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Maui County Loses Again In Federal Court Over Pollution Discharges Courtesy: Petey/Flickr

Maui County Loses Again In Federal Court Over Pollution Discharges

For years, the county has violated the Clean Water Act by discharging treated wastewater into the Pacific Ocean through injection wells at a Lahaina sewer plant.

Navy To Review Impact Of Pacific Training After 2 Whales Die During Exercise NOAA/Doug Perrine

Navy To Review Impact Of Pacific Training After 2 Whales Die During Exercise

Environmental advocates have long raised concerns about the military’s effect on endangered species.

How One Hawaii Man Is Using An Invasive Tree To Nurture His Community Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

How One Hawaii Man Is Using An Invasive Tree To Nurture His Community

The Westside resident thinks kiawe trees can revolutionize Oahu’s food system and help the next generation learn to love where they live.

Lawsuit: State Board Fails To Protect West Hawaii From Aquarium Trade Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat

Lawsuit: State Board Fails To Protect West Hawaii From Aquarium Trade

Groups are challenging the Board of Land and Natural Resources’ decision to accept the latest environmental review of the area’s capability to allow the collection of aquatic life.

PODCAST: Hawaii’s Complicated Relationship With European Honey Bees Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

PODCAST: Hawaii’s Complicated Relationship With European Honey Bees

Many farmers rely on European honey bees to pollinate their plants, but the introduced species can negatively impact a native pollinator.

Navy Agrees To Fix Pearl Harbor Wastewater Treatment Plant Courtesy: EPA/2019

Navy Agrees To Fix Pearl Harbor Wastewater Treatment Plant

Before the Environmental Protection Agency got involved, state Department of Health officials reported urgent problems at the facility.

Conservationists Threaten Lawsuit Over Maui Lights That Harm Seabirds Lindsay Young/Pacific Rim Conservation

Conservationists Threaten Lawsuit Over Maui Lights That Harm Seabirds

Artificial light disorients seabirds that navigate by moonlight, sometimes causing the birds to fall from the sky where hungry predators wait.

Thousands Of New Rooftop Solar Systems Could Be Going Up On Oahu Matt Mallams/Earthjustice

Thousands Of New Rooftop Solar Systems Could Be Going Up On Oahu

Regulators hope new incentives for rooftop solar and battery storage systems will help prevent a future energy shortage.

UH Report Finds Hawaii Needs To Prepare For More Frequent High-Tide Flooding Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

UH Report Finds Hawaii Needs To Prepare For More Frequent High-Tide Flooding

Eventually, tidal cycles won’t be enough to keep the ocean from our doors.

This North Shore Community Has Had Enough Of Towering Wind Turbines Stewart Yerton/Civil Beat2021

This North Shore Community Has Had Enough Of Towering Wind Turbines

But clean energy advocates and power producers are pushing back against new Honolulu City Council proposals meant to protect communities from large wind energy projects.