Latest ""

Judge awards $680K to Hawaii military families over fuel-tainted water

The cases set the legal tone for thousands more military families and civilians suing over a 2021 jet fuel leak into a Navy drinking water system on Oahu.

6 weeks ago

Man arrested in cargo ship crash with tanker carrying US military fuel

U.K. police have opened a criminal investigation into a collision between two ships in the North Sea and have arrested a man on suspicion of manslaughter.

3 months ago

Fuel tank from Eglin F-16 falls into Florida neighborhood

Eglin said no one was injured or killed when the fuel tank fell, but residents reported jet fuel on their properties.

By Stephen Losey

5 months ago

EPA to disband Red Hill oversight group amid Navy complaints

The group was formed to give residents an open line of communication with the military after fuel from Red Hill tainted Pearl Harbor’s drinking water.

By Christina Jedra, Honolulu Civil Beat

12 months ago

Families suing over Red Hill leak seek up to $1.25M in damages

A lawyer representing military families sickened by a jet fuel leak is asking a judge to award them a range of $225K to $1.25M in damages.

13 months ago

Federal trial begins for Red Hill water contamination

A trial for a mass environmental injury case begins more than two years after a military fuel tank facility poisoned thousands when it leaked jet fuel.

14 months ago