Castle Rock Healthy Neighborhoods Alliance |
Getting new gas station benefits without jeopardizing our neighbor's health
Benzene and other compounds released to the air from gas stations can increase nausea, cancer, anemia, susceptibility to infections, and low birth weight among those living within 500- to 1,000-feet. The Town of Castle Rock does not require the measures adopted by other jurisdictions to protect area residents from the adverse health effects of compounds released at the pump and underground storage tank vents of new gas stations.
Please add your name and contact information below to join with us in urging the Town Council to adopt a 500-foot public health safety zone between new gas station sites and homes. This measure will guide gas stations to locations where we can enjoy the benefits these establishments provide without exposing our neighbors to harmful fumes. An analysis by CEDS determined that the public health safety zone will not preclude new gas stations in Castle Rock. The setback would only apply to proposed - not existing - gas stations.
Further detail, including the science supporting these concerns, is available at the Castle Rock Healthy Neighborhoods Alliance webpage: https://ceds.org/crhna/.
Please add your name and contact information below to join with us in urging the Town Council to adopt a 500-foot public health safety zone between new gas station sites and homes. This measure will guide gas stations to locations where we can enjoy the benefits these establishments provide without exposing our neighbors to harmful fumes. An analysis by CEDS determined that the public health safety zone will not preclude new gas stations in Castle Rock. The setback would only apply to proposed - not existing - gas stations.
Further detail, including the science supporting these concerns, is available at the Castle Rock Healthy Neighborhoods Alliance webpage: https://ceds.org/crhna/.