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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 | AI摘要刘和然同意担任彰化县长参选人魏平政政策小组召集人，预计9月中旬后赴彰辅选。此举旨在借重其资历并化解现任县长王惠美因提名争议产生的心结，推动蓝营整合。海峡导报综合报道国民党籍彰化县长参选人魏平政目前选情低迷，彰化县县长王惠美又未同意辅选，岛内政坛认为这与她力挺的新北市副市长刘和然未获提名有关。不过，近日彰化蓝营整合传出新进展，台媒称刘和然同意担任魏平政政策小组召集人，9月中旬过后，将会到彰化帮魏平政辅选。据台媒《联合报》报道，岛内政坛指出，传出刘和然“空降”回来彰化选县长，是有脉络可寻的。刘和然是彰化竹塘人，小时候就举家迁到台湾北部。今年年初，在国民党新北市长提名之争胶着之际，他多次回到家乡拍摄视频，推荐彰化美食如肉圆等，还回到母校长安小学拍照，被解读有意回乡选县长。当时，国民党正陷入提名之乱，包括民代谢衣凤、彰化县两名前副县长洪荣章和柯呈枋都争取提名，刘和然的名字出现时，即引来臆测。后来证实是王惠美力挺刘和然选县长，并北上劝进，国民党主席郑丽文也两度征询刘和然。但刘和然考量后，以“在彰化县未参选生涯规划”为由婉拒。

三 | 未料王惠美仍不松懈，认为还是有机会劝进刘和然。不过，在她5月中旬离台期间，国民党中央决定征召考纪会前主委魏平政参选。这让王惠美无法不谅解，迄今仍不为魏平政辅选，也不与郑丽文会面。虽然全党都还在等王惠美，但当事人之一的刘和然已经放下了心。台媒报道，魏平政将借重刘和然丰富的行政资历与经验，请他担任政策小组召集人。刘和然已同意，魏平政阵营也期待化解王惠美的心结。据了解，魏平政曾邀请刘和然参加9月6日的竞选总部成立大会。魏平政说，刘和然以正逢市政总质询，无法分身，届时会以录视频或送花篮等方式祝贺。