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Friday, May 31, 2024 |
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Red Hill Tanks to be Vented and Cleaned
By News Release @ 4:38 PM :: 1344 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Notification to the public at least 12 hours before the start of venting a tank ....
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Thursday, May 23, 2024 |
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DoH: No Jet Fuel Found in Navy Water System
By News Release @ 4:26 AM :: 1255 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... no petroleum or jet fuel compounds were detected in 15 drinking water samples collected at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) and Aliamanu Military Reservation (AMR)—12 from homes at JBPHH and AMR and three from source water shafts ....
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Friday, May 17, 2024 |
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The Dire Cost of Disinformation
By Joni Kamiya @ 6:58 PM :: 2119 Views :: Environment, Agriculture, GMOs
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... the very first coconut rhinoceros beetle was detected here in Hawaii 11 years ago ....
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Thursday, May 16, 2024 |
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Feds Designate 2,000,000 Acres of Hawaii as 'Sentinel Landscapes'
By Ed Case @ 2:02 AM :: 2059 Views :: Environment, Congressional Delegation, Land Use, Military
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... The program creates partnerships between federal agencies, state and local governments, private landowners, land managers and non-profits to preserve sensitive lands and resources near military bases ....
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Wednesday, May 15, 2024 |
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Hawaii Supreme Court says goodbye to federalism
By Selected News Articles @ 5:12 PM :: 2444 Views :: Environment, Judiciary
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... The litigation model adopted by Hawaii, characterized by suing oil companies under broad claims about their contributions to climate change, demands a national spotlight for its potential to disrupt the constitutional equilibrium between state innovation and federal authority ....
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Wednesday, May 15, 2024 |
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Environmentalists hit snag in Navy fuel contamination case
By Court House News @ 5:05 PM :: 1657 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... may have to wait until ongoing defueling is completed ....
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Sunday, May 12, 2024 |
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“Who protects Hawaiʻi from invasive species? You do.”
By News Release @ 2:39 AM :: 1611 Views :: Environment, Agriculture
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... HDOA has opened two requests for proposals (RFP) – one for community-based management of coconut rhinoceros beetles (CRB) on O‘ahu and another to support green waste management ....
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Sunday, May 12, 2024 |
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14 Years Later: Honouliuli WWTP portion of Consent Decree completed
By News Release @ 2:27 AM :: 1638 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment
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... the second major milestone within the 2010 Consent Decree – the full secondary treatment upgrade of the Honouliuli Wastewater Treatment Plant ....
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Friday, May 10, 2024 |
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After Nine Months of Toxic Lies, DoH Finally Admits: "We do not expect to find health impacts caused by toxins in the wildfire ash"
By News Release @ 3:42 AM :: 2022 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Development, Tourism
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... “Economic pressures will cause ‘toxic’ hysteria to be hyped up until locals sell out. Then the hysteria will evaporate and be forgotten as Lahaina is rebuilt as Wailea v2 surrounding the ‘Venice of the Pacific’ water feature.” -- HFP, Nov 2023 ....
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Wednesday, May 8, 2024 |
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Navy, NASA Begin Process to Renew Barking Sands Lease
By News Release @ 11:36 PM :: 646 Views :: Kauai County, Environment, Military
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... Navy’s and NASA’s proposal to retain the use of 8,348 acres and 23 acres, respectively, of State lands presently utilized pursuant to leases and easements on Kauai ....
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Friday, May 3, 2024 |
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Maui: Enviros File Another Bird Lights Lawsuit
By News Release @ 12:06 AM :: 1800 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Greenmail, Tourism
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... over the last 16 years, one bird died ....
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Wednesday, May 1, 2024 |
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DOH rejects Navy’s Red Hill consolidated groundwater sampling plan
By News Release @ 7:16 PM :: 1943 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... groundwater monitoring to support the Navy’s request to reduce the amount of water being discharged into Halawa Stream from 4.5 million gallons a day to 1.8 million gallons a day ....
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Saturday, April 27, 2024 |
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BLNR Boosts Honolua Bay Yacht Grounding Fine to $1.8M
By News Release @ 11:00 PM :: 1660 Views :: Maui County, Environment
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... after hearing impassioned testimony from members of the community, the tentative proposed fined of more than $117,000 for damage caused to corals and live rock, was increased to $1,818,851.97 to account for “emotional distress to the community” ....
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Monday, April 22, 2024 |
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City Points to Empty Rail System as Example of 'Sustainability'
By News Release @ 11:15 PM :: 1963 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Rail
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... and an interactive Skyline tour, showcasing that Earth Day is for everyone ....
