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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.。    Renee 编译          今天，新西兰教育部和儿童部（Oranga Tamariki）宣布了拟裁员逾千人的计划，被公务员工会称为“黑暗的一天”。

二 |          Advertise with us          其中，教育部拟裁掉565个岗位；儿童部拟裁掉447个岗位。         近2500个工作岗位在过去几周被裁撤，因为政府希望节省超过10亿纽币的成本。         财政部长Nicola Willis表示，需要削减开支，以结束浪费性支出，恢复财政纪律，重点是削减“后勤部门的支出”。         代表公务员的工会称今天宣布的裁员是“野蛮的”和“仓促的”。公共服务协会(PSA)助理秘书Fleur Fitzsimons称，周三对受影响机构的员工来说是“黑暗的一天”。         她在一份声明中说，“对于公共服务工作者和他们所支持的儿童和年轻人来说，今天是黑暗的一天，我们认为政府大幅削减预算不会带来政府承诺的更好结果。”          “今天，数百名敬业的公务员被告知他们失去了工作，现在面临着不确定的未来。这给他们和他们的家人带来了难以置信的痛苦。”          PSA工会声称，裁员将影响到两家机构十分之一的员工，并将影响到为公众提供的一线服务。         新西兰最大的教师工会NZEI主席Mark Potter表示，对教育部工作人员的裁员规模将是“毁灭性的”。

三 |          “总理和财长认为有必要削减开支，这样他们就能兑现减税的承诺。”我们现在看到的削减可能会对未来几年的教育和学生产生巨大影响。”          工党党魁Chris Hipkins称儿童部的裁员是“前所未有的”。         “从根本上说，这是关于优先事项的问题，而本届政府的优先事项是错误的。”          “他们已经优先为房东减税29亿纽币，同时他们还削减了一些服务，比如儿童部，一个处理弱势儿童的机构。我认为他们的优先级完全错了。”          财政部长Nicola Willis表示，“我们正在开展广泛的工作，以确保政府机构最大限度地利用纳税人的钱，并最大限度地减少后勤支出，所有机构都有望实现节支。”          与此同时，纳税人联盟（Taxpayers Union）今天表示，高通胀仍然是政府“进一步加快控制浪费”的一个信号。         今天公布的通胀数据显示，尽管经济继续走在降温的轨道上，但年通货膨胀率仍高于央行的目标范围。         “这证明，如果她需要的话， Nicola Willis)必须进一步更快地控制惠灵顿的浪费性开支。”          图源：1News          相关阅读：          被裁公务员的平均遣散费是5万，政府要解雇2000多人……          政府节支路漫漫：38个公共服务部门又增加了数千名新员工          为完成节支目标，政府这一部门将裁员384人          政府今年将节省开支大举减税，有多少公务员会被裁？          政府开始削减经费，这个部门率先裁撤40个职位          在国家党政府上台之前，知道会裁公务员，很多合同工已转为永久员工……          如果国家党上台，这一政府部门开支可能会被削减30%          机构越来越臃肿？工党执政下，这些部门的公关人员增加了50%          注：本文为编译/原创，欢迎转发分享；但严禁复制等未经授权的非法使用。违反上述声明者，本网将追究其相关法律责任。使用授权请联系[email protected]。         chineseherald.co.nz All Rights Reserved 版权所有          (责编：twinkle)          来源 -          相关内容                川航大熊猫飞机落地奥克兰机场，新中航线完全恢复！           今晨新西兰北岛连发地震 多地有震感           被裁公务员的平均遣散费是5万，政府要解雇2000多人……           从天津到奥克兰的草根华人议员           优先党骑劫新西兰外交，对中国强硬是否打算干涉台海？           疫情通报：过去一周新西兰新增2618例           就现在！北岸大桥堵堵堵，1号高速40公里大塞车……           政府顾问日薪2000纽币？财政部长辩护：都是他们的锅！。

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