Hawaii: families complain of sickness two years after Pearl Harbor fuel leak
Court hears effects of 2021 leak, in which thousand of gallons of fuel seeped into drinking water supply from US navy storage tank
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Court hears effects of 2021 leak, in which thousand of gallons of fuel seeped into drinking water supply from US navy storage tank
The Navy on Friday released several documents regarding its data on the health impact of the November 2021 Red Hill fuel spills, just before a federal trial begins Monday in a lawsuit brought by affected families against the federal government alleging the spill has caused long-term health damage.
A report from the Environmental Protection Agency released this week confirmed that there are still detectable levels of fuel in some homes on the Navy water system on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.
The Navy waterline serves 93,000 people, including service members, military families and local civilians living in former military housing areas.
A community group in Hawaii is asking the Navy to investigate an uptick in reports of water contamination in households near Pearl Harbor that were affected by a jet fuel spill in late 2021.