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The Defense Department has ordered that the Navy's underground fuel storage facility at Red Hill must defuel and cease operations. Sen. Brian Schatz shares his thoughts on the closure.
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The U.S. Senate approved legislation Thursday to fund the federal government for the next several weeks, avoiding a shutdown. As HPR’s Scott Kim reports, the measure allocates millions of dollars to the Red Hill water contamination crisis.
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Hawaiʻi will receive more than $2 million in federal funding to expand the number of electric vehicle charging stations across the state.
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Hawaiʻi members of Congress say a new spending bill includes $403 million to address the crisis caused by the leaking of petroleum from a Navy fuel storage tank facility into Pearl Harbor drinking water. The money incorporates $100 million to drain fuel from the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.
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U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz has tested positive for COVID-19 in a breakthrough case, he announced on Thursday.
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Hawaiʻi’s congressional delegation on Tuesday urged the Navy to comply with an emergency order to remove fuel from the Red Hill storage tanks.
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Hawaiʻi’s congressional delegation is asking House and Senate leaders to make sure the military spends whatever money it has available to address the contamination of Pearl Harbor drinking water by a Navy fuel storage facility. U.S. Sens. Brian Schatz and Mazie Hirono and U.S. Reps. Ed Case and Kaiali’i Kahele signed a letter with the request.
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The Hawaiʻi congressional delegation is urging Gov. David Ige to request an emergency declaration from President Joe Biden due to the Navy's contaminated water system near Pearl Harbor.
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Hawaiʻi’s share of the federal infrastructure bill is said to be about $2.8 billion — that's larger than originally expected. The Conversation spoke with U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz about what those funds might be used for.
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Earlier this week, Senator Brian Schatz introduced new legislation to support hotel workers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.The Save Hotel Jobs Act…