Leaking underground storage tanks remain a leading cause of groundwater pollution even after more than a half-million sites have been cleaned up. Even modern tanks will eventually leak.

While leaking underground storage tanks are located in nearly every town in the U.S., those who live closest to these sites tend to be in communities that are lower income with a higher proportion ...

Mr. Barolo states that at the end of September 2021 the national underground storage tank (“UST”) program had cleaned up 502,786 releases over the last 33 years.

FLAT ROCK, Mich. – It has been close to a week since a sheen-like substance was found flowing into the Huron River.. Investigators discovered a storage tank underground that may be the possible ...

They are commonly called legacy tanks, having stored fuel and other chemicals underground prior to current regulations. Yet, today their volume and environmental impact has experts deeply troubled.

As Naval Base Kitsap's Manchester Fuel Depot celebrates its 75th year, the installation will begin replacing its original cement underground fuel storage tanks with state-of-the-art, above-ground ...

FILE – Workers remove a 10,000-gallon underground gasoline storage tank to be replaced with a new tank at a gas station in Sacramento, Calif., May 23, 2003.