Fumes in South Portland

Fuzzy Math: How Do You Calculate Emissions From a Storage Tank When The Numbers Don’t Add Up?

For over a year, this Maine city has worried about toxic fumes from a tank farm. But figuring out whether they’re harming people is not an easy task.

By Sabrina Shankman

Parents Become Activists in the Fight over South Portland’s Petroleum Tanks

By Sabrina Shankman

They Built a Life in the Shadow of Industrial Tank Farms. Now, They’re Fighting for Answers.

By Sabrina Shankman

With Giant Oil Tanks on Its Waterfront, This City Wants to Know: What Happens When Sea Level Rises?

By Sabrina Shankman

'This Is Not Normal.’ New Air Monitoring Reveals Hazards in This Maine City.

By Sabrina Shankman

City's Air Testing Reveals Troubling Benzene Spikes That Officials Don’t Fully Understand

By Sabrina Shankman

Activists Gird for a Bigger Battle Over Oil and a Port City's Tank Farms

By Sabrina Shankman

Fearing Toxic Fumes, an Oil Port City Takes Matters Into Its Own Hands

By Sabrina Shankman

Fumes from Petroleum Tanks in this City Never Seem to Go Away. What Are the Kids Breathing?

By Sabrina Shankman