By: L.N. Reklai KOROR, Palau — A lawsuit filed by the Ngaraard State Government seeking to halt construction of a U.S.-related radar facility remains active in the Palau Supreme Court, with the court yet to decide whether the project must comply with state permitting and environmental laws. Map of Ngaraard TACMOR Project Site. Ngaraard State […]
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Palau States Challenge U.S.-Linked Radar Projects as Ngaraard Files TACMOR Lawsuit
By: L.N. Reklai KOROR, Palau (Feb. 20, 2026) — Ngaraard State has asked the Palau Supreme Court to immediately halt construction of a U.S.-related Tactical Mobile Over-the-Horizon Radar (TACMOR) transmitter facility, escalating a growing series of legal challenges by states over defense-related infrastructure tied to the Compact of Free Association. In a complaint and application […]
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Taiwan donates equipment to help Palau monitor mercury
On behalf of the Taiwan Environmental Protection Administration (EPA), Taiwan Ambassador Wallace M.G. Chow handed over a mercury deposition sampler to Ms. Roxanne Siual Blesam, Chief Executive Officer of Palau’s Environmental Quality Protection Board on February 3, 2020 to assist Palau measures mercury precipitation in its ecosystem. Mercury is a hazardous pollutant that can reach […]
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New Assistant Attorney General sworn in
The new assistant attorney general and legal counsel for the Environmental Quality Protection Board (EQPB) was sworn in on October 30 at the Palau Court Room 103. Assistant Attorney General (AAG) Rebecca Lauola Schester, who hails in Samoa, said that she looks forward to serving the government of Palau through the EQPB. She said that […]
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Empty barge presumed to be from Asia found adrift on Angaur reef
An empty and already rusting foreign barge landed on the reef of Angaur on August 27 and is presumed to have drifted away from Asia due to a storm. The barge identified as Asia Perdana with hull identification number 3001 was found floating upside down in the reef when authorities responded to the scene. Ministry […]
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Cumulative study of effects of water lease needed: EQPB to Koror and Airai
The Palau Environmental Quality Protection Board is calling for Koror and Airai State Governments to conduct Environmental Assessments (“EAs”) on the cumulative effects of water leases that have been issued in their respective states. EQPB has received numerous applications for development on water leases, but has not been able to issue permits to the applicants […]