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Camp Blaz environmental team cleans up invasive species
DVIDS - Georgia
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April 9, 2025
U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz’s environmental team helps eradicate little fire ants, an invasive species, on MCB Camp Blaz, Guam, April 9, 2025. The environmental teams mission is to raise awareness about the ants in order for the local...
Former US national volleyball team assistant coach to host Guam clinic
Pacific Daily News
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Volleyball coaches across Guam are invited to level up at the "Up Your Game" coaching clinic on April 19 to be led by Nicole Lawlor, former assistant coach for the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team and a nationally recognized coaching...
National laboratory eyes power generation from Guam ocean temperatures
Pacific Daily News
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Representatives from a major national laboratory are on island, talking to local officials about the potential for a facility that could produce energy using the temperature difference in Guam’s ocean water. Details about the new technology were...
'Solutions' focus of UOG's 2025 sustainability conference
Pacific Daily News
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This year's University of Guam sustainability conference takes on a "Solutions for our Future" theme that centers around renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, waste management and other ways to deal with climate change amidst shifting White...
Guam leaders plead with feds to keep US aid coming
The Pacific Island Times
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February 20, 2025
Drom left, Director of White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs Alex Meyer, CNMI Gov. Arnold Palacios, Rep. Radewagen, Gua Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, Guam Del. James Moylan, CNMI Del. Kim King-Hinds, U.S. Virgin...
New projections show Guam's military population at just 35K by 2037, down from 44K
Pacific Daily News
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Far fewer people are expected to arrive on Guam through 2037 than were predicted just a year ago, according to new projections for military-related population growth shown to senators Monday. Sen. Telo Taitague’s committee on the military buildup...
Guam residents share mixed views on federal funding cuts, statehood whispers
Pacific Daily News
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Guam residents share mixed perspectives over federal funding cuts and freezes impacting the island, as well as any considerations for statehood. Leanne Lasongco, from Mongmong-Toto-Maite, said the uncertainty is deeply personal, considering that...
Car crusher arrives on Guam, government looks at scrap shipping
Pacific Daily News
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A mobile car crusher is now on Guam to help deal with the widespread junk car issue, but the government will have to figure out what to do with the cars, once crushed. The $480,000 crusher arrived in late February, and staff were trained up on the...
Guam EPA orders firm to remove 1,800 gallons of hydrochloric acid from Dededo neighborhood
Pacific Daily News
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A local company that does business with the Guam Power Authority, hotels and a major military contractor has been ordered to remove approximately 1,800 gallons of toxic hydrochloric acid left outside under a tarp in a densely populated Dededo...
UOG students explore Taiwan's agritourism as model for Guam's agricultural future
The Guam Daily Post
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A group of University of Guam agriculture and business students returned from Taiwan with fresh ideas on how to revitalize Guam’s agricultural sector through agritourism after an immersive study abroad experience in January. The weeklong program -...
FORMER U.S. NATIONAL COACH TO HOST GUAM CLINIC
GSPN
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April 8, 2025
PRESS RELEASE – Volleyball coaches across the island are invited to level up at the “Up Your Game” coaching clinic held on April 19 — a high-energy, one-day training experience designed to inspire how coaches think, teach and lead. The clinic will...
Guam Visitors Bureau Announces Sister-School Program with Japan
eTurboNews
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February 14, 2025
Guam’s Jose Rios Middle School signs sister-school agreement with two middle schools in Chikujo Town, Japan. The Guam Visitors Bureau (GVB) welcomed officials from Chikujo Town, Japan from Fukuoka prefecture during the signing of sister-school...
Guam group's claims against Air Force reinstated; Ninth Circuit rules NEPA applies to toxic waste disposal activities
The Pacific Island Times
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February 15, 2025
The Ninth Circuit Court has upheld a local environmental group’s legal standing to challenge the U.S. Air Force’s plan to dispose of toxic waste munitions in the open air on a public beach. The appeals court ruled that the National Environmental...
'Sustainability will always matter': G3 Art Corps unveils mural at CHamoru Village
Pacific Daily News
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Hagåtña is now home to a mural featuring a yellow backdrop with rain water falling from the sky, latte stones, and a yellow light bulb next to the words "Island Success" as a tribute to island sustainability. University of Guam Center for Island...
Ultra Light Classic Fishing Tournament: A celebration of Guam's shore fishing culture
The Guam Daily Post
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In a spirited celebration of Guam's rich fishing tradition, the inaugural Ultra Light Classic Fishing Tournament, a collaborative effort with the Guam Anglers Association, is hosted by Reef Pursuit International last weekend. The event highlights...
Guam EPA warns of 1 polluted beach
Pacific Daily News
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The Guam Environmental Protection Agency announced one polluted beach on the island. Based on the results of 22 samples taken by Guam EPA on Feb. 13, the following recreational waters were identified to be polluted above the accepted...
Guam's wildfire threat could worsen this weekend, severe drought on Saipan, Tinian
Pacific Daily News
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Guam's wildfire index could go from Tuesday's "high" category to "extreme" this weekend as dry conditions continue across the Marianas, according to National Weather Service warning coordination meteorologist Landon Aydlett. Saipan and Tinian,...
Hawaii and Guam Guardsmen further U.S.-Philippines Ties at Standing Committee Meeting
DVIDS - Georgia
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March 31, 2025
CAMP AGUINALDO, QUEZON CITY --, PHILIPPINES 03.18.2025 Hawaii and Guam National Guard Airmen and Soldiers, as part of a U.S. delegation, joined their Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) partners, at Camp Aguinaldo, Philippines, for the annual...
Colombia’s coffee farmers try to balance innovation and tradition to adapt to climate change
Mongabay
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April 1, 2025
Researchers and coffee farmers in Colombia are trying to find strategies to adapt to unpredictable weather, rising temperatures and erratic rainfall, which are disrupting Colombia’s coffee industry by fueling pests and diseases like the coffee...
United opens new direct flight service between Guam and Taipei
Islands Business
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April 4, 2025
Fiji and American lovers of high-end bottled water Fiji Water – stand as the big losers of US President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff play in the Pacific. In the blue continent, some of the world’s poorest economies are reeling after...