Environment

As the U.S. boosts its military presence across the Pacific, Tinian faces change. Residents weigh hope and concern over the island's renewed military role.

Guam’s native birds vanished after brown tree snakes arrived. KPRG's Mia Perez reports on how community leaders are working to protect what’s left.

Beginning Apr. 15, residents of the Marianas may see a 231-foot research vessel offshore. It’s there to help address the decline of coral reefs.

The citizen science program has resumed in-person training sessions to teach community members about identifying and reporting threats to Guam’s coral reefs.

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announces open comment period from Jan. 06 to April 07 for possible wind energy leasing off Guam's coast.

Identified as Pavona Clavus, scientists have located what is now considered the largest coral on earth in the Solomon Islands' Three Sisters Island group.

Cook Islands' Public Accounts Committee has made recommendations for sustainable tourism growth, as officials explore new ways to support tourism for smaller, outer islands.

In an exclusive interview with KPRG, Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. outlines a high-end tourism model that protects the country's environment, how increased militarization can co-exist with Palau's ongoing conservation efforts, and whether the presence of nuclear-powered vessels poses a risk to them.

At the 9th Our Ocean Conference (OOC), the Republic of Nauru's Climate Change Minister, outlined an ambitious plan to relocate the majority of the nation's population from vulnerable coastal areas to higher ground.

At a meeting last week, the board of directors from the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation, or CUC, met to voice their concerns on a federally funded energy program.