Source: https://www.marketplace.org/, July 19, 2023
By: Kai Ryssdal and Livi Burdette

Electric vehicles are here to stay — and possibly, to put traditional fueling stations out of business. One 2019 study estimated that between 25% and 80% of gas stations could be unprofitable by the early 2030s.

But closing gas stations and selling off the land means first cleaning up what’s underneath them: often decades-old steel gasoline storage tanks, some of which are already leaking toxic chemicals into the soil and groundwater surrounding them. And a half-million confirmed leaks across the country could cost more than $22 billion to clean up.  Read more.