marshall islands

Scandal At Major Climate Summit Spurs A Resignation

Hilda Heine said allegations of backdoor fossil fuel deal-making "undermine the integrity" of the international climate talks.
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'This Is How A Pacific Atoll Dies': Drowning Island Nations On Climate Change Threat

Heads of state from Tuvalu and the Marshall Islands launched a “Rising Nations Initiative” as they race toward solutions to the threats of rising sea levels.
By Pia Sarkar, AP

Ex-Arizona Politician Gets 6 Years For Running Illegal Adoption Scheme

Paul Petersen, a Republican who served as an assessor, illegally paid women from the Marshall Islands to come to the U.S. and give up their babies.
By AP

Concrete ‘Coffin’ Storing U.S. Atomic Bomb Waste At Risk Of Rupture, UN Chief Warns

The aging Runit Dome, which stores radioactive waste from Cold War-era bomb tests in the Marshall Islands, is threatened by storms and rising sea level.
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They Moved To Hawaii For A Better Life. They Ended Up Homeless.

The housing market is chewing up and spitting out thousands of migrants.
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The Man Who Stood Up To Armageddon

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Jeff Sessions Says Pacific Islanders' Lives Don't Matter

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Marshall Islanders Set To Become Climate Refugees Before International Law Can Catch Up

By Renee Lewis, Refugees Deeply

70 Years Later, Bikini Atoll May Still Be Too Radioactive For Resettlement

Like radiation, the impacts of the Cold War and the nuclear arms race continue to linger.
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Doctors Change Teenage Burn Victim’s Life With A 3D-Printed Nose

The procedure is the first of its kind in the U.S.
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