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一 | PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The military next week plans to begin draining fuel from World War II-era underground fuel tanks in Hawaii, nearly two years after the massive facility sickened 6,000 people when it leaked jet fuel into a Pearl Harbor drinking water well.Removing the fuel is a key step toward shutting down the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility as demanded by the state of Hawaii. The November 2021 spill poisoned the Navy's water system serving 93,000 people in and around Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The leak continues to threaten an aquifer used by Honolulu's municipal water utility to serve 400,000 people on Oahu.“I want the community to know that my team and I understand the enormity and the significance of this mission,” Vice Admiral John Wade, the commander of Joint Task Force-Red Hill, said at a news conference.Work to drain the 104 million gallons (394 million liters) remaining in the tanks was scheduled to begin on Monday. Each tank is 250 feet (76 meters) tall and 100 feet (30 meters) wide. Gravity will feed fuel into fuel lines connected to the lower part of the tanks. The fuel will then flow downhill through pipelines for 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) to a tanker ship waiting at Pearl Harbor pier. It will take more than two days to fill each tanker. Wade said it would take three months to remove 99.9% of the fuel. Then, work will begin to remove a residual amount of an estimated 60,000 to 70,000 gallons that will have accumulated in low-point drains and bends. That work is expected to be finished in the spring. The moment is bittersweet for Lacey Quintero, whose Navy family was among the thousands who suffered health problems after drinking contaminated water in 2021. She's happy the fuel is being removed but the operation has stirred memories as the two-year anniversary of the spill approaches. “The timing of it, coupled with the dangers that are present during defueling — there’s fear,” she said. She's concerned that more fuel could spill into the Navy's drinking water well and poison the aquifer. She's also worried about possible explosions. Quintero and her husband, who is in the Navy, and their two children moved to Hawaii in November 2021 from California. They fell sick soon after moving. Her youngest, who was then 3 years old, vomited uncontrollably. The entire family complained of diarrhea and itchy skin. Quintero's arms and legs went numb and she struggled with chronic fatigue. Her husband is still stationed in Hawaii but they have moved to private housing off base which uses Honolulu municipal water. Yet she still suffers from stomach pains, migraines and skin issues. She has PTSD.