WASHINGTON The Center for Biological Diversity and scientist Stuart Pimm, Ph.D., filed a lawsuit today challenging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to comply with the Endangered Species Act in assessing harm to endangered and threatened species from offshore oil and gas activities.
While the public awaits Maui County's official report on the cause of the fire, lawyers for victims and insurers say Pole 7A set off a cascade of events that led to a wall of flame.
With legislative efforts dead this session, Native Hawaiian leaders remain encouraged by what they're hearing from elected officials and seeing on the ground.