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EPA grants $1.5 million to Hawaiʻi County to expand recycling in Hilo

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday it has awarded $2.2 million in grants to Hawaiʻi for a recycling project in Hilo and a study of waste management across several islands.

EPA reached settlement with 7-Eleven Hawaiʻi over illegal large capacity cesspools

Under the settlement, 7-Eleven Hawai‘i will pay a $145,000 penalty, conduct a self-audit of the 58 locations it operates in Hawai‘i, and work with the EPA to close all remaining large capacity cesspools.