Myrtle Beach Healthy Neighborhoods Coalition |
Benzene and other compounds released to the air from gas stations can increase cancer among those living within 500- to 1,000-feet. The City of Myrtle Beach does not require the measures adopted by other jurisdictions to protect area residents from the adverse health effects of compounds released at new gas station pumps and from underground storage tanks.
Please add your name and contact information below to join with us in urging the Myrtle Beach City Council to adopt requirements guiding new gas station to locations where we can enjoy the benefits these establishments provide without exposing our neighbors to harmful fumes.
Further detail, including the science supporting these concerns, is available at the Myrtle Beach Healthy Neighborhoods Coalition webpage: https://ceds.org/mbhna/.
Please add your name and contact information below to join with us in urging the Myrtle Beach City Council to adopt requirements guiding new gas station to locations where we can enjoy the benefits these establishments provide without exposing our neighbors to harmful fumes.
Further detail, including the science supporting these concerns, is available at the Myrtle Beach Healthy Neighborhoods Coalition webpage: https://ceds.org/mbhna/.
Community & Environmental Defense Services (CEDS) is assisting the Coalition in forming a strategy to preserve all Myrtle Beach neighborhoods. The CEDS gas station-convenience store webpage provided much of the research cited here. CEDS has also helped many communities across the U.S. ensure their safety from the potential negative effects from being too close to gas stations.