Experts don’t know where the contamination may be moving. New detection wells could help.

The contamination crisis exposed how little regulators know about how groundwater – and fuel pollution – flow under the Red Hill facility.

The expansion of missile defense on Guam is part of several military projects planned or in progress for the Marianas archipelago.

The budget proposal “signals the administration’s support of our efforts to safely defuel and shut down Red Hill,” U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz said.

The Navy has finished flushing contaminated fluid from all 9,715 homes affected by the fuel leaks.

The decision comes after the state said it will lift Covid-19 restrictions including the Safe Travels program requiring proof of vaccination or a negative test to avoid quarantine.

Nearly 75% of Hawaii is experiencing moderate drought conditions, putting stress on wells already working to fill gaps left by the Red Hill water crisis.

The Pentagon reversed years of opposition to closing the fuel storage facility near Pearl Harbor amid political pressure from the community.

The funding will support water monitoring, filtration, restoration efforts and relief for residents, Hirono’s office said.

A wide-ranging bill passed by the U.S. House last week would extend medical coverage for veterans exposed to Agent Orange and nuclear testing decades ago.