EPA, state health department reject Navy’s Red Hill work plan
The regulatory agencies found serious flaws in sections of the Navy plan to investigate and remediate leaks in the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, and to protect and evaluate the safety of groundwater feeding into Honolulu’s main aquifer.
“County preemption” measure dies in committee
A bill that would have given the state broader authority to preempt county ordinances it finds inconvenient, such as those restricting biotech, failed to find enough support to pass through the senate agriculture committee.