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The first phase of defueling the U.S. Navy’s Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility is removing about 1 million gallons of fuel currently sitting in the pipes. This process called unpacking is supposed to begin in the coming weeks.

U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono and the chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee will tour the Red Hill bulk fuel storage facility Tuesday. As HPR’s Scott Kim reports, the visit comes as the Navy prepares to permanently shut down operations at the site.

The Sierra Club’s Wayne Tanaka explained why the groups chose to meet outside the Arizona Memorial, which is alongside the military’s Hotel Pier where leaked oil has also been found.

Catherine Cruz hears from the Navy about the detection of a new class of chemicals, PAHs, in its groundwater monitoring wells earlier this summer.

Navy Lt. Cmdr. Shannon Bencs, a former fuels director at the Red Hill fuel storage facility, has been called a whistleblower for trying to flag the dysfunction at the fuel tank facility. The Conversation talked to her following the release of the DOD Inspector General's report on what led to fuel getting into residents' drinking water.

The Navy’s Joint Task Force Red Hill has named several elected officials and community members to a Defueling Information Sharing Forum group.

A lawyer representing families that are suing the military over fuel-contaminated water from Red Hill said her clients oppose the recommendation of Adm. Samuel Paparo, the current commander of the Navy's Pacific Fleet, as the next chief of naval operations. The Conversation spoke to attorney Kristina Baehr about the admiral's response to Red Hill.

Monday marked the third day of venting fumes from the massive underground fuel tanks at Red Hill. And so far, so good. JoAnna Delfin, the deputy public affairs officer for Navy Closure Task Force-Red Hill, spoke with The Conversation about how the operation is progressing.

Board of Water Supply Chief Engineer Ernie Lau gives insight into the possible effects of EPA changes on the Red Hill cleanup and closure. The Navy Closure Task Force-Red Hill's Scott Malcolm gives updates on closure progress.

The state Department of Health said Tuesday the U.S. Navy is not using a qualified independent contractor to evaluate defueling the Red Hill facility, which is not in compliance with its emergency order.