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Why the drinking water got tainted on the carriers Nimitz and Lincoln
The Navy has released its investigations into water contamination that plagued the two carriers last fall.
Austin visits Hawaii amid military families’ distrust after fuel spill
Austin visited the Red Hill fuel storage site, and met with several families affected by the fuel spill and Hawaii state officials.
Multiple errors led to fuel leak in Pearl Harbor water, Navy says
Some 6,000 people, including Navy, Army and Air Force families, suffered nausea, headaches, rashes and other symptoms.
US military drops appeal of Hawaii order to drain fuel tanks
The order from the Hawaii Department of Health requires the military to remove fuel from the tanks 30 days after it’s safe to do so.
Pentagon to shut down leaking fuel tank facility in Hawaii
The tanks at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility had leaked into a drinking water well and contaminated water at Pearl Harbor homes and offices.
$350m for Hawaii water contamination crisis included in latest stopgap bill
The funding bill would give the Defense Department $350 million to address the issue.
Navy cites ‘operator error’ in fuel spill linked to families’ tainted water
The crisis has affected more than 9,000 Navy, Army and Air Force households at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam and the Army’s Aliamanu Military Reservation and Red Hill communities, which are on the Navy water system.
By Karen Jowers
Military housing tenants sue their Hawaii landlords over tainted water
Tenants want their rent reimbursed because of the tainted water that forced them out of their homes.
By Karen Jowers