Environmental advocates applaud Red Hill shut down

TL;DR - Local environmentalists and advocacy groups are applauding the Department of Defense’s announcement to shutdown Red Hill.

For years, environmentalists and local advocates have used their voice to fight for clean water. Monday, they finally saw victory for the community.

“We’re keeping up the pressure on decision makers, on the Pentagon, DOH and everyone involved in this,” said Anna Chua of the Sierra Club of Hawaii. “We’re also recognizing that we’re still in this ongoing fight to ensure that we have clean water, protecting our water and to ensure that the contamination is cleaned up.”

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