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DOE Looking Into Financial Records Of Kailua School Composting Program David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

DOE Looking Into Financial Records Of Kailua School Composting Program

Proceeds from compost sales to the public are kept by the partner schools.

Whales Might Be Feeding More In Hawaii. What Does This Say About A Changing Ocean? Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2023/NOAA Permit No. 19655

Whales Might Be Feeding More In Hawaii. What Does This Say About A Changing Ocean?

The findings contradict a general consensus that humpbacks usually just breed in Hawaiian waters then return to feed around Alaska and scientists want to know why.

The Pacific Island Nation Of Vanuatu Just Scored A Big Climate Win Graham Crumb/Wikimedia Commons/2015

The Pacific Island Nation Of Vanuatu Just Scored A Big Climate Win

It convinced the UN to urge the world’s highest court to rule on whether polluting nations must address climate change

NOAA: Hawaii And Alaska Are Showing The Effects Of  Climate Change Thomas Heaton/Civil Beat/2023

NOAA: Hawaii And Alaska Are Showing The Effects Of Climate Change

Scientists are also working to integrate Indigenous intelligence as part of efforts to combat climate change.

Hawaii Governor’s Pick To Lead DLNR Clears Senate Committee Vote David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Hawaii Governor’s Pick To Lead DLNR Clears Senate Committee Vote

The deputy budget director’s nomination also advanced while three more of Green’s nominees were confirmed by the full Senate.

Maui Solar Project Stokes Concerns About Climate-Fueled Fire And Flooding Risks Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2022

Maui Solar Project Stokes Concerns About Climate-Fueled Fire And Flooding Risks

The Paeahu solar farm, located in a dryland forest, would operate a short distance from a residential subdivision.

Henry Curtis Has Been A ‘Thorn In The Side’ Of Developers And Power Company Execs For 30 Years David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Henry Curtis Has Been A ‘Thorn In The Side’ Of Developers And Power Company Execs For 30 Years

The longtime Life of the Land leader reflects on decades of pushing his clean energy and environmental justice agenda.

Hawaii Climate Experts Highlight Positive Points In An Otherwise Dire International Report Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaii Climate Experts Highlight Positive Points In An Otherwise Dire International Report

The United Nations leader has called for countries to do “everything, everywhere, all at once.”

Hawaii Pushes For Ban On Deep-Sea Mining Ku鈥榰 Kauanoe/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaii Pushes For Ban On Deep-Sea Mining

Lawmakers are concerned that mining could impact Hawaii’s shores.