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Monday, April 22, 2024 |
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Crichton: Environmentalism is a religion
By Selected News Articles @ 12:02 AM :: 142571 Views :: Environment, Religion
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There's an initial Eden, a paradise, a state of grace and unity with nature, there's a fall from grace into a state of pollution as a result of eating from the tree of knowledge....
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Monday, April 22, 2024 |
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Ira Einhorn, Earth Day's Dirty Secret
By Selected News Articles @ 12:01 AM :: 78497 Views :: Environment
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Ira Einhorn, Master of Ceremonies, Earth Day Rally on Belmont Plateau in Fairmount Park, Phila, PA, Apr. 22, 1970.
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Monday, April 8, 2024 |
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‘Grave Threat’: Calls Mount For SCOTUS To Intervene In Hawaii Climate Lawsuit Against Major Energy Companies
By News Release @ 2:50 AM :: 1941 Views :: Energy, Environment, Judiciary
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... the case should be in the Supreme Court’s domain given the implications it could have for the U.S. economy, national security and federalism ....
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Sunday, April 7, 2024 |
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EPA Orders Hawaii County to Upgrade Sewage Treatment Systems
By News Release @ 2:45 PM :: 1708 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment
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... The consent order requires the County of Hawai‘i to address broken equipment and deferred maintenance ....
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Thursday, April 4, 2024 |
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DLNR Now Charging $1 to Use Ocean
By News Release @ 4:38 AM :: 2203 Views :: Environment, Small Business, Taxes, Tourism
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... more than 500 companies with commercial use permits from the DLNR Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR), began collecting one dollar from each passenger or customer ....
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Saturday, March 30, 2024 |
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Stop Big Oil Suit: Did Hawaii's Hyper-Ideological Supreme Court Blow It?
By Selected News Articles @ 1:52 PM :: 3138 Views :: Environment, Ethics, Judiciary, Cost of Living
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... there's a price to be paid for preening and posturing ....
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Friday, March 29, 2024 |
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DoD Returns Red Hill Control to US Navy
By Selected News Articles @ 6:12 PM :: 2166 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Joint Task Force – Red Hill transferred authority of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage to the Navy Closure Task Force – Red Hill ....
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Saturday, March 16, 2024 |
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Hana Joins 'Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area'
By News Release @ 4:10 PM :: 1840 Views :: Maui County, Environment
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... Kīpahulu joins Hā‘ena on Kaua‘i and Miloli‘i on Hawai‘i Island, as the third designated CBSFA in the state ....
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Tuesday, March 12, 2024 |
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FWS Designates 119,326 acres as critical habitat on Big Island
By News Release @ 4:58 PM :: 2139 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment, Land Use
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... 119,326 acres of federal, state, private, and public lands are being designated as critical habitat for 12 species, meaning these areas have been identified as essential for the conservation of one or more of the species ....
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Thursday, February 29, 2024 |
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NOAA proposes national marine sanctuary in Papahānaumokuākea
By News Release @ 7:43 PM :: 1722 Views :: Environment
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... Public comment on Sanctuary draft proposal requested through May 7, 2024 ....
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Thursday, February 29, 2024 |
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Major Energy Companies Ask SCOTUS To Intervene In Hawaii Climate Lawsuit
By Selected News Articles @ 3:03 PM :: 2162 Views :: Energy, Environment, Judiciary
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... The Supreme Court previously declined energy companies’ request to consider whether the claims should be heard in federal court ....
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Friday, February 23, 2024 |
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Hawaii committee to discuss $25 tourism tax Friday
By Selected News Articles @ 6:07 AM :: 2072 Views :: Environment, Taxes, Tourism
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... House Bill 2406 would impose a $25 "transient accommodation tax," also known as a TAT, on top of the 10.25% TAT that is already in place ....
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Wednesday, February 7, 2024 |
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Blackouts cast doubt on renewable energy mandates
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:10 PM :: 2083 Views :: Energy, Environment
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... Hawaiian Electric blamed reduced solar and wind power as a partial cause of the blackouts ....
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Tuesday, February 6, 2024 |
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DLNR: Court Ruling Protects Endangered Hawaii Birds from 'Save the Mosquito' Activists
By News Release @ 7:29 PM :: 1720 Views :: Maui County, Environment
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... granting summary judgment and finding the Environmental Assessment prepared for using the Incompatible Insect Technique (IIT) to control mosquito born avian malaria on east Maui ....
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Sunday, February 4, 2024 |
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Kauai: Tourism Industry Scores Another Big Win Over Agriculture
By News Release @ 12:45 PM :: 2248 Views :: Kauai County, Environment, Agriculture, Tourism
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... To prevent tourists from seeing muddy water, West Kauai seed farms will be required to get federal NPIDES permits ....
