HONOLULU, Hawaii, Oct. 28 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release: * * * - Safeguards Needed to Protect Wildlife Devastated by Habitat Destruction * * * The Center for Biological Diversity today sued the Trump administration for failing to protect critical habitat for 14 endangered Hawaiian species. The rare wildlife involved include 12 plants, one anchialine pool shrimp and 1 picture-wing fly. These species, such as the ko'oko'olau and haha, are highly vuln  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Oct. 31 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release: The Center for Biological Diversity filed a formal notice today of its intent to sue the Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency for failing to protect Hawaiian waters contaminated by plastic pollution. Scientific studies have found that 17 water bodies around the Hawaiian Islands are impaired by plastic pollution. They include the waters off Kamilo Beach, nicknamed "Plastic Beach  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The Corporation for Public Broadcasting issued the following news release: * * * - CPB President, CEO also named to voting panel for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Woman of Leadership Award * * * The Corporation for Public Broadcasting's president and CEO, Patricia Harrison, was honored to be named the 2019 George Chaplin Fellow in Distinguished Journalism and present the annual address at the East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii on October 1. The East-West Center is an   more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 1 -- The Society for Advancement of Hispanics-Chicanos and Native Americans in Science news: Indigenous communities are affected first and worst by climate change, yet they are often excluded from the decisions that influence policy and resource management. This means indigenous science and knowledge are seldom considered when crafting solutions to combat the climate crisis. In a recent op-ed published by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, SACNAS member Dr. Narrissa Spies and   more