Environment
Ypao Point green waste site closes Sunday, Tier 2 Emergency Shelter open in Chalan Pago
"Operating hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. with the last vehicle allowed in at 3:30 p.m. Only green waste will be accepted. Green waste includes trees, shrubs, branches, trunks, yard trimmings, grass clippings, and leaves," JIC said.
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Ypao Point green waste site treated to help prevent spread of Little Fire Ants
“Just make sure you have green waste. If you have other waste, again, we do not accept that,” Mitchell said. “If you bring it with you, we will ask you to remove it and take it back with you.”
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Champi moves toward Marianas as Typhoon and Flood Watches remain in effect
As of 4 a.m., weather officials tracked Champi, 800 miles east-southeast of Guam, moving west at 280 degrees, traveling at 12 mph.
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Typhoon Watch issued for Guam, Rota, Tinian and Saipan
“Residents of the Marianas are encouraged to continue storm preparations for heavy rainfall, damaging winds, and dangerous seas and surf this weekend. Heed the advice of local government officials and emergency management agencies,” NWS Guam said on its Facebook account.
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NWS: Invest 96W likely to become Tropical Depression within 24 hours
“Eventual track and intensity will dictate wind speed and direction this weekend. NWS advises preparing for at least a Category 1 typhoon. This is preparedness guidance; the system’s eventual track and intensity remain uncertain,” GHS-OCD said.
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NWS monitors 96W, could become low-end tropical storm or typhoon
The National Weather Service Forecast Office in Guam is currently monitoring Invest Area 96W, which is classified as a “medium” system by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, according to NWS Meteorologist Edwin Montvila.
NWS monitors Invest 96W as system tracks toward Marianas
“Forecast guidance indicates 96W continuing to organize over the next few days and begin moving WNW towards the Marianas. However, high uncertainty remains in the track and intensity of 96W with the system passing anywhere from south of Guam to Alamagan in the far northern CNMI likely sometime this upcoming weekend,” the NWS said.
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NWS tracking Invest 96W, development possible in next few days
According to weather officials, the system is currently rated “Sub-Low” by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, which means development is possible but not anticipated for “at least the next few days.”
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U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments over Tarague Beach open detonation
"NEPA is very clear that you have to undertake the analysis before proposing a major federal action. And it also talks about bringing entities like Guam EPA to the table as what NEPA calls cooperating agencies, and those are agencies who have jurisdiction by law over some part of the project or some environmental effects involved," Flynn said.
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NWS says 'powerful squall' contributed to Port Crane damage
"Definitely they did have a powerful squall go through blasting through the Port right around 9:30 that evening and so that was when everything happened. ... Something major happened and the wind was a factor indeed because we did have some powerful wind squalls," Aydlett said.
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NWS: Choi-Wan to bring hazardous Conditions through weekend
"Tropical Storm is 34 knots or higher and Gale is 34 knots or higher, so, as far as what you feel, the difference is going to be little to none," Stanko said.
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Tropical Depression 26W expected to bring increasing winds, seas to Guam, CNMI
"At 500 AM CHST...1900 UTC...the center of Tropical Storm 26W was located near Latitude 16.2 degrees North and Longitude 150.0 degrees East. 26W is moving west-northwest at 5 mph," NWS Guam said.
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GSWA could receive portion of Federal Receiver funding after exit
"But hopefully, we're not going to have to use it all ... and whatever's left will get turned over to you all. So, that's what's going on down to the penny," Gershman added.
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DAWR calls dead atulai along southern shoreline a ‘Localized Incident’
"The recent atulai incident appears to be different. The mortality involved a large concentration of one schooling species, in a localized area, and the circumstances are more consistent with a fishing-related mortality event," DAWR said.
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GBB outlines timeline to end Ordot Dump Receivership
"Depending upon when we get USEPA's comments back on that technical memorandum, we plan on submitting and anticipate ... the second or third week of October, pending my internal review of that letter, making sure that it's got everything it needs to be in there to be submitted."
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Moylan warns abandoned vehicle owners of criminal charges, announces amnesty period
"So, these abandoned cars clearly fall within debris refuse that would subject them to a possible felony. That's how we are going to approaching. There's also possible trespassing to government property types of issues, misdemeanor violation. We're going to throw the book at them. We've had it," Moylan said.
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Federal Receiver targets mid-October submission in Cessation Certification effort
"The status of the additional investigation since last month's board meeting are as follows: we have done our sample, at Monitoring Well-17. It was sampled on July 13, successfully, delivered to lab, and we have some ongoing data validation, which we recently got results back on. And we'll be communicating those results as they become available, which should be shortly. That was the last planned sample event of this initial investigation," Lund said.
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Guam to appeal FEMA denial of individual assistance
Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero says the Government of Guam will appeal a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) decision denying Individual Assistance under the Individuals and Households Program for Super Typhoon Sinlaku.
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Bystanders pull man and child from waters at Ritidian
The Guam Fire Department says bystanders pulled a man and child out of the waters at Ritidian Point on Sunday.
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Broadband deal to connect 1,340 underserved Guam homes
Approximately 1,340 previously unserved or underserved homes and 175 community anchor institutions will soon have broadband connectivity after the Government of Guam signed agreements with GTA and IT&E to expand high-speed internet service.
Judith Guthertz resigns as Guam Community College president
Judith Guthertz has resigned as president of Guam Community College, citing "tremendous talent available from others within the College who currently lead it as part of the Management Team." In her resignation letter dated July 23…
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Federal public health emergency declared for Guam and CNMI
A Federal Public Health Emergency has been declared for Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, The Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) announced Friday, July 17.
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Waterworks lifts conservation measures as service returns
The Guam Waterworks Authority (GWA) has rescinded conservation compliance measures implemented July 6 as the agency continues work to restore water service to customers across the island.
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