Friday, June 6, 2008

Toxic Town: Picher Oklahoma

May 9, 2008 - People are leaving, escaping the reality of life in one of the worst environmental nightmares in the country. A voluntary federal buyout is hastening the exodus.

Picher's mines closed around 1970; the wounds they inflicted on the people and land never healed.

It is the center of the Tar Creek Superfund site, a 40-square-mile area that also takes in portions of Missouri and Kansas.

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1 comment:

vaughn said...

you can see images of the recent tornado damage here:
http://www.wascovich.com/tornado/