When the Legislature passed the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2007 last month, it put the state on track for a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 to 1990 levels, or lower. But state agencies had already been put … Continued
NEW & NOTEWORTHY Sewage Spill Settlement: The state Department of Health, the federal Environmental Protection Agency, and the City and County of Honolulu have agreed on a plan to settle a lawsuit filed by the EPA and the state over … Continued
On May 11, the Board of Land and Natural Resources fined five Maui residents $500 each and ordered them to pay up to an additional $200 each in administrative costs for riding motorized dirt bikes on state conservation lands at … Continued
Environmental issues made headlines during the 2007 legislative session, even though few bills affecting the environment made it through to final passage. Topic A had to be the Senate’s consideration of Peter Young, nominated by Governor Lingle to head the … Continued
At times, washing something can actually make it dirtier. And when that something is food, it puts the public’s health at risk. In Hawai`i, tens of thousands of acres of agricultural land are irrigated with water from open ditches, which, … Continued
How solid are the state’s statistics on solid waste? That question arose as Environment Hawai`i began research for the articles that appear elsewhere in this issue. Consider this example from Maui. In a recent report from a consultant hired to … Continued
If Mike Nichols were remaking The Graduate, it’s a good chance Mr. McGuire’s advice to Ben Braddock would be altered to reflect the changing times. Here’s how their dialogue might go today: “I just want to say one word to … Continued