State Closes Last Coal-Fired Power Plant September 1, 2022 tdemartini (AP) — The last bits of ash and greenhouse gases from Hawaiʻi’s only remaining coal-fired power plant slipped into the environment this week when... Read More
Red Hill Fuel Tanks Need Repair Before Draining May 30, 2022 tdemartini (AP) — A contractor hired by the Navy is recommending a series of structural repairs to a massive fuel tank farm in Hawaiʻi to... Read More
Navy Tests Detect Elevated Petroleum in Pearl Harbor Home March 1, 2022 tdemartini (AP) — The U.S. Navy said it detected high levels of petroleum in the tap water of a home as it tries to prepare... Read More
Navy Halts Fuel Tank Operations During Investigation December 9, 2021 tdemartini (AP) — The Navy will halt operations at fuel storage tanks above a Hawaiʻi aquifer until its own investigation into how petroleum got into... Read More
Fuel in Tap Water Alarms Pearl Harbor Families December 3, 2021 tdemartini (AP) — Hundreds of military families living near Pearl Harbor have complained of stomach pain, nausea and other health ailments after the Navy’s water... Read More
Preliminary Results Detect Petroleum Product in Navy Water System December 2, 2021 tdemartini A preliminary analysis by the Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) detected petroleum product in water samples from one site on the Navy Water System... Read More