Opponents to plans by Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s administration to site the city’s next solid-waste landfill on active pineapple ...

Opponents to plans by Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s administration to site the city’s next solid-waste landfill on active pineapple fields above Central Oahu’s freshwater aquifer claimed a tentative victory ...

The battle over a single Kona well site shows the tension between development and protected Indigenous water rights.

In Hawaii, one of the most important sayings is ola i ka wai, "water is life" — a phrase that not only sums up what it means ...

SPRINGFIELD — An effort to shield the Mahomet Aquifer from carbon sequestration activity is one step closer to the finish line. The Illinois Senate on Thursday unanimously passed legislation ...

House Bill 1231 would increase the current annual state vehicle weight tax from 2 cents to 3 cents per pound for vehicles ...

A microplastics study on some Oʻahu beaches led to an unexpected collaboration. The Conversation spoke with scientist Astrid Delorme and Waimānalo cultural practitioner Kimeona Kāne.

A five-year veteran of the Honolulu Police Department had his police powers suspended after he allegedly pulled information about the investigation into the deadly Jan. 1 Aliamanu fireworks ...

A new executive order from President Donald Trump that's part of his effort to invigorate energy production raises the possibility that his Department of Justice will ...

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois House took its first step Monday in passing legislation responding to proposed actions by the Trump administration. The House voted 67-39 to advance House Bill 3637 ...

There are two active volcanoes in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park: Mauna Loa and Kilauea. Kilauea is the real "must-see" of the two volcanoes. A 4,000-foot-tall mountain, Kilauea has been active ...