Environment

... Major fleets' catch and revenue rose after enlargement of two marine monuments ....

... The U.S. House has once again passed his National Forest study measure that calls on the United States Forest Service (USFS) to engage communities in the State of Hawai’i in a study to identify suitable parcels to be incorporated into a National Forest ....

... locals are pushing back, saying that forests and farmlands should not be sacrificed in the fight against climate change ....

... SCR44 is just a toothless symbolic statement, but it is being hyped nationwide ....

... John Kerry announced the United States’ support for the Local2030 Islands Network during a virtual event in support of the Leaders Summit on Climate Change hosted by President Biden this week ....

... Chow believes there is “a good chance that the feasibility study will be funded in Federal fiscal year 2022 by the application of Congress’ Community Project Funding (CPF)” and asks for support from the harbors’ group “convincing Congress to fund the Honolulu Harbor feasibility study.”….

... Ige asks Biden to outlaw gasoline and diesel vehicles ....

... the Biden administration agrees to designate more than 100,000 square nautical miles as critical habitat for the endangered humpback whale ....

... Environmental stewardship has never been this popular ....

... Bill 40 or the Disposable Food Ware Ordinance (DFWO), takes effect April 1, 2021 ....

... The Service is seeking public comment on the proposed change in status for the aeʻo from March 25 – May 24, 2021 .... 

... South Kona coastline and Kaena Point .... 

... BASF has been trying to break in to the US sunscreen market for nearly 20 years.  They have been blocked by protectionist FDA stalling ....  

... eastern O'ahu has the highest emissions, at 324 pounds of carbon dioxide equivalent per ounce. That’s roughly equivalent to burning 16 gallons of gasoline....

... Four prior EPA enforcement actions against Hawai‘i DLNR have closed 74 cesspools, collected $407,400 in fines ....

... due to changes in the proposed alternatives ....

... Federal District Court Judge Derrick K. Watson ruled in County of Maui v. Chevron that the federal court does not have jurisdiction over the case and remanded the action back to state court ....

"...a coordinated effort to hold producers responsible for the end-of-life management of plastic packaging...."

... due to the unexpectedly higher take of `ōpe`ape`a (bat) at the project and discovery of two `ua`u (petrel) fatalities ....

... Control work is scheduled for February 17 and 18. Public access to affected areas and the Mauna Kea Hunter Access Road will be restricted ....

"... Commerce IG to Review Hirono-led Request to Investigate Climate Denialism Propaganda Pushed by Trump Appointees at NOAA ...."

... The public comment period for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District (NASED) project concludes on Feb. 8 ....

... 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....