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New information released shows impacts to Oahu’s aquifer from 2021 fuel spills at Red Hill

  • CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / JAN. 28
                                Eight granular activated charcoal tanks were installed by the U.S. Navy to filter water from the Red Hill Shaft.

    CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / JAN. 28

    Eight granular activated charcoal tanks were installed by the U.S. Navy to filter water from the Red Hill Shaft.

The data raises new concerns about the threat of groundwater contamination to Oahu’s drinking water system. It also suggests that the environmental impacts of recent spills from the Red Hill facility are more extensive than the Navy has suggested. Read more

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