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Massachusetts town converts fuel-contaminated land into park

Posted: February 27, 2009 Environmental

Cleanup efforts are underway at the site of a former gas station in Marshfield, Massachusetts. A Gulf gas station once occupied the site but was demolished in the late 1990s. Tests conducted on the property revealed the soil and water

Do you live near a leaking underground storage tank?

Posted: February 18, 2009 Environmental

Unless you live in a remote, rural region of the United States, chances are you live within a few feet of an underground storage tank (UST). These tanks, which by definition have at least 10% of their volume underground, typically

Iowa’s 6,200 leaking underground storage tanks

Posted: January 26, 2009 Environmental

Leaking fuel and oil from underground storage tanks threatens drinking water wells, lakes, streams, and basements all over the state. Leaks can spread a little or a lot and they can contain a variety of chemicals. This map shows all

Iowa pollution perils lurk among buried fuel tanks

Posted: January 26, 2009 Environmental

Leaking underground fuel tanks threaten to contaminate drinking water, lakes, streams and homes across Iowa as environmental officials change rules to speed up detection and cleanup. There are about 6,200 leaking underground storage tanks in the state — and more