The Center for Biological Diversity has filed suit against U.S. government agencies for failing to release public records on plans to land rockets at Johnston Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. More ...

But the U.S. Air Force wants to build two commercial rocket landing pads at Johnston Atoll to test giant cargo rocket landings for its Rocket Cargo Vanguard program. The military says it wants to ...

Hawaii conservation groups are voicing their opposition to plans by the U.S. Space Force to conduct cargo rocket testing at Johnston Atoll, a national wildlife refuge in the Pacific.

Attorneys Cynthia Wong and Frank Pitre explain what Maui wildfire survivors need to know about the settlement claims process. With all of the sights, sounds, and sense of urgency, a hands-on drill ...

NASA is launching rockets from a remote Pacific island to study mysterious, high-altitude cloud-like structures that can disrupt critical communication systems. The mission, called Sporadic-E ...

In March the Air Force announced plans to begin reviewing the potential environmental harms of landing dozens of commercial rockets in the Johnston Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, which lies within ...

Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. In 2014, President Barack Obama expanded the protected ...

The number of Long Island Sound's more than 200 beaches considered safe to swim at has fallen in the past four years, and nearly 30% rate either about average or below average for swimming ...

The pilot of a small plane that was about to crash managed to land it safely in the cool, choppy waters of Long Island Sound off Connecticut and called 911 to provide his precise coordinates ...