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Ala Wai Canal: Flood Control Project Will Do Little To Clean Up the Polluted Waterway Macel Honore/Civil Beat

Ala Wai Canal: Flood Control Project Will Do Little To Clean Up the Polluted Waterway

Federal engineers could ease the impacts of its plan if it also worked to restore the local ecology, conservationists say. The agency says its hands are tied.

Survey Finds Sea Turtle Populations On The Rise Alana Eagle/Civil Beat/2018

Survey Finds Sea Turtle Populations On The Rise

It includes turtles in the waters of the Hawaiian Archipelago.

Climate Activists: Hawaii Legislature ‘Wasted An Entire Year’ Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Climate Activists: Hawaii Legislature ‘Wasted An Entire Year’

Measures big and small died this session with little fanfare as time runs out to combat the disastrous effects of a warming planet.

VIDEO: Oahu’s Disappearing Beaches Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2019

VIDEO: Oahu’s Disappearing Beaches

Touring the south shore in the Civil Beat van, climate experts Chip Fletcher and Sam Lemmo talk with us about sea level rise and beach erosion.

Big Island: Sunscreen Ban May Come Too Late For Popular Snorkeling Spot Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat

Big Island: Sunscreen Ban May Come Too Late For Popular Snorkeling Spot

Tests detect high levels of oxybenzone, which is toxic to coral, at Kahaluu Beach Park. A ban on the chemical starts in 2021.

Protecting Marine Creatures May Help Slow Climate Change U.S. Navy

Protecting Marine Creatures May Help Slow Climate Change

Studies show marine animals, such as whales and sea otters, trap large amounts of carbon in the ocean.

‘No. No. No.’ Gabbard’s Nuclear Position Contrasts With Presidential Hopefuls Nick Grube/Civil Beat

‘No. No. No.’ Gabbard’s Nuclear Position Contrasts With Presidential Hopefuls

A New York Times survey of the top 18 Democratic candidates shows a wide range of positions on climate change issues.

EPA Fines Tuna Processor In US Samoa Courtesy: NOAA

EPA Fines Tuna Processor In US Samoa

Starkist agreed to pay penalties for violating a 2018 settlement.

Senate Committee Recommends Confirming Case As DLNR Chair Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat

Senate Committee Recommends Confirming Case As DLNR Chair

The vote was unanimous in favor of the governor’s nomination to head the state land department.

VIDEO: What Is A Carbon Tax?

VIDEO: What Is A Carbon Tax?

Climate and economic experts believe carbon taxes can change consumer habits and slow down the effects of climate change.