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More homeowners are needed to join the push to restore Honolulu’s urban watersheds
It’s been a year since eight conservation groups launched an unprecedented, large-scale restoration effort in the islands that tries to apply the Hawaiian concept of ahupuaa ridge-to-reef land management to one of Honolulu’s most heavily developed areas. So far, that $7.8 million...
Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania
Altoona Mirror. June 11, 2024. Editorial: Don’t dismiss hurricane warnings Blair County residents can be excused for not becoming very concerned about the worst-ever Atlantic hurricane season predicted last month by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
Climate records keep getting shattered. Here is what you need to know
WASHINGTON (AP) — Month after month, global temperatures are setting new records. Meanwhile, scientists and climate policymakers warn of the growing likelihood that the planet will soon exceed the warming target set at the landmark Paris 2015 climate talks. Making sense of the run...
Heat-trapping carbon dioxide and methane levels in the air last year spiked to record highs again
The levels of the crucial heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere reached historic highs last year, growing at near-record fast paces, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Carbon dioxide, the most important and abundant of the greenhouse gases caused...
Editorial Roundup: Mississippi
Greenwood Commonwealth. April 2, 2024. Editorial: Early Voting Is Put On Hold A House committee chairman has killed an effort this year to allow any Mississippi voter to cast his or her ballot early at the circuit clerk’s office. The chairman, Rep....
