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Wildfires Used To ‘Go To Sleep’ At Night. Climate Change Has Them Burning Overtime
Fires that surge at night, including the 2023 Lahaina fire, are tougher to fight.
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A ‘Super Typhoon’ Just Devastated The Mariana Islands — Months Before Peak Storm Season
The storm exposes the U.S. commonwealth’s climate risks, economic fragility and federal strain.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
How EVs Could Solve A Problem With America’s Rickety Grid
With “vehicle-to-grid” technology, EVs turn into a vast network of backup power. That could help stabilize the system and accelerate the adoption of renewables.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
As Climate Change Threatens Student Athlete Safety, States Try To Adapt
But some school districts can’t afford to comply with requirements for special equipment or alternate practice schedules.
Kalany Omengkar/Civil Beat/2024
The Department Of Justice Is Suing States For Sensitive Voter Data
An election law scholar explains why federal efforts are facing resistance.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023
Cameras Have Quietly Appeared In Thousands Of US Cities
Now, their integration with AI is sounding alarms.
(Makana Eyre/Civil Beat/2026)
Makana Eyre: An Inspiring Exhibit On Native Hawaiians That Most Of Us Won’t See
The British Museum has mounted an exhibit in collaboration with Indigenous people. But when invaluable Hawaiian artifacts are held in collections so far from home, how many people from here will get to go see it?
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025
What To Know About The Jones Act As Trump Unveils A 60-Day Waiver
U.S.-flagged ships are generally more expensive to both operate and build than foreign ones. And those costs are especially damaging to states that are supplied by sea, such as Hawai‘i.
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Tulsi Gabbard Says Iran’s Regime Still Intact But Refuses To Discuss Talks With Trump
The director of national intelligence fended off attacks over whose responsibility it is to determine an imminent threat for war.
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The Removal Of Federal Data Affects Us in Our Hometowns
The disappearance from government websites of decades of data on health, education and criminal justice are among the many datasets that the Trump administration has dumped.