Every day, I’m scouring the Internet for land use and environmental news from around the state and around the world that means something for us here in Hawaii. Noteworthy today: analysis of the Maui streams decision, a drought closes parks on the Big Island and Obama takes responsibility for oil spill response.
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More Monday-morning quarterbacking of the East Maui streams decision by the Water Commission today in the Maui News. Civil Beat’s analysis of the potential impact of the Na Wai Eha case is coming tomorrow.
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Drought and extreme fire danger force the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources to close parts of the Mauna Kea Forest Reserve on the Big Island for three months.
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A 4,000-square-foot home on the Hamakua Coast of the Big Island is an experiment in green building.
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President Obama on Thursday said he is “angry and frustrated” about the massive British Petroleum oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and took responsibility for some mistakes. He’s certainly not alone.
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry slammed the Environmental Protection Agency’s attempts to regulate pollution from oil refineries, saying greenies are hurting the state’s economy.
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Fox News says it has obtained a secret leaked document that shows the federal government is planning to lock up 13 million acres — or more — by turning it into a national monument. The horror!
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