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Re:First town in America to ban new gas stations by bobthepanda on Wednesday August 18, 2021 @10:40AM (#28221588)
Gas stations have known environmental impacts. The storage tanks are an environmental hazard that makes redevelopment extremely expensive. The operation of the gas pump itself pollutes the air with toxic fumes, to the point where CA already bans their installation 300 ft from sensitive uses (e.g. schools and playgrounds) and even that may not be sufficient to actually prevent health hazards.

While for now they are a necessary part of the transportation system, gas stations have very obvious downsides at least from a local perspective.

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Re:First town in America to ban new gas stations by CivBase on Wednesday August 18, 2021 @10:46AM (#28221696)
> The operation of the gas pump itself pollutes the air with toxic fumes, to the point where CA already bans their installation 300 ft from sensitive uses (e.g. schools and playgrounds) and even that may not be sufficient to actually prevent health hazards.

That's another result of fuel consumption, not the construction of new gas stations. The toxic fumes aren't reduced because a driver goes an extra couple minutes out of their way to use one of the existing stations.

The goal is to reduce automotive emissions. Gas stations don't incentivize automotive emissions - it's the other way around.

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Re:First town in America to ban new gas stations by bobthepanda on Wednesday August 18, 2021 @01:01PM (#28224077)
They are reduced in the immediate local area, though. Which is something one can certainly optimize for.

Local road emissions are linked to poor health conditions like asthma.

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