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Hawaii Lawmakers Raise the State's Hotel Tax to Help the Islands Cope With Climate Change
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii lawmakers passed on Friday first-of-its-kind legislation that will increase the state’s lodging tax to ...
Hawaii passes 'green fee' hotel tax hike to fund climate relief
Hawaii lawmakers have passed a groundbreaking bill, poised for Governor Green's approval, that increases the state's hotel ...
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Hawaii Sues Big Oil for Alleged Climate Deception After Trump Administration Tried to Block the Litigation
The state of Hawaii has joined an intensifying legal battle by states and communities across the country to try to hold large ...
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Trump Administration Files Preemptive Lawsuits Against Hawaii and Michigan to Block Climate Change Litigation
Recently, both the State of Hawaii and the State of Michigan had announced that they would be pursuing litigation against ...
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Hawaii Legislature ends 2025 session on sour note
The last day of the legislative session ended Friday just like it did in 2023: with House Republicans snapping at one another ...
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Hawaii Legislature ends with tax on tourists to help mitigate climate change
Legislative session came to an end today after lawmakers passed a bill requiring visitors to pay an additional tax when they come to the islands to help reduce ...
Scientific societies say they’ll do national climate assessment after Trump dismissed report authors
The American Meteorological Society and the American Geophysical Union said they will work together to produce peer-reviewed ...
Justice Department sues Hawaii, Michigan, Vermont and New York over state climate actions
New York is looking for $75 billion and has been previously challenged by 22 states for its law; Vermont hasn’t specified its ...
Despite Supreme Court setback, children’s lawsuits against climate change continue
(THE CONVERSATION) An ancient legal principle has become a key strategy of American children seeking to reduce the effects of climate change in the 21st century. A defeat at the U.S. Supreme Court in ...