Source: https://www.civilbeat.org/, March 7, 2022
By: Christina Jedra

After leaks at the Navy’s Red Hill fuel facility culminated in a water contamination crisis impacting thousands of military families, the U.S. Department of Defense said Monday that it will permanently shut down the World War II-era facility.

The decision marks a reversal from the Pentagon’s previous efforts to keep the underground facility in operation. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is committed to defueling, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said during a briefing. Read more.