of craziness and trash'
By News Release @ 4:30 AM :: 2253 Views :: Kauai County, Environment, Homelessness
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... In October a team hauled out 820-pounds of rubbish in three helicopter sling loads ....
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Friday, November 18, 2022 |
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Greenwashing: Jason Momoa Slammed for Aluminum Can Hype
By Video @ 4:31 AM :: 1765 Views :: Environment
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... Momoa suggests that water in aluminum cans is more environmentally friendly ....
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Wednesday, November 16, 2022 |
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Pentagon Press Secretary: 'Red Hill created a trust deficit'
By News Release @ 6:18 AM :: 1967 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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"...It's currently estimated that the facility closure process will take three years to complete...."
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Saturday, November 12, 2022 |
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DLNR Imposes $1M Fine for Coral Damage
By News Release @ 3:33 PM :: 1538 Views :: Environment
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... the barge’s anchors and cables broke or damaged over 15,000 corals and 140-square yards of live rock ....
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Saturday, November 5, 2022 |
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Fuel Completely Removed From Red Hill Pipes
By Selected News Articles @ 12:48 AM :: 1596 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... The Joint Task Force – Red Hill is currently in the third phase of the original defueling plan, which involves contracting out infrastructure repairs ....
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Wednesday, November 2, 2022 |
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Aiona: DLNR Holomua Marine Initiative 'Copying California'
By Lt Gov Duke Aiona @ 9:15 PM :: 1844 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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... more transparency is required to ensure plans account for our local culture, and not simply copying a California plan for Hawaiʻi use ....
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Wednesday, November 2, 2022 |
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Tuesday, October 25, 2022 |
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Red Hill Fuel to Stay at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickham
By Selected News Articles @ 6:12 AM :: 1790 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Draining the pipelines, which have approximately 1.16 million gallons of fuel split between them, is the first step in completely defueling Red Hill ....
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Friday, October 21, 2022 |
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EPA ordering closure of three illegal cesspools
By News Release @ 11:53 PM :: 1788 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment, Small Business
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... two illegal large capacity cesspools at the Wailuku Professional Plaza in Hilo and one cesspool at the SKS Management LLC self-storage business in Kailua-Kona ....
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Friday, October 21, 2022 |
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Red Hill Pipeline Defueling Rescheduled After Water Main Repairs
By Selected News Articles @ 6:03 AM :: 2690 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... The Navy was supposed to start unpacking fuel from three pipelines Monday, but the Friday water main break affected the systems that would be used for removing the fuel ....
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Sunday, October 16, 2022 |
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Auditor: DLNR Land Conservation Fund Wastes Money on Non-Land Projects
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 9:25 PM :: 1947 Views :: Environment, Ethics, Land Use
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... DOFAW obtained funding from the Land Conservation Fund for its own projects outside of the Legacy Land Conservation Program ....
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Friday, October 7, 2022 |
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DoH Approves First Phase of Red Hill Defueling Plan
By News Release @ 5:38 PM :: 1601 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Removing existing fuel from the Red Hill pipelines will allow the Navy to begin critical repairs to facilitate safe defueling ....
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Wednesday, October 5, 2022 |
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Red Hill Defueling Could Take from Four Months to 30 Days, Says New Plan
By Selected News Articles @ 10:18 PM :: 1538 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... The DoD could begin defueling pipelines as early as this month and remove all the fuel by the end of July 2024, according to the public plan ....
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Wednesday, October 5, 2022 |
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Biden Admin: Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument will not be expanded
By News Release @ 5:14 AM :: 2064 Views :: Environment, National News, Small Business
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... the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Director Martha Williams said the administration is not considering an expansion to PRIMNM ....
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Saturday, October 1, 2022 |
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Secretary of Defense Visits Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, Meets With Hawaii State Officials and Families
By News Release @ 6:46 PM :: 1753 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... The Secretary also met with Hawaii state officials, as well as with several families impacted by the Red Hill fuel release, to listen to their concerns and to discuss the defueling effort ....
