Looking back, the level of naivety is almost stunning. For decades, fuel retailers had been storing their supplies on-site and below ground in underground storage tanks (USTs). The installation ...

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Editor’s note: Monserrat Solis is a California Local News Fellow The state Water Resources Control Board exceeded its authority, operated under a web of “underground regulations” and made unlawful ...