#plastic beach

EPA: Waters Around Two Hawai‘i Beaches Impaired by Plastic Pollution

The US Environmental Protection Agency has found the waters around two Hawaiʻi beaches to be impaired by plastic pollution and ordered state officials to take corrective actions under the Clean Water Act.  

Lawsuit Alleges Failure to Protect Hawaiian Waters From Plastic Pollution

Environmental groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency today for allegedly failing to protect 17 coastal water bodies around Hawaiʻi from what they are calling “wide-scale plastic pollution.”

Micro-Plastic Cleaning Machine Debuts in Hawai‘i

A unique micro-plastic cleaning machine debuts on Hawaiʻi Island today.