Schatz Statement On DoD’s Red Hill Defueling Plan

HILO – U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) today released the following statement on the Department of Defense’s plan to defuel and shut down the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.

“Defueling and shutting down Red Hill cannot be delayed. If the Department of Defense wants to mobilize to accomplish something quickly and safely, it can. DoD must make it a priority to move fast and permanently shut down Red Hill as soon as possible.”

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