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Saturday, October 1, 2022 |
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Rising costs, construction woes hamper clean energy efforts in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 4:51 PM :: 1728 Views :: Energy, Environment, Cost of Living
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... obstacles in the path toward statewide elimination of fossil fuels ....
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Friday, September 30, 2022 |
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Is the World Running out of Resources?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:04 AM :: 1395 Views :: Environment
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... Superabundance: The Story of Population Growth, Innovation, and Human Flourishing on an Infinitely Bountiful Planet ....
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Thursday, September 29, 2022 |
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Department of Defense Submits Additional Supplement to the Red Hill Defueling Plan
By News Release @ 3:30 PM :: 1641 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... As work continues, DoD will provide regular updates of the schedule at least monthly or when significant changes are necessary ....
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Wednesday, September 28, 2022 |
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Skin Cancer News: Maui Sunscreen Ban goes into Effect October 1
By News Release @ 9:23 PM :: 1780 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Health Care
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... the terms “reef friendly” and “reef safe” are not regulated ....
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Tuesday, September 27, 2022 |
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DOH issues $8.7 million fine, orders Navy to make critical repairs to Pearl Harbor wastewater treatment plan
By News Release @ 6:46 PM :: 1454 Views :: Environment, Military
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... at the NAVFAC Hawaii Wastewater Treatment Plant near Pearl Harbor, numerous operation and maintenance issues led to repeated discharges of untreated or partially treated sewage ....
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Monday, September 26, 2022 |
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Real Recycling: H-POWER continues to record high landfill diversion rates
By News Release @ 10:07 PM :: 2071 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Environment
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... H-POWER is one of the largest firm renewable energy sources in the state ....
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Monday, September 26, 2022 |
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WESPAC Rebukes Proposal to Expand Marine National Monument in Pacific
By News Release @ 3:48 PM :: 1615 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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... Scientists Concerned with Lack of Data to Support Marine Monument Expansion ....
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Sunday, September 25, 2022 |
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Road Usage Charge Versus Carbon Tax
By Tom Yamachika @ 8:16 PM :: 1761 Views :: Environment, Taxes
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... Hawaii Department of Transportation has been studying implementation of a Road Usage Charge ....
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Saturday, September 24, 2022 |
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EPA: Navy Red Hill, Hickam 'Not in Compliance'
By News Release @ 1:41 AM :: 1576 Views :: Environment, Military
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... Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam SPCC Inspection Report .... BPHH Underground Storage Tank Report ....
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Tuesday, September 20, 2022 |
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Rear Admiral to Oversee Red Hill Defueling
By News Release @ 1:56 AM :: 1774 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Rear Adm. John Wade as the Commander of the Joint Task Force of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility ....
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Sunday, September 11, 2022 |
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Top-down energy plans not going down easy
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:41 AM :: 1772 Views :: Energy, Environment, Cost of Living
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... how we got to this point ....
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Thursday, September 8, 2022 |
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Updated Navy Red Hill Plan Released
By News Release @ 2:04 AM :: 1896 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Congressional Delegation, Military
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... New Red Hill plan projects earlier defueling date ....
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Friday, September 2, 2022 |
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Legislature Paves Way for Issuance of SPRBs for Carbon Credits – Or Does It?
By Selected News Articles @ 4:46 PM :: 2632 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment, Ethics, Agriculture, Development
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... there is a line item for renting four 480-square-foot units from the Four Seasons for nearly $300,000 a year ....
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Friday, August 26, 2022 |
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Aiona, McDermott urge water treatment system for Red Hill
By Lt Gov Duke Aiona @ 1:19 PM :: 1832 Views :: Environment, Military, Republican Party
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... Hawaii’s Congressional Delegation has only gotten money for remediation and not prospective preventive measures like water treatment facilities ....
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Friday, August 12, 2022 |
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Sue and Settle: Lawsuit Seeks Protected Habitat for 49 Endangered Hawaiian Species
By News Release @ 2:15 PM :: 1426 Views :: Environment, Land Use
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... The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today ....
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