L.U.S.T.Line Issues

Issue #97

A cartoon featuring a man reading a newspaper which has headlines about an oil leak and companies refusing to admit that they have a leak. In the background the sink has fumes coming out of it and the man is drinking bottled water.

Petroleum Releases in Rhode Island: Inside the Underground Storage Tanks Financial Responsibility Fund

Two underground storage tanks in a concrete enclosure.

365 Days in 180 Minutes – EPA Three-Hour Calls Provide Insight Into the State of the Tanks Prevention Program

A group of people smiling for the camera in front of an underground storage tank.

Resources for New Professionals

Black and white photo of James Plummer posing next to an an old tank part which is on a side table.

A Message From NEIWPCC’s UST/LUST Program Coordinator: James Plummer

Issue #96

Figure 1. Michigan’s LUST backlog from 1988-2025.

Michigan’s Backlog Story: Thirty Years with a Backlog of 8,000 Open LUST Releases

The Days Are Long, But the Years Fly By…Celebrating Ten Years of the Modern-Day UST Program

A red car driving on a curvy road with a sign that reads "NSZD Ahead."

NSZD Rate Measurement Variability: It Is All About the Signal

ASTM’s Standard for Moving Petroleum Release Sites to Closure (MStC) is Published

A photo of James Plummer, who is wearing a blue jacket and posing with snowy mountains in the backdrop.

A Message From NEIWPCC’s UST/LUST Program Coordinator: James Plummer

Issue #95

Several of Hank's cartoons, including two tanks and many operators, gather together laughing

The Man Behind the Cartoons: Meet Hank Aho, L.U.S.T.Line’s Cartoonist Extraordinaire

Leveraging Brownfields Funding to Remove Out-of-Compliance Underground Storage Tanks in South Carolina

What is in Store for State Underground Storage Tank Programs?

Resetting Expectations for the Rates of Natural Source Zone Depletion

A photo of James Plummer standing in front of a brick wall smiling and giving two thumbs up.

A Message From NEIWPCC’s UST/LUST Program Coordinator: James Plummer

Issue #94

Man stands in a forest with a smile on his face and his hands in his pockets. He is wearing a blue patterned vest, grey shorts, and a hiking backpack.

A Message From NEIWPCC’s New UST/LUST Program Coordinator: James Plummer

A cartoon featuring a baby, child, adult, and old-aged tank.

Tanks Program – Past, Present and Future

Three screenshots of Tennessee Tank Talk emails.

How Email Marketing is Transforming Tennessee’s Division of Underground Storage Tanks

Line graph showing the average age of tanks from 2010 to 2019 compared to the average age. The graph shows an upward trend.

Are We There Yet? 1998 and Our Journey in Release Prevention

A cartoon featuring a person looking through a tool kit and flinging tools into the air. A hammer, saw, screwdriver, wrench, and drill are in the air nearby.

Exit Strategy Toolkit for Optimization and Termination of Active Remediation Systems

Issue #93

Requiem for a Heavyweight¹

High Resolution Site Characterization – Coming to a LUST Site Near You?

Implementing High-Resolution Site Characterization in South Carolina’s UST Management Program

Into the MStC – Developing A New Standard for Moving Petroleum Release Sites to Closure

Sulfate Delivery Methods to Accelerate BTEX Biodegradation and Expedite Site Closure

Get to Know ASTSWMO: An Interview with Gina Miranda

Issue #92

Tale of the Terrifying Tank

ITRC Petroleum Hydrocarbon Workshop

Lessons Learned: Takeaways for UST Inspectors from Washington's Unprecedented Flooding Event

Lessons Learned: Takeaways for UST Inspectors from Washington’s Unprecedented Flooding Event

Alpine Service Station. Federal contractors properly destroying groundwater monitoring wells at a Stalled LUST Case Initiative site in Alpine, CA (October 2019). Proper destruction of site groundwater monitoring wells is often the last step in completing a LUST cleanup. Wells left in place can serve as conduits for groundwater contamination.

California Stalled LUST Case Initiative Turns 5

Map of America where there is work towards environmental protection through undergrounds storage tanks

The Underground Storage Tanks Program…Working Towards Environmental Protection for All Communities

ESG Photo

Risk Mitigation Tracked Through ESG Reporting

A photo of the sites that L.U.S.T. Line will work on

NEIWPCC News and Resources

Issue #91

Cartoon of man at flooded gas station filling up his boat.

Dealing with Climate Change and Natural Disasters

Making the Most of the National Tanks Conference

New Faces and New Discussions at the National Tanks Conference

How USTs Held Up During Unprecedented Floodwaters (NTC 2022 Preview)

Treatment Trains: When One Remedy Isn’t Enough (NTC 2022 Preview)

HRSC Pilot Study at South Carolina LUST Sites (NTC 2022 Preview)

Challenges and Opportunities of a Multi-Cultural UST Industry (NTC 2022 Preview)

Navigating Impacts of COVID on the Tanks Industry (NTC 2022 Preview)

Emergency Power Generator UST Systems (NTC 2022 Preview)

Strategies for Cost Control (NTC 2022 Preview)

Auditing for Fraud in Tanks Programs (NTC 2022 Preview)

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