Posted on Feb 6, 2022
US military faces crisis in Hawaii after leak poisons water
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A giant U.S. government fuel storage installation hidden inside a mountain ridge overlooking Pearl Harbor has provided fuel to military ships and planes crisscrossing the Pacific Ocean since World War II.
Its very existence was a secret for years. Even after it was declassified, few people paid attention â until late last year, when jet fuel leaked into a drinking water well, showed up in tap water and sickened thousands in military housing.
Now the Navy is scrambling to contain what one U.S. lawmaker calls a âcrisis of astronomical proportions.â Native Hawaiians, veterans, liberals and conservatives across Hawaii are all pushing to shut down the tanks even though the Navy says theyâre vital to national security.
Its very existence was a secret for years. Even after it was declassified, few people paid attention â until late last year, when jet fuel leaked into a drinking water well, showed up in tap water and sickened thousands in military housing.
Now the Navy is scrambling to contain what one U.S. lawmaker calls a âcrisis of astronomical proportions.â Native Hawaiians, veterans, liberals and conservatives across Hawaii are all pushing to shut down the tanks even though the Navy says theyâre vital to national security.
US military faces crisis in Hawaii after leak poisons water
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Military medical teams have examined more than 5,900 people complaining of symptoms including nausea, headaches and rashes. The military has moved about 4,000 mostly military families into hotels and has flown in water treatment systems from the U.S. mainland.
In the first six weeks since the water crisis emerged, the Navy spent more than $250 million addressing the public health emergency.
âFrankly, itâs been a nightmare and a disaster. A total disaster,â said U.S. Rep. Kaialiâi Kahele."...
..."Military medical teams have examined more than 5,900 people complaining of symptoms including nausea, headaches and rashes. The military has moved about 4,000 mostly military families into hotels and has flown in water treatment systems from the U.S. mainland.
In the first six weeks since the water crisis emerged, the Navy spent more than $250 million addressing the public health emergency.
âFrankly, itâs been a nightmare and a disaster. A total disaster,â said U.S. Rep. Kaialiâi Kahele."...
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