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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

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


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