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A Military Perspective On Climate Change Cory Lum/Civil Beat

A Military Perspective On Climate Change

Military leaders have been contending with climate change impacts on bases, forces and equipment around the world.

Study: Marine Monuments Aren’t Hurting Hawaii’s Tuna Fishermen Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Study: Marine Monuments Aren’t Hurting Hawaii’s Tuna Fishermen

The commercial longline industry made more money after the feds expanded the protected areas around Papahanaumokuakea and the Pacific Remote Islands.

Honolulu Has Mapped Just How Hot Oahu Is Now Oahu Community Heat Map

Honolulu Has Mapped Just How Hot Oahu Is Now

Climate change has contributed to record heat throughout Hawaii.

Six Feet Above: Where To Draw The Line On Sea Level Rise Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Six Feet Above: Where To Draw The Line On Sea Level Rise

Lawmakers are considering how far to set back new developments as well as specific strategies to deal with climate change.

EPA: Hawaii Toxic Releases Dropped In 2018 Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

EPA: Hawaii Toxic Releases Dropped In 2018

Hawaii said “aloha” to a significant amount of chemicals related to the petroleum sector.

How Is Plastic Getting Into Hawaii’s Soil? Claire Caulfield/Civil Beat/2020

How Is Plastic Getting Into Hawaii’s Soil?

One way is through compost. And that’s affecting our farmers.

Trump’s Revamp Of Major Environmental Law ‘A Disaster For Hawaii’ Hawaii DLNR

Trump’s Revamp Of Major Environmental Law ‘A Disaster For Hawaii’

Proposed changes to one of the country’s most influential environmental laws could mean less public scrutiny and oversight of big projects.

Lawsuit: Feds Failing To Protect Hawaii Waters From Plastics Claire Caulfield/Civil Beat/2019

Lawsuit: Feds Failing To Protect Hawaii Waters From Plastics

Environmental groups say the EPA should have declared the state’s coastal waters as “impaired” due to significant plastic waste.

Kauai: Farmers Fight To Keep Irrigation System Running Allan Parachini/Civil Beat/2020

Kauai: Farmers Fight To Keep Irrigation System Running

Updated. The state has announced its intent to shut down key reservoirs if the Legislature and a water cooperative don’t find a solution.

Helicopter Fishing For Ghost Nets In Hawaii Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2020

Helicopter Fishing For Ghost Nets In Hawaii

Nonprofits have banded together to explore a new way of removing abandoned fishing gear before it damages reefs or ensnares whales, dolphins, seals and turtles.