Monsanto Ordered to Pay $93 Million to Small Town for Poisoning Citizens

From Nation of Change The West Virginia State Supreme Court finalized a big blow to the biotech giant Monsanto this month, finishing a settlement causing Monsanto to pay $93 million…

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Mark Hyde Proposes Change to EIS Consultant Choice Methodology

This letter was written by attorney, Mark Hyde and suggests a method of taking the pro-developer bias out of the EIS methods. …

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Maui Medical Plaza: Special Favors from the County?

The Planning Commission can be contacted at: Phone: (808) 270-7735 Fax: (808) 270-7634 planning@mauicounty.gov The proposed Maui Medical Plaza at Kanaha was awarded a Special Management Area (SMA) permit in August of…

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HC&S Cited for Mill Emissions

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH NEIL ABERCROMBIE, GOVERNOR LINDA ROSEN, MD, MPH. DIRECTOR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 24, 2014 DOH CITES HAWAIIAN COMMERCIAL & SUGAR COMPANY FOR VIOLATIONS OF AIR QUALITY REGULATIONS HONOLULU- The Hawaii State Department…

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New Pi’ilani Plan Looks Very Similar

Wendy Osher of Maui News Now writes that the Kihei MegaMall developers say they have “modified the project in response to community input.” And yet the “modified” plan looks…

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Expand Baldwin Beach

If you love Baldwin Beach: ask the County Council to “Expand the Park” as part of the County’s purchase of a separate site for a new County Service Center. Let…

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Federal Court Rules That Maui County Is Violating Clean Water Act

County subject to millions in penalties for illegal discharges from Lahaina injection wells Honolulu – On Friday, May 30, 2014, the federal district court in Honolulu ruled that Maui County’s…

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Maui High Video Examines Cane Burning

Gotta Feed The Mill from Maui High School ACOM on Vimeo.

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Put the Implementation Back in Maui Island Plan

A letter to the County Council from a voter (not Maui Tomorrow) follows: Recommended changes to the Council’s proposed Bill…

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PUC smacks HECO over solar

Read the PUC press release here. The PUC rejected the HECOCompanies’ Integrated Resource Plan submission and is going to impose their own plan on HECO.  They directed the HECO…

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