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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Hawaii Newsletter for Sunday November 19, 2023 ( 3 items )  

East-West Center: Pacific Confronting Growing Climate Change Impacts, Official US Assessment Finds Pacific Confronting Growing Climate Change Impacts, Official US Assessment Finds
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 15 (TNSres) -- The East-West Center, an organization that says it promotes better relations and understanding among the people and nations of the U.S., Asia and the Pacific, issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2023: Among the findings of the Fifth US National Climate Assessment, released today by the White House, are that climate change in Hawai'i and the Pacific Islands worsens inequities and threatens unique island ecosystems, along with cultural resources, hu  more

Groups Urge Court to Strike Down Army Corps' Decision Greenlighting Ocean Fish Farming
SEATTLE, Washington, Nov. 14 -- The Center for Food Safety issued the following news release: Center for Food Safety (CFS) has filed arguments seeking to revoke the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' approval of nationwide permit 56, which authorizes industrial finfish aquaculture structures in ocean waters around the country. CFS represents a coalition of conservation, tribal, and fishing organizations, including the Quinault Indian Nation and Don't Cage Our Oceans Coalition. Nationwide permit 56   more

NEXT ROUND OF PRESTIGIOUS NCGA RESEARCH AMBASSADORS NAMED FOR 23-24
CHESTERFIELD, Missouri, Nov. 15 -- The National Corn Growers Association issued the following news: The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) is pleased to announce that eight Research Ambassadors have been selected for the 2023-2024 academic year: Travis Banet, University of Kentucky Jensina Davis, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Ella Hampson, University of Hawaii at Manoa Max Harman, Michigan State University Leannah Hicks, University of Massachusetts Sendi Mejia Jimenez, Purdue Unive  more