Regulators Fear Dwindling Gas Tax Revenues To Fix Increase In UST Leaks

Even as EPA touts its efforts to clean up leaks from underground storage tanks (USTs), state and federal officials are warning that releases from aging USTs storing diesel and some ethanol could require major resources at a time when states are likely to be squeezed for such funds as electric vehicle (EV) use rises and revenue from gas taxes decline. Such warnings are significant as the agency expects the large backlog it already faces in remediating such sites to grow...