AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty/2025
Commercial Fishermen Chart New Course After Trump’s Push To Deregulate
Many fishing groups believe deregulation is needed to revitalize the industry. Scientists and conservation groups say catch limits and other regulations are critical to prevent overfishing and keep fish populations healthy.
AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali/2025
Canada’s New PM Wants To Make His Country An ‘Energy Superpower’
Mark Carney has promised to partner with Indigenous peoples. He’s also promised to fast-track extractive energy projects.
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The Environmental Policy Backed By Free-Market Republicans
The right to repair can reduce emissions and pollution. But for conservatives, it’s “a freedom and liberty issue.”
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016
Sudden Dismissal Of Staff At Health Agencies Threatens Accountability
FOIA requests to HHS agencies have led to significant shifts in public health regulation and policy.
AP Photo/Brian Skoloff/2019
Proposed Rule Change On Endangered Species Of Particular Concern in Hawaiʻi
Hawaiʻi has more endangered species than any other state, so elimination of habitat protections could be felt deeply here.
Bryan Cox/ICE via AP/2017
ICE Has Broad But Not Unlimited Power To Detain And Arrest Noncitizens
The immigration agency is bound by constitutional and other legal restrictions, including noncitizens’ rights to make their case in court to remain in the U.S.
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Congress Tables Proxy Voting So State Lawmakers Seek Solutions For Parents
Hawaiʻi House Minority Leader Lauren Matsumoto says she was denied the chance to vote remotely when she gave birth to her daughter in late 2019.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024
Schools And Communities Can Help Children Bounce Back After Distressing Wildfires
One study found that despite experiencing profound loss, many children express an eagerness to rebuild.
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Deep-Sea Mining Threatens Sea Life In A Way No One Is Thinking About
The extraction process involves dumping debris into the thriving midwater zone.
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Digging For Minerals In The Pacific’s Graveyard: The $20 Trillion Fight Over Who Controls The Seabed
“The soul of our ancestors, when they leave this world, they go into the deep.”