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Sunday, June 25, 2023 |
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DoH conditionally approves Red Hill defueling plan
By News Release @ 4:00 PM :: 2409 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... setting the framework to begin defueling about 104 million gallons of fuel from the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility ....
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Sunday, June 25, 2023 |
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DoH Publishes Red Hill Exposure Assessment
By News Release @ 3:54 PM :: 2539 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Health Care, Military
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... Report summarizes potential chemical exposure to residents from 2021 jet fuel exposure ....
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Saturday, June 24, 2023 |
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Kauai: Sterile Mosquito Plan Released
By News Release @ 8:00 PM :: 2681 Views :: Kauai County, Environment
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... draft environmental assessment for the use of Wolbachia-based incompatible male mosquitoes on the island of Kauaʻi to stop the spread of avian malaria ....
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Friday, June 23, 2023 |
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Climate Litigation Wave Crashes Into Hawaii’s Supreme Court
By Selected News Articles @ 3:25 PM :: 3762 Views :: Energy, Environment, Ethics, Judiciary
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... Such lawsuits abound, with as many as 300 cases underway. Honolulu’s, though, has a twist ....
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Wednesday, June 21, 2023 |
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Oil Spills: EPA Hammers Pacific Biodiesel
By News Release @ 3:44 PM :: 2502 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Environment
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... Failure to implement measures required by the SPCC Rule can threaten public health or the welfare of fish and other wildlife ....
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Sunday, June 18, 2023 |
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A Dirty Problem
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2774 Views :: Environment, Development, Tax Credits
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... five blind monks trying to describe an elephant ....
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Friday, June 2, 2023 |
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James Hansen Study Ends ‘Consensus’ -- COVID Shutdowns Blow Lid off Global Warming Theory
By Selected News Articles @ 11:00 PM :: 2860 Views :: Energy, Environment
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... during the COVID shutdowns, emissions dropped sharply, but the climate became warmer ....
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Friday, June 2, 2023 |
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Red Hill 2023 Consent Order Published
By News Release @ 8:43 PM :: 2288 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Red Hill 2023 Consent Order between the EPA, Navy, and Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) ....
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Thursday, May 25, 2023 |
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Wailuku: DLNR, NOAA Raid 'Antique Freak' Shop
By News Release @ 2:00 AM :: 2228 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Law Enforcement
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... 26 counts of prohibited wildlife trafficking (HRS 183D-66) and 26 counts of possession of endangered and protected wildlife ....
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Friday, May 19, 2023 |
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The Number of Weather Disasters that Hit Hawaii in the Last Decade
By Selected News Articles @ 4:24 PM :: 2345 Views :: Environment, Hawaii Statistics
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... Weather events are relabeled as 'climate disasters' and hyped up to boost global warming hysteria. Katrina is the model. Anybody who identifies a specific weather event as evidence of global warming is a fraud. ....
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Thursday, May 18, 2023 |
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Rectenwald Worked With Environmental Group Tied To Oil Plaintiffs’ Lawyers
By Selected News Articles @ 2:32 PM :: 3588 Views :: Environment, Ethics, Judiciary
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... on May 9, Recktenwald disclosed that he engages in “educational presentations relating to environmental, energy, and natural resource issues” and has worked with the Environmental Law Institute ....
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Wednesday, May 10, 2023 |
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Maui Antivaxxers Sue to Save Mosquitoes from Eradication
By Court House News @ 1:38 PM :: 2272 Views :: Maui County, Environment
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... The Birds, Not Mosquitoes program looks to curb the mosquito populations by implementing the “incompatible insect technique” as a form of birth control ....
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Tuesday, May 9, 2023 |
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Hawaii Officials Sign Unified Statement on Red Hill
By News Release @ 11:30 PM :: 2508 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... The parties will convene over the next three to four months to develop a blueprint to achieve the shared goal of clean water for the future ....
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Monday, May 8, 2023 |
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Flip-Flop: Suddenly Pacific Garbage Patch is 'gathering place for life'
By Selected News Articles @ 2:16 PM :: 2226 Views :: Environment
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... The occurrence of plastic waste was positively correlated with the abundance of three groups of floating sea creatures: by-the-wind sailors (Velella sp), blue buttons (Porpita sp) and violet snails (Janthina sp) ....
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Sunday, May 7, 2023 |
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Territorial Governors Challenge Biden on Marine Monument
By News Release @ 9:32 PM :: 2415 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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... the Governors have requested a meeting with President Biden to discuss the affect of his announced plan to place 777,000 square miles of Pacific waters off limits to fishing ....
