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Petroleum Releases in Rhode Island: Inside the Underground Storage Tanks Financial Responsibility Fund
A History of USTs in Rhode Island In 1983, CBS’s “60 minutes” aired a special on leaking underground storage tanks (LUSTs) that had been polluting the water supply of Canob Park, a small Rhode Island village, for almost two decades. The neighborhood consisted of 43 homes whose only potable water came from private wells, and a commercial…
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Resources for New Professionals
The following pieces provide an introduction to some of the most prominent organizations and programs in the underground storage tank industry for those who are new to the field. (Click an organization below to jump to that section) Get to Know ASTSWMO By Anna Gayle Griffiths The Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management…
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The Man Behind the Cartoons: Meet Hank Aho, L.U.S.T.Line’s Cartoonist Extraordinaire
For more than 30 years, LUSTLine has been dotted with cartoons poking fun at the complexities and intricacies of the world of underground storage tanks. From artistic renderings of tank workers grappling with on-the-job struggles to personifications of tanks reacting to the changing industry, LUSTLine cartoonist Hank Aho’s work has brought a recognizable and humorous…