Yesterday I wrote about how the U.S. Coast Guard–with the help of the Navy–had done something bad in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (specifically, bury a bunch of PCB and lead-filled junk in the sand at Tern Island during and after World War II). Today, I'm going to describe something good the Coast Guard did in the NHI. On Tuesday, Sept. 9, the Coast Guard cutter Kukui … [Read more...] about Coast Guard Helps Relocate Endangered Laysan Ducks From Midway To Kure Atoll
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
EPA, Fish & Wildlife Service To Help Clean Up PCB Contamination At Tern Island
We've known for sometime that plastic garbage and refuse is wreaking havoc in the delicate ecosystem of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. But did you know birds and sealife there also have to contend with PCBs and lead from junk we buried there during and after World War II? For 37 years, the U.S. military buried highly toxic batteries, capacitors and transforms in the sand … [Read more...] about EPA, Fish & Wildlife Service To Help Clean Up PCB Contamination At Tern Island
EPA, Fish & Wildlife Service To Help Clean Up PCB Contamination At Tern Island
We've known for sometime that plastic garbage and refuse is wreaking … [Read more...] about EPA, Fish & Wildlife Service To Help Clean Up PCB Contamination At Tern Island
NOAA: ‘Opihi Could Be Saving Itself From Climate Change
With political candidates like Mufi Hannemann vowing to bring about inter-island high-speed ferry service should he get elected governor, it's fashionable to look back at the opposition to the Hawaii Superferry five or six years ago and deride it as nothing more than a bunch of pesky environmentalists. In fact, a lot of local residents on Maui opposed the auto ferry for reasons … [Read more...] about NOAA: ‘Opihi Could Be Saving Itself From Climate Change