Leah Borts-Kuperman
About Leah Borts-Kuperman
Leah Borts-Kuperman is an award-winning freelance journalist based in Northern Ontario, Canada. Her previous environment and agriculture reporting has been published by The Narwhal, Agriculture Dive, TVO, and others.
Your neighbourhood gas station could be making you sick
Any level of benzene exposure can cause adverse health effects — and in 2023, Health Canada examined the problem of gas stations and concluded gas station benzene emissions can be harmful to people living up to 300 metres away.