REGIONAL—Iowa’s legislative session closed without a bill passed that would do anything about carbon dioxide pipelines, but activists say they are staying locked on the issue.
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration proposed amendments to the federal pipeline safety regulations to require that operators of gas pipeline facilities implement a measures to reduce emissions of methane and other flammable or corrosive gas from pipelines.
The Hawaiʻi Medical Service Association is celebrating the 18th year of its Kaimana Awards & Scholarship Program, which honors Hawaiʻi high school seniors and high schools for excellence in academics, athletics, community service, healthy activities and sportsmanship.
A new outpatient facility, Maui Memorial Medical Center Wound Care and Hyperbaric Therapy, has opened, offering a comprehensive approach for patients with non-healing wounds, including hyperbaric oxygen therapy or HBO. The clinic features two state-of-the-art medical-grade HBO chambers, which are among only five in the entire state of Hawaiʻi.