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A huge white cruise ship sits in turquoise blue waters off the shore

Hawaiʻi’s green fee is the latest climate effort challenged by Trump

The Department of Justice wants to join the cruise ship industry’s lawsuit against the state over a new tax on passengers visiting the islands.

Marcel Honoré, Honolulu Civil Beat Politics November 30, 2025

A large freight ship in background, with people walking on the beach in foreground, with hazy air.

Why the shipping industry’s new carbon tax is a big deal — and still not enough

Modeling suggests it will only reduce emissions up to 10 percent by 2030.

Joseph Winters International April 16, 2025

Windmills offshore in front of a blue sky

Can offshore wind survive the Trump administration?

Regardless of what happens with Revolution Wind, the government’s pause may set the industry back decades.

Rebecca Egan McCarthy Energy September 3, 2025

Side-by-side photos of Trump turned away and a group photo of smiling representatives at COP30

2025: The year the US gave up on climate, and the world gave up on us

While the U.S. sits in self-imposed isolation, the rest of the world, led by China, raced ahead to invest in renewables and commit to climate action.

Naveena Sadasivam International December 11, 2025

bleached white coral reefs are visible below a surfline with a moutain in the distance

Finally, an answer to why Earth’s oceans have been on a record hot streak

A new study finds that the rate of ocean warming has more than quadrupled over the past 40 years — and pinpoints why.

Sachi Kitajima Mulkey Oceans January 27, 2025

A cargo ship loaded with shipping containers traverses and ice passage.

The Arctic Ocean is getting louder. Inuit knowledge can help quell the racket.

The United Nations' maritime agency says shipping companies ought to work with Indigenous communities to reduce noise pollution.

Anita Hofschneider Global Indigenous Affairs Desk October 23, 2023

Two people fishing on a frozen Lake Suoerior. One is holding a fish above a hole in the ice.

Iced out? Research on the Great Lakes goes ahead amid funding chaos.

Ice fishing anglers could help fill in a data gap on how thick the ice is.

Izzy Ross Science February 9, 2025

A Marshallese flag as seen from under water

Inside the Marshall Islands’ life-or-death plan to survive climate change

The Pacific island nation is seeking $35 billion to protect against sea-level rise and prevent a mass exodus.

Jake Bittle Extreme Weather December 5, 2023

An illustration of a group of people cooking a communal meal inside a rectangular vignette. Outside of the rectangle, storm-damaged houses and crops show hurricane destruction. Above, dark clouds hover over everything.

Puerto Ricans are devising the food system of tomorrow

Following a history of disinvestment and destructive climate disasters, communities across the archipelago are developing living blueprints of food sovereignty.

Ayurella Horn-Muller Food and Agriculture September 3, 2025

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