News Roundup: Feb.-Mid March 2024

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February 2024

• New Red Hill suit with 2,200 plaintiffs claims contamination of Navy water continues https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGRkIfgTMQg

• Board of Water Supply drilling new 'monitor well' to look for possible Red Hill contaminants https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0VlaIXvaDk

• Oahu water bills paying for monitoring near Red Hill https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxNSjllEACg

• BWS starts drilling first monitor well since 2021 Red Hill tainted water crisis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5w3ptMq5N0

• Families Stopped Paying Rent During The Red Hill Water Crisis. Now Their Landlord Wants To Collect https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/02/families-stopped-paying-rent-during-the-red-hill-water-crisis-now-their-landlord-wants-to-collect/

• 'Swarm team' investigates increasing chemical detections in Pearl Harbor's drinking water https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H03kzkJyA5s

• This Navy Admiral Is In Charge Of Closing Red Hill https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/02/this-navy-admiral-is-in-charge-of-closing-red-hill/

March 1-13, 2024

• Navy Voluntarily Extends Long-Term Monitoring Program https://www.navyclosuretaskforce.navy.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3693351/navy-voluntarily-extends-long-term-monitoring-program/

• JTF-Red Hill Concludes Removal of Accessible Residual Fuel; Regulatory Inspection in Progress https://www.pacom.mil/JTF-Red-Hill/Press-Room/News/Article/3697022/jtf-red-hill-concludes-removal-of-accessible-residual-fuel-regulatory-inspectio/

• ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Red Hill Groundwater Warrant More Investigation, Regulators Say https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/03/forever-chemicals-in-red-hill-groundwater-warrant-more-investigation-regulators-say/

• ‘Mistakes were made’: As Red Hill closure begins, military continues to battle community distrust https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2024/02/08/navy-holds-final-community-open-house-defueling-nears-end-closure-process-begins/

• Navy Expands How It Addresses Drinking Water Concerns On Oahu https://www.navyclosuretaskforce.navy.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3700291/navy-expands-how-it-addresses-drinking-water-concerns-on-oahu/

• Navy Says Indications Of Petroleum In Pearl Harbor Water May Be ‘False Positives’ https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/03/navy-says-indications-of-petroleum-in-pearl-habor-water-may-be-false-positives/

• Hawaii State Legislature Honors Joint Task Force-Red Hill https://www.pacom.mil/JTF-Red-Hill/Press-Room/News/Article/3706401/hawaii-state-legislature-honors-joint-task-force-red-hill/
  

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