PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • April 24, 2021
Protect South Portland members held a rally outside Kaler Elementary School on Friday afternoon, calling for greater regulation of air pollution from more than 100 massive petroleum storage tanks located near homes, schools and businesses throughout the city’s waterfront neighborhoods. With Portland Pipe Line Corp. tanks towering in the background, rally participants held signs saying “No Toxic Emissions Where Children Play” and “Stop Cancer Fumes.” Federal and state officials have increased scrutiny of tank emissions in recent years, including tank farms here operated by Global Partners and Sprague Resources, but critics say little has really changed.