Fuel Spill Cover-Up at Pearl Harbor Exposes Navy’s Dangerous Negligence

What happens when military negligence meets government cover-up? The recent indictment of two civilian workers connected to the Pearl Harbor fuel spill scandal exposes a disturbing pattern of deception and incompetence within the U.S. Navy—an institution entrusted with safeguarding our nation and its resources. In May 2021, a catastrophic jet fuel leak occurred at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility—a relic from World War II located above Hawaii's most critical drinking water source. Despite the urgency, Navy officials chose to obscure the true scale of the disaster rather than confront it transparently. Over six months, while thousands of Americans...