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Published: November 22, 2007
Turning dirt to diamonds
By Josh Rabe
Business is thriving near Eagle-Picher site now that hazardous waste is contained.

HENRYETTA — An area that once was an environmental blight on eastern Oklahoma is once again thriving and has picked up a prestigious environmental award for the community’s efforts.

From the late 1960s to the mid-1990s, the Eagle-Picher smelter site was littered with mining waste full of hazardous lead, zinc and ...

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