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Sunday, May 7, 2023 |
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Sewage Plant Spews Filth into Kailua Bay
By News Release @ 3:59 AM :: 2301 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment
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... wastewater discharges that exceed the bacteria limits in its state permit on 13 days beginning on April 8, and most recently on May 4. The highest exceedances, reported on April 28 and May 1, were over six times the limit set by DOH ....
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Wednesday, May 3, 2023 |
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Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to NOAA Requirement that Vessels Pay Monitoring Fees
By News Release @ 4:40 PM :: 2339 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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... a funding scheme that would force them to hand over 20 percent of their pay to third-party at-sea monitors they must bring on their boats—a mandate that Congress never approved by statute ....
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Tuesday, May 2, 2023 |
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He'eia: DOBOR Spews Filth into Harbor for Eight Years--Now DoH Grabs Control of Budget
By News Release @ 11:20 PM :: 2473 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Hawaii State Government
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... After eight years of inaction, DoH forced DOBOR's hand by grabbing control of their budget ....
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Friday, April 28, 2023 |
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EPA Inspector General Report on Red Hill Facility
By Selected News Articles @ 2:19 AM :: 2546 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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"EPA Region 9 Must Continue Oversight Throughout the Decontamination and Closure of the Red Hill Facility"
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Wednesday, April 19, 2023 |
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Red Hill: Case Urges Waiver From Jones Act/Cargo Preference Requirements To Expedite Defueling
By Ed Case @ 5:16 PM :: 3017 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Jones Act, Military
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... He says waivers are needed to assure full, dependable and cost-effective availability of the ten oceangoing fuel tankers called for under Defense Department’s proposed defueling plan ....
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Wednesday, April 19, 2023 |
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Wednesday, April 19, 2023 |
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Kaneohe Marine Corps Project Funnels Millions to Sierra Club
By Selected News Articles @ 1:49 AM :: 2972 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Greenmail, Military
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... Marine Corps Base Hawaii have devoted “millions” to clearing out invasive mangrove species and partnered with environmental groups, such as the local Sierra Club chapter, to shovel out the aggressive plants ....
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Wednesday, April 19, 2023 |
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Joint Task Force – Red Hill Begins Dewatering
By Selected News Articles @ 1:41 AM :: 2695 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Dewatering is expected to last through April 21 ....
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Tuesday, April 18, 2023 |
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Sue and Settle: Feds Agree to Designate Critical Habitat for another 49 Hawaii Species
By Court House News @ 5:37 AM :: 2380 Views :: Environment, Land Use
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... the Fish and Wildlife Service has until June 30, 2028 to officially designate habitats for 46 of the 49 species. The ‘Akē‘akē, or band-rumped storm petrel, the anchialine pool shrimp and Baker’s loulu palm tree have a separate deadline of June 30, 2027 ....
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Sunday, April 16, 2023 |
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Gene Editing: Getting Serious About Hawaii Invasive Species Problem
By Selected News Articles @ 2:04 AM :: 2632 Views :: Environment, GMOs
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... The debate illuminates the split that has recently emerged between back-to-nature eco-justice environmentalists and early embracers of technological innovation ....
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Tuesday, April 4, 2023 |
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Civil Defense: Public Meetings Set
By News Release @ 11:10 PM :: 1909 Views :: Environment, Military
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... to provide input for the 2023 State Hazard Mitigation Plan ....
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Wednesday, March 29, 2023 |
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Sue and Settle: 122,277 acres on Big Island to be 'critical habitat'
By Court House News @ 3:44 PM :: 2167 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment
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... The perennial’s natural habitat happens to overlap with a military-owned training area ....
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Sunday, March 26, 2023 |
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Maui: Sterile Mosquitoes to Reduce Avian Malaria
By News Release @ 3:11 PM :: 2295 Views :: Maui County, Environment
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... The NPS will use an incompatible insect technique (IIT) which consists of repeatedly releasing incompatible male mosquitoes into the wild ....
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Thursday, March 23, 2023 |
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Samoa: Biden's Giant Sanctuary Proposal Behind Back of Pacific Territories
By News Release @ 11:41 PM :: 2199 Views :: Environment
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... the administration made no effort to discuss this issue with the Pacific delegations or to notify us even at the recent IGIA forum that such a drastic change to our way of life was even being considered ....
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Thursday, March 23, 2023 |
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Army Corps of Engineers Seeks Comment on Honolulu Harbor Modifications
By News Release @ 11:33 PM :: 2429 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Jones Act
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... two public scoping meetings, March 30 and 31 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. ....
