The Pacific

14 Criminal Charges Filed Against CNMI Governor Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016

14 Criminal Charges Filed Against CNMI Governor

The Office of the Attorney General filed the criminal case on Friday.

Military Won’t Proceed With Marianas Bombing Range But The New Plan Is Unclear Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Military Won’t Proceed With Marianas Bombing Range But The New Plan Is Unclear

No timeline was given for a revised environmental analysis that would lay out the specifics of the new training plan.

Northern Mariana Islands Says US Military Agreed To Scale Back Training Dan Lin/Civil Beat

Northern Mariana Islands Says US Military Agreed To Scale Back Training

The governor of the U.S. territory said the Pentagon has agreed to remove plans for a heavy artillery range on Tinian.

Biden Wants To Spend $892 Million To Protect Guam From China’s Missiles Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016

Biden Wants To Spend $892 Million To Protect Guam From China’s Missiles

The expansion of missile defense on Guam is part of several military projects planned or in progress for the Marianas archipelago.

Plan To Eradicate Mice That Attack Albatrosses On Midway Delayed Another Year Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Plan To Eradicate Mice That Attack Albatrosses On Midway Delayed Another Year

Federal biologists were confounded when they found Laysan albatrosses bloodied on Midway Atoll in 2015. The found the culprit — house mice.

‘Toxic’ Misinformation Is Fueling A Pacific Marine Sanctuary Debate Courtesy: NOAA

‘Toxic’ Misinformation Is Fueling A Pacific Marine Sanctuary Debate

The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council’s advisers oppose added protections for the waters around the Northern Marianas islands.

War In Ukraine Helps Drive Up The Cost Of Living In The Pacific Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

War In Ukraine Helps Drive Up The Cost Of Living In The Pacific

Hawaii’s energy office says investing in renewable energy is necessary to reduce the state’s reliance on foreign oil.

Congressional Action On Toxic Burn Pits Would Also Help US Pacific Veterans Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016

Congressional Action On Toxic Burn Pits Would Also Help US Pacific Veterans

A wide-ranging bill passed by the U.S. House last week would extend medical coverage for veterans exposed to Agent Orange and nuclear testing decades ago.

Covid Hits Many Pacific Islands For The First Time As It Recedes Elsewhere Getty Images/iStockphoto

Covid Hits Many Pacific Islands For The First Time As It Recedes Elsewhere

Border closures protected many island nations for most of the pandemic, but the coronavirus evolved to become more transmissible.

Resolution Would Apologize To Marshall Islands For Nuclear Testing Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Resolution Would Apologize To Marshall Islands For Nuclear Testing

The U.S. conducted 67 nuclear tests in the Marshall Islands with continuing environmental and health effects.