The revised Endangered Species Act regulations flabbergasted environmentalists who are concerned about warding off more extinctions.

Scientists return from the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument after surveying the underwater aftermath of a major storm last year.

The effects of a rapidly warming planet have reshaped the work of lifeguards, emergency responders and health officials.

Hawaii is vulnerable to hurricanes, tsunamis, floods, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, lava flows and sea level rise. A new guidebook offers local leaders tools for tackling these hazards.

Local emerging leaders and experts in their fields expound on the importance of bringing diverse minds to the table to develop solutions.

Many common skin care products add to the bombardment of microplastics in the ocean. A new German campaign seeks legislative support to rid them from store shelves.

There was a lot of talk about the need to address sea level rise and other problems but virtually no action in the Hawaii Legislature.

Touring the south shore in the Civil Beat van, climate experts Chip Fletcher and Sam Lemmo talk with us about sea level rise and beach erosion.

Efforts to address the effects of a warming planet on a vulnerable island state have mostly fallen short this session.

The Hawaii senator is chairman of a new committee on the climate crisis. He talks about what that means.

Now, Hawaii lawmakers are considering bills that force sellers to tell prospective owners about vulnerable coastal properties.

Civil Beat teamed with a UH climate professor and the Malama Learning Center to offset some of our staff’s greenhouse gas emissions.