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Gas station storage tanks pollute the Earth below

Published June 21, 2023 at 9:52 AM EDT
While you're standing by your car pumping gas, there's what's been called a "time bomb" under your feet. It's the tank that holds thousands of gallons of gas that we pump. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
While you're standing by your car pumping gas, there's what's been called a "time bomb" under your feet. It's the tank that holds thousands of gallons of gas that we pump. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Here & Now‘s Deepa Fernandes speaks with Kate Yoder, a staff writer at Grist, about her story “The Hidden Cost of Gasoline.”

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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