Savannah Harriman-Pote
Energy & Climate Change ReporterSavannah Harriman-Pote is HPR's energy and climate change reporter. She is also the lead producer of HPR's first narrative podcast: This Is Our Hawaiʻi. Prior to that, she worked as a producer for The Conversation. She also produces Manu Minute in collaboration with the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo. She was born and raised on Hawaiʻi Island, and she collects lava lamps.
Contact her at sharrimanpote@hawaiipublicradio.org.
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The Hawaiʻi State Energy Office says energy efficiency is key to achieving the state's zero-carbon goals. But what does that look like in practice? HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote talked with a Molokaʻi group paving the way with an appliance exchange program.
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Eighteen local organizations are gearing up to convene at the state Capitol on Tuesday for the first-ever legislative Environment Day.
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A U.S. Supreme Court decision may limit the authority of federal departments like the Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration. The “Chevron Doctrine” gives power to federal agencies to interpret vague laws like the Clean Air Act.
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EPA assistant director on monitoring for PFAS in groundwater; Environmental Day at the Capitol; Roosevelt High School alum named one of USA Today's Women of the Year
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Today is the last chance to comment on the Public Utilities Commission's year-long energy equity proceeding. Officials will use that feedback to issue an official decision on the docket on a yet-to-be-determined date.
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Hawaiian Electric is delaying the launch of its new programs for residents with rooftop solar. It involves how customers are compensated for providing energy to the grid.
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Former HTA president John De Fries has been tapped to head the Maunakea Stewardship Oversight Authority; New treatments available for some blood cancers
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Artificial intelligence can refine weather forecasts for Hawaiʻi. That could help state officials predict where the next wildfire will be. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote has more.
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Hawaiian Electric's renewable portfolio standard hit 33% in 2023 — up 1% from 2022. That calculation is based on the total renewable energy generated over a calendar year.
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A University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization survey of elected officials at the state and county levels found that all respondents believe sea level rise will have "significant" or "catastrophic" impacts on residents in the next 50 years. Despite widespread concern, sea level rise wasn't at the top of many lawmakers' to-do lists. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote analyzes the results.