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Monday, March 20, 2023 |
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Fire and Flooding Risks Surrounding of the Paeahu Solar Project in Kihei, Maui
By News Release @ 10:45 PM :: 2231 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Environment
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... the large lithium-ion batteries that are proposed for this project, could make gaining control of a fire more difficult and dangerous due to the increased risk of electrocution and thermal runaway ....
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Friday, March 17, 2023 |
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Pentagon: Red Hill Defueling on Track
By Selected News Articles @ 7:48 PM :: 1808 Views :: Environment, Military
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... Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin met with Vice Adm. John Wade, commander of the Joint Task Force – Red Hill, and other Navy and defense leaders this week to discuss the progress on defueling the bulk fuel storage facility ....
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Friday, March 17, 2023 |
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Hu Honua Decision Based on 'Right To A Life-Sustaining Climate'
By Selected News Articles @ 7:31 PM :: 2449 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy, Environment
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... the PUC “understood its public interest-minded mission” and rightly considered the impact of the Hu Honua project on citizens’ “right to a clean and healthful environment” ....
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Thursday, March 16, 2023 |
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Haleakala Insanity: Secretary of Defense Briefed on 700 Gallon Fuel Spill
By News Release @ 7:39 PM :: 2177 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Military
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... The meeting included the Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall, Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Gilbert R. Cisneros Jr., Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment William A. LaPlante, INDOPACOM commander Admiral John C. Aquilino, Joint Task Force Red Hill commander Vice Admiral John Wade, and other senior leaders ....
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Wednesday, March 15, 2023 |
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Hawaii Supreme Court rejects Big Island bioenergy plant
By Court House News @ 6:08 AM :: 1992 Views :: Environment, Cost of Living
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... Rate hikes and massive amounts of greenhouse gases from a proposed biomass burning power plant would outweigh any benefits, the court found ....
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Sunday, March 12, 2023 |
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Hawaii Longliners Producing Highly Monitored, Sustainable Swordfish in First Season since MSC Certification
By News Release @ 2:53 PM :: 2216 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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... This is the first season since the fishery was certified sustainable by the globally recognized Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) ....
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Wednesday, March 1, 2023 |
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HB192/SB690: Ban fluorescent bulbs
By News Release @ 6:42 PM :: 2362 Views :: Energy, Environment
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“...Fluorescent bulbs used to be the energy-efficient option...."
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Friday, February 24, 2023 |
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Another Sue-n-Settle targets Hawaii and American Samoa Fisheries
By News Release @ 10:48 PM :: 2285 Views :: Environment, Small Business
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... The Conservation Council for Hawaii sued National Marine Fisheries Service ....
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Friday, February 17, 2023 |
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Climate Solution: Grab $100M of Your Dollars, Light Them on Fire
By News Release @ 8:30 PM :: 1968 Views :: Environment, Ethics
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... The 20-member Hawai‘i Climate Commission voted today to support Governor Josh Green’s proposal to create a $100 million climate (slush) fund ....
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Thursday, February 9, 2023 |
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Volta: Hawaii's Latest Hi-Tech Failure Gets Recycled by Shell Oil
By News Release @ 3:30 AM :: 2407 Views :: Energy, Environment, Ethics, Tax Credits
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... How much money did ERS and KSBE lose helping Shell greenwash its oil business? ....
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Wednesday, February 8, 2023 |
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Eco Lawyers Head to Court to Block Kauai Hydro Project
By News Release @ 4:38 AM :: 2283 Views :: Kauai County, Energy, Environment
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... call the “midnight rubber stamp” a violation of Hawaiʻi’s protections for streams and the environment ....
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Thursday, February 2, 2023 |
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Marine Debris Found in Stomach of Stranded Kauai Sperm Whale
By News Release @ 9:30 AM :: 1685 Views :: Kauai County, Environment
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“...In addition to squid beaks, fish skeletons and other prey remains, we found at least six hagfish traps and we also found significant amounts of at least seven types of fishing net, at least two types of plastic bags, a light protector, fishing line and a float from a net...."
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Wednesday, February 1, 2023 |
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House Working Groups to Examine Red Hill, DHHL Funding
By News Release @ 5:28 PM :: 1976 Views :: DHHL, Environment, Military
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... to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the House of Representatives no later than twenty days prior to the commencement of the Regular Session of 2024 ....
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Wednesday, February 1, 2023 |
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Biomass plant appeals to Hawaii Supreme Court to begin operations
By Selected News Articles @ 2:53 PM :: 2249 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy, Environment, Cost of Living
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... greenhouse gas concerns, as well as the comparatively high cost of biomass electricity ....
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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 :: 6479 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 :: 2682 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 :: 2285 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 :: 2158 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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