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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Navy signed a new administrative consent order on Tuesday outlining conditions for the shutdown of the Red Hill fuel storage faculty.
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It’s part of a nearly $95 million EPA Clean School Bus program rebate competition from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
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The state Department of Health is fining the Navy $8.7 million due to sewage discharge violations. DOH's Matt Kurano says the plant could see catastrophic issues down the road if problems are not addressed now. The Conversation's Catherine Cruz has more.
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The state Department of Health is fining the U.S. Navy $8.7 million for dumping untreated, or partially treated, sewage into state waters from its treatment center near Pearl Harbor.
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The Conversation talked to Kealoha Pisciotta, spokesperson for the Mauna Kea Hui, about seeing Maunakea through the environmental justice lens. Pisciotta says she was happy to hear the EPA's stance on Maunakea.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is urging the National Science Foundation to consider alternative construction sites for the Thirty Meter Telescope in its upcoming review of the project.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the state more than $31 million for water infrastructure. The funding comes from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law — allocating over $50 billion to the EPA.
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The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Region 9 Office covering the West Coast and the Pacific is on the Big Island, making her first visit to Maunakea. Martha Guzman is also trying to get the word out about new federal money to get people off of cesspool systems.
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The Conversation: Addressing local environmental issues; History of Jonas Salk and his polio vaccineEnvironmental Protection Agency official discusses Hawaiʻi's environmental issues; Enduring legacy of polio research and vaccines; Downtown Honolulu going along with the ebb and flow of change
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency fined the state Department of Land and Natural Resources more than $100,000 for an illegal large-capacity cesspool. The EPA banned cesspools in 2005 because of their potential to pollute water sources.