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Tuesday, January 30, 2024 |
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Eco-Lawyers to Sue Hawaiian Electric Because Birds Hit Power Lines?
By News Release @ 6:35 PM :: 1737 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Environment
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... possible litigation challenging harm to imperiled Hawaiian seabirds caused by power lines and streetlights on Maui and Lāna‘i ....
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Wednesday, January 24, 2024 |
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Friday, January 19, 2024 |
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Hawaii offers a case study on the inadequacies of wind and solar
By Selected News Articles @ 3:51 PM :: 2017 Views :: Energy, Environment
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... weather-dependent wind and solar reliability issues are becoming more pronounced ....
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Tuesday, January 16, 2024 |
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State De-Carbonization Report Debunked
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:57 PM :: 1863 Views :: Energy, Environment, Cost of Living
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... the report presents “aggressive scenarios of emission-reduction targets that will be incredibly challenging" ....
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Sunday, January 14, 2024 |
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Are rolling blackouts the price Hawaii must pay for clean energy?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:35 PM :: 1976 Views :: Energy, Environment
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... If you spent part of this week sitting in the dark without any electricity, you probably have some questions about the state’s energy plan ....
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Thursday, January 11, 2024 |
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Navy still on the hook for negligence claims by military families injured by jet fuel leak
By Court House News @ 11:59 PM :: 884 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... The government managed to dodge failure to warn claims thanks to the Federal Tort Claims Act ....
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Sunday, December 17, 2023 |
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Another Sher-Edling Scam: Hawaii AG Sues Makers of Firefighting Foam
By News Release @ 4:58 PM :: 2830 Views :: Environment
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... just another scheme to enrich national Democrat lawyers of Sher-Edling ....
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Saturday, December 16, 2023 |
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EIS to Cover Navy Training Exercises off Hawaii, California
By News Release @ 4:38 AM :: 1694 Views :: Environment, Military
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... sustain the readiness of the Navy and other participating U.S. military services by supporting current and future training and testing requirements, increasing flexibility in conducting training and testing activities, modernizing and sustaining range capabilities ....
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Saturday, December 16, 2023 |
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Wednesday, December 13, 2023 |
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Kauai: Eco Lawyers Block Green Energy Project
By News Release @ 10:01 PM :: 2165 Views :: Kauai County, Energy, Environment
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... Delays caused by lawsuits filed by Earthjustice have resulted in critical project deadlines being missed ....
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Wednesday, December 13, 2023 |
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New Oil Burner: HECO to Repower 76-Year Old Waiau Plant
By News Release @ 3:17 PM :: 1870 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Environment
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..."The proposed repowering of the Waiau facility will be the largest generation project in Hawaiian Electric’s 132-year history." It will run on oil, but read on to see how HECO conceals this fact....
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Wednesday, December 13, 2023 |
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HECO 'Clean' Energy: Biodiesel and Batteries
By News Release @ 3:12 PM :: 1873 Views :: Energy, Environment
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... Hawaiian Electric will begin contract negotiations with the developers of 15 renewable energy projects on Oahu, Hawaii Island and Maui ....
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Monday, December 11, 2023 |
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Green Questions Water Rate Hikes After They are Approved
By News Release @ 1:08 PM :: 1924 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military, Cost of Living
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... “The BWS’ decision to raise water rates by about 50% may create a hardship for many residents. It’s important for the BWS to take advantage of available federal funding to reduce the costs it passes on to O‘ahu residents,” said Governor Josh Green, M.D. ....
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Monday, December 4, 2023 |
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Kaneohe: Navy Floats P8 Poseidon, Plans to Restore it to Service
By Selected News Articles @ 3:44 AM :: 3165 Views :: Environment, Military
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... the aircraft would be lifted and moved to the runway, “and it would settle onto its landing gear, which is still in good condition” ....
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Friday, December 1, 2023 |
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EPA Completes Removal of Hazardous Materials Following Wildfires on Maui
By News Release @ 4:59 PM :: 1731 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Environment
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... Removed batteries from 94 electric and hybrid vehicles and decommissioned 274 power walls in homes and businesses. Two containers with more than 30 tons of decommissioned battery material were shipped off the island ....
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Thursday, November 30, 2023 |
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Wednesday, November 29, 2023 |
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Navy Notifies Regulators of Groundwater PFAS Detection
By News Release @ 12:46 AM :: 1758 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Four of 21 groundwater monitoring wells showed exceedance of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), a component of polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) ....
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Tuesday, November 28, 2023 |
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Hawaii demands remediation from Navy following jet fuel leak
By Court House News @ 4:37 PM :: 2465 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Military
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... Red Hill fuel-polluted soils could cost $750 million to clean up ....
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