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The Navy filed objections Wednesday to the conclusion by a Hawaiʻi state official that it should be required to remove fuel from tanks it owns near Pearl Harbor. The Navy argued the current situation with the tanks did not pose an “imminent” threat to human health and the environment.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a Red Hill work plan for defueling and will hold a webinar next week to discuss the document. EPA Region 9 Director Amy Miller spoke to The Conversation about the defueling process.

The Task Force developing a legislative report on the 27-thousand gallon fuel leak at the Navy’s Red Hill storage facility in January is revising its…

Defueling the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility has resumed this week following a four-week pause, according to the U.S. Navy's Joint Task Force - Red Hill team.

More than 89 million gallons of fuel have been removed from the Red Hill fuel storage facility on Oʻahu so far. Joint Task Force-Red Hill, the entity responsible for defueling, said Friday it had transferred 24 million gallons of jet fuel to two tankers during the week.

The U.S. military is proposing an October 2023 start date for a plan to drain a World War II-era fuel tank facility that poisoned 6,000 people when it leaked jet fuel into Pearl Harbor’s drinking water 18 months ago.

The U.S. Navy's plan to repair leaks at its Red Hill fuel storage facility on O?ahu has been rejected by state and federal officials. A letter from the US…

Three active-duty military members are taking the first step toward suing the U.S. government over jet fuel that contaminated drinking water in Hawaiʻi. Their attorneys say the pre-litigation claim forms will allow them to later file a federal lawsuit in Honolulu.

In case you missed it on The Conversation this week, we learned about Red Hill water test results, the various efforts being made before the Nov. 5 general election, a disability-inclusive event and more.

The Red Hill Community Representation Initiative was formed in the aftermath of the 2021 Red Hill fuel spill in an attempt to give a voice to residents with a vested interest in the review of the fuel storage facility. However, the group has had a rough go of it from the beginning — and its involvement in the process recently took a new contentious turn.