Where’s the End of Hawai’i’s Water Crisis?

TL;DR - Nearly a year ago, the Department of Defense made a commitment to the people of O’ahu: it would shut down a toxic facility polluting their drinking water. That promise has yet to be fulfilled.

Though the rest of the world has largely thrown a blind eye to the situation in Hawai’i, community members haven’t forgotten. They can’t. They still live with the fallout of water contamination and empty promises. The government has made little progress in shutting down Red Hill, a military fuel storage facility that sits precariously above O’ahu’s sole source aquifer. Since it was built in 1943, Red Hill has leaked at least 200,000 gallons of fuel. 

February 15, 2023: Where’s the End of Hawai’i’s Water Crisis?, Atmos