“I have flashbacks of feeding my daughter this poison soup and watching her vomit it up,” she said.Quintero is one of 6,750 claimants seeking compensation from the U.S. government for what they experienced. Their attorney, Kristina Baehr, said claims for the first group of six plaintiffs were due to go trial in March. The state of Hawaii ordered the military to drain the tanks after the 2021 spill, saying they posed an imminent threat to the aquifer underneath. The Department of Defense challenged that order in court, but eventually acquiesced. It's spent the past year repairing the tanks and pipes so the fuel can be safely removed without additional leaks. For years the military said the tanks were vital to national security and resisted calls to close the facility or to move it. Military officials repeatedly reassured the public that Oahu's water was safe — even though the tanks had a history of leaks.The spill upset a broad cross-spectrum of Hawaii, and precipitated a crisis for the military in the islands. Many Native Hawaiians have been angered given the centrality of water in Hawaii’s Indigenous traditions.A Navy investigation pinned the cause of the spill on a series of mistakes. First, operator error caused a pipe to rupture on May 6, 2021, when fuel was being transferred between tanks. This caused 21,000 gallons (80,000 liters) of fuel to spill. Most of it flowed into a fire suppression line and sat there for six months, causing the line to sag.Then on Nov. 20, a cart rammed into the sagging line, releasing 20,000 gallons (75,700 liters.) A team thought they recovered all of this fuel, but they missed about 5,000 gallons (19,000 liters) which flowed into a French drain and from there into the drinking water well.The Navy reprimanded three now-retired military officers for their roles in the spill but didn't fire nor suspend anybody.。

二 | 中新网8月26日电 据最高人民检察院微信公众号消息,日前,检察机关依法分别对解维俊、李勇、郭凯、杨生榛提起公诉。 山东检察机关依法对解维俊涉嫌受贿案提起公诉 日前,山东省司法厅原党委书记、厅长(正厅级)解维俊涉嫌受贿罪一案,由山东省监察委员会调查终结,移送检察机关审查起诉。经山东省人民检察院指定管辖,由枣庄市人民检察院依法向枣庄市中级人民法院提起公诉。案件正在进一步办理中。 检察机关在审查起诉阶段,依法告知了被告人解维俊享有的诉讼权利,并依法讯问了被告人,听取了辩护人的意见。枣庄市人民检察院起诉指控:被告人解维俊利用担任淄博市临淄区委副书记、区长,淄博市临淄区委书记,潍坊市委常委、政法委书记等职务上的便利,为他人谋取利益,非法收受他人财物,数额特别巨大,依法应当以受贿罪追究其刑事责任。 内蒙古检察机关依法对李勇涉嫌受贿案提起公诉 日前,内蒙古自治区乌兰察布市委原副书记、政法委原书记、组织部原部长李勇涉嫌受贿罪一案,由内蒙古自治区监察委员会调查终结,移送检察机关审查起诉。经内蒙古自治区人民检察院指定管辖,由鄂尔多斯市人民检察院依法向鄂尔多斯市中级人民法院提起公诉。案件正在进一步办理中。 检察机关在审查起诉阶段,依法告知了被告人李勇享有的诉讼权利,并依法讯问了被告人,听取了辩护人的意见。鄂尔多斯市人民检察院起诉指控:被告人李勇身为国家工作人员,利用职务上的便利以及本人职权或者地位形成的便利条件,为他人谋取利益,非法收受他人财物,数额特别巨大,依法应当以受贿罪追究其刑事责任。 山西检察机关依法对郭凯涉嫌受贿案提起公诉 日前,山西省文化旅游投资控股集团有限公司原副总经理郭凯涉嫌受贿罪一案,由山西省监察委员会调查终结,移送检察机关审查起诉。经山西省人民检察院指定管辖,由阳泉市人民检察院依法向阳泉市中级人民法院提起公诉。案件正在进一步办理中。 检察机关在审查起诉阶段,依法告知了被告人郭凯享有的诉讼权利,并依法讯问了被告人,听取了辩护人的意见。阳泉市人民检察院起诉指控:被告人郭凯利用担任山西省旅游集散中心有限责任公司董事长、原三晋文化旅游有限责任公司董事长、山西省文化旅游投资控股集团有限公司副总经理等职务上的便利,以及职权或地位形成的便利条件,为他人在工程承揽、款项结算、职务调整等方面谋取不正当利益,非法收受他人财物,数额特别巨大,依法应当以受贿罪追究其刑事责任。 陕西检察机关依法对杨生榛涉受贿案提起公诉 日前,中国石油昆仑物流公司原党委委员、副总经理杨生榛涉嫌受贿罪一案,由西安市监察委员会调查终结,移送检察机关审查起诉。经最高人民检察院指定管辖,由西安市人民检察院依法向西安市中级人民法院提起公诉。案件正在进一步办理中。

三 | 检察机关在审查起诉阶段,依法告知了被告人杨生榛享有的诉讼权利,并依法讯问了被告人,听取了辩护人的意见。西安市人民检察院起诉指控:被告人杨生榛利用担任中国石油新疆油田分公司陆梁油田作业区党委委员、副经理、总地质师、党委书记、经理,中国石油新疆油田分公司采油二厂厂长,中国石油新疆油田分公司副总地质师,克拉玛依红山油田有限责任公司党委副书记、董事、总经理,中国石油运输有限公司党委委员、副总经理、安全总监等职务上的便利,为他人在项目承揽、物资供应等方面谋取利益,非法收受他人财物,数额特别巨大,依法应当以受贿罪追究其刑事责任。【编辑:于晓】。
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