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Maui Solar Project Stokes Concerns About Climate-Fueled Fire And Flooding Risks Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2022

Maui Solar Project Stokes Concerns About Climate-Fueled Fire And Flooding Risks

The Paeahu solar farm, located in a dryland forest, would operate a short distance from a residential subdivision.

Henry Curtis Has Been A ‘Thorn In The Side’ Of Developers And Power Company Execs For 30 Years David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Henry Curtis Has Been A ‘Thorn In The Side’ Of Developers And Power Company Execs For 30 Years

The longtime Life of the Land leader reflects on decades of pushing his clean energy and environmental justice agenda.

Hawaii Climate Experts Highlight Positive Points In An Otherwise Dire International Report Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaii Climate Experts Highlight Positive Points In An Otherwise Dire International Report

The United Nations leader has called for countries to do "everything, everywhere, all at once."

Hawaii Pushes For Ban On Deep-Sea Mining Ku‘u Kauanoe/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaii Pushes For Ban On Deep-Sea Mining

Lawmakers are concerned that mining could impact Hawaii's shores.

Biden To Create New Marine Sanctuary In Pacific Courtesy: NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program

Biden To Create New Marine Sanctuary In Pacific

Hawaii congressman says "our world's oceans are at mortal risk."

‘Forever Chemicals’ Found In Waipio Wells, BWS Says Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

‘Forever Chemicals’ Found In Waipio Wells, BWS Says

The EPA says no amount of PFOA or PFOS is safe to consume.

The Shift To A Green Energy Future Is Renewing Plantation-Era Water Wars On Kauai Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2023

The Shift To A Green Energy Future Is Renewing Plantation-Era Water Wars On Kauai

A proposed hydro project — the first of its kind in the world — could supply up to a quarter of the island’s power by diverting 4 billion gallons a year from the Waimea River.

‘Forever Chemicals’ Have Been Found In Hawaii’s Environment. Now What?  Yoohyun Jung/Civil Beat/2021

‘Forever Chemicals’ Have Been Found In Hawaii’s Environment. Now What? 

Increased testing for PFAS may reveal a problem Hawaii is not prepared to deal with.