Illegal vehicles at Wawamalu Beach are threatening monk seals and endangering native plants.
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An order to list two plastic-plagued beaches as “impaired” could prompt similar action and cleanups at other Hawaii locales.
New partnerships are being formed to address unforeseen challenges of COVID-19 testing.
Government contracts, geography and economics make it difficult to increase recycling on the island.
Seedlings aren’t dying from the fungal disease — but they’re easily killed by invasive weeds and animals, researchers found.
But Marshall Islands leaders still have doubts about the safety of the Runit Dome.
The algae has swiftly spread like a thick mat off Pearl and Hermes Atoll, smothering and killing coral reefs there, researchers say.
People want to help or just stretch their legs, and groups are organizing events with safety guidelines in mind.
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New partnerships are being formed to address unforeseen challenges of COVID-19 testing.
Government contracts, geography and economics make it difficult to increase recycling on the island.
Seedlings aren’t dying from the fungal disease — but they’re easily killed by invasive weeds and animals, researchers found.
But Marshall Islands leaders still have doubts about the safety of the Runit Dome.
The algae has swiftly spread like a thick mat off Pearl and Hermes Atoll, smothering and killing coral reefs there, researchers say.
People want to help or just stretch their legs, and groups are organizing events with safety guidelines in mind.
Scientists in Hawaii are also racing to eradicate disease-carrying mosquitoes that threaten the survival of the islands’ rare and unique forest bird species. But controversial GMO solutions are not yet being considered in Hawaii.
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a lot of single-use plastics back into our lives and onto our beaches.
State and federal agencies have been planning to dispose of the bombs since last year.
