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Federal trial begins for Red Hill water contamination
A trial for a mass environmental injury case begins more than two years after a military fuel tank facility poisoned thousands when it leaked jet fuel.
Distrust remains after Navy report on tainted Hawaii water
About 6,000 Navy, Army and Air Force families were affected by the toxic spill. Their trust in the military remains low.
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.
Russia-Ukraine war is teaching the Pentagon a lesson about the Pacific
Russia’s war in Ukraine is teaching the Pentagon it can’t get logistics and sustainment wrong in the Pacific theater, its No. 2 civilian said Monday.
By Joe Gould
Headaches, diarrhea: New report details Hawaii military families’ symptoms after drinking fuel-tainted water
The largest percentage of symptoms were related to the nervous system, such as headaches, dizziness.
By Karen Jowers
Fossil fuels are the Achilles’ heel of warfare. Just ask Russia.
Fossil fuels aren’t just a vulnerability on the battlefield; they’re also a strategic straitjacket.
By Lt. Col. Theodore “Doc” Shanks and Alexander Gard-Murray
Pentagon’s fuel prices rose $3 billion amid inflationary pressures
Spiking fuel prices will cost the Pentagon $3 billion more than expected, and it will have to go to Congress for more money, a senior official said in congressional testimony on Wednesday.
By Joe Gould
Russia hits rail, fuel facilities in attacks deep in Ukraine
Russia unleashed a string of attacks against Ukrainian rail and fuel facilities Monday.
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.
Long-term health effects of Hawaii’s fuel-tainted water are unclear, CDC and Navy say
'We do not anticipate long term health concerns. But we don't know definitively," said Hawaii's top Navy doctor.
By Karen Jowers