Environmental lawyers express bewilderment at military decision to appeal Red Hill defueling order

TL;DR - Opponents of the Red Hill fuel storage facility have expressed bewilderment at the Navy’s decision to appeal a state emergency order requiring it to remove the fuel from its tanks.

Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said Monday that appeals will be filed in both federal and state court. She did not specify the precise reasons for the move, but said it "will afford us time to make evidence-based and transparent decisions.”

February 2, 2022: Environmental lawyers express bewilderment at military decision to appeal Red Hill defueling order, Hawaiʻi Public Radio