Environment

... EPA announced a Federal Facility Compliance Agreement with the U.S. Marine Corps to make improvements related to stormwater discharges at the Marine Corps Base Hawaii ....

... to ensure water testing is based on EPA-certified methods ....

... Largest land manager in Hawaii will evaluate its 1.3 million acres of property ....

... mindless hysteria is part of our tourism marketing scheme ....

... Ordinance prohibits sale, rental or distribution of polystyrene bodyboards ....

... The method can be used to flag samples with trace concentrations of dissolved contaminants, as low as 10 parts per billion diesel fuel ....

...This determination is consistent with the DOD’s own assessment that “it will not receive DOH approval of this defueling plan until it is able to provide this supplemental information.”....

... U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today ruled that a pair of lawsuits from Honolulu and Maui can proceed in state court ....

... The Department of Defense (DoD) today released its plan to safely defuel the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility by the end of calendar year 2024 ....  

... All the mineral-based products we tested failed SPF or UVA tests - and shockingly several products failed on both counts ....

... Tuesday, the Commission on Water Resource Management (CWRM) unanimously agreed to designate the entire Lahaina Aquifer Sector Area as both a Surface Water and Ground Water Management Area ....

... to Further Remediate, Defuel and Close Red Hill and Move the Fuel to More Strategic Locations Elsewhere in the Indo-Pacific ....

... the first month of long-term monitoring (LTM) drinking water data ....

... Despite misinformation circulating on social media, the importation of “incompatible-male” mosquitoes to control populations of wild mosquitoes and to save four native bird species from extinction, does not involve the use of any genetically modified organisms (GMOs) or genetically engineered (GE) organisms ....

... Over 1,300 climate lawsuits have been filed in the U.S.  None has yet succeeded ....

... plaintiffs claim that their state DOT’s active operation of a transportation system that results in high levels of greenhouse gas emissions is causing significant harm ....

... It would well surpass the size of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, which was the world’s largest protected area when President Barack Obama expanded it in 2016 ...

... It just so happens that these repairs are also the repairs needs to continue using the facility. What a coincidence! ....

... Eighty-seven percent of over 2,000 survey participants reported at least one new or worsening health symptom following exposure to JP-5 jet fuel in the Navy water system. Thirty-seven percent sought medical care and 17 people reported being hospitalized overnight ....

... the latest example in a long history of bottom-up federal fishery management through the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council ....

... The Service protected all 49 species as endangered on September 30, 2016, but failed to designate critical habitat as required ....

... Solid waste disposal costs can be reduced by diverting recyclable waste to the H-POWER waste to energy facility ....

... “The Navy’s decision means that work to defuel and close the Red Hill facility can begin without further delay,” said Kathleen Ho, Deputy Director of Environmental Health ....

... The Navy must provide DOH with its independent contractor’s assessment on facility operations by May 15, a plan and implementation schedule to defuel by June 30, and a plan for closure of the facility by November 1 ....

... More than $1 billion is being poured into the defueling and cleanup efforts connected to the Red Hill fuel storage facility in Hawaii, but one lawmaker said more money is needed ....

... because 'everybody' believes in sea level rise this should be a good opportunity to get oceanfront Hawaii real estate at 10 cents on the dollar ....

... One of the most famous incidents occurred after the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed during World War II ... hundreds of sailors were killed by sharks before rescue ....

... Where do stewardship projects overlap, and where are there gaps? ....

... respecting the State religion by celebrating our efforts to get closer to the goddess Gaia ....

“...People have been abandoning vehicles in an area about ¼-mile off the pavement and it’s been happening for 6-7 years...."

... For more than a century these streams were almost fully diverted and often dry ....

... When a couple of penny-stock touts, one of whom is listed in the Panama Papers, team up to sell timber futures and carbon credits what does the Legislature do? ....

... retirement of the AES coal plant at the end of September ....

... Draft EIS 60-day public comment period April 8 through June 7, 2022 ....

... “These wells will add to our existing knowledge of the hydrogeology of the area and provide for long term monitoring of our water resources” ....

... following a series of leadership and oversight failures at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility ....

"... Red Hill is not going to be shut down anytime soon or in the foreseeable future ...."

... Case’s Appropriations Committee will review the request as part of the President’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget request ....

... The Pacific Legal Foundation said the ban was an unlawful move by a low-level federal bureaucrat who destroyed a business avenue central to the livelihoods of many in Hawaii ....

... The health advisory for all 19 zones and Manana Housing has been amended and water in these zones is safe to drink ....

... Austin was forced to give Schatz something and Schatz secured a vague promise out into the future that is non-binding with no funds for closure.  Conversely, the Omnibus spending Bill is quite detailed in what it funds, and funds for Decommissioning are missing ....

... the government has reacted in a typical knee-jerk fashion ....

... $150 Million In New Federal Funding To Defuel, Permanently Close Red Hill, Clean Up Water  ....

"...After close consultation with senior civilian and military leaders, I have decided to defuel and permanently close the Red Hill bulk fuel storage facility in Hawaii...."

... The ban affects businesses that package food or beverages to order (take-out, deli counter, and drinks), as well as businesses that sell these items for use ....

... The Emergency Order issued by DOH on December 6, 2021 specifies that the Navy must hire a qualified independent contractor, to be approved by DOH ....

... Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro traveled to Oahu Feb. 25-28 to meet with families and senior officials and to see first-hand the progress that has been made in restoring and protecting the island’s safe drinking water ....

... The gasoline tax in 2035 will be $33.16 a barrel ....

... the Board authorized Na Pua Makani to kill up to 51 ‘ōpe‘ape‘a bats ....

... $250 million in funding for the Navy, Marine Corps, Army, and Air Force to cover expenses incurred related to drinking water contamination and $100 million for the Department of Defense to comply with the State of Hawaii’s emergency order to defuel the Red Hill tanks ....