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New panel named in Tar Creek buyout
Updated: Sat, Jul 15, 2006
The governor appointed several northeast Oklahoma residents Friday to oversee and administer a $20 million federal plan to pay for remaining residents to relocate from the Tar Creek Superfund site and the dangers of lead poisoning.
Gov. Brad Henry's appointments are another step in getting residents out of the... Read More
Tar Creek buyout plan concludes
Updated: Mon, Oct 17, 2005
In northeast Oklahoma, a buyout program created by the state legislature is coming to an end. For most of this year, a trust authority has bought lead-contaminated property and moved the families who live on it. Read More
Survey reveals health conditions in Tar Creek area
Updated: Wed, Jun 2, 2004
QUAPAW Preliminary results from a survey conducted by a Tar Creek citizens' group shows a high percentage of residents have tested for hypertension problems and heart disease. Earl Hatley, president of Local Environmental Action Demanded, said Tuesday the agency has tested 562 households in the 40-square-mile... Read More
Tar Creek residents seek input into panelists
The group will determine the amount of financial compensation for families. Updated: Tue, Apr 6, 2004 PICHER Residents living in the Tar Creek Superfund site in northeast Oklahoma told state officials Monday they want a say in who will be part of a panel that determines what families will be financially compensated in a relocation plan. Gov. Brad Henry asked the Legislature to appropriate $5 million to fund a... Read More
The group will determine the amount of financial compensation for families. Updated: Tue, Apr 6, 2004 PICHER Residents living in the Tar Creek Superfund site in northeast Oklahoma told state officials Monday they want a say in who will be part of a panel that determines what families will be financially compensated in a relocation plan. Gov. Brad Henry asked the Legislature to appropriate $5 million to fund a... Read More
PICHER
Grant to help lead study Updated: Mon, Apr 5, 2004 A federal grant could help Harvard University researchers expand their study of lead poisoning among young children in the Tar Creek Superfund site. The National Institutes of Health is expected to announce a $5 million grant within the next few weeks, said Dr. Howard Hu, a medical researcher with the Harvard... Read More
Grant to help lead study Updated: Mon, Apr 5, 2004 A federal grant could help Harvard University researchers expand their study of lead poisoning among young children in the Tar Creek Superfund site. The National Institutes of Health is expected to announce a $5 million grant within the next few weeks, said Dr. Howard Hu, a medical researcher with the Harvard... Read More
State decides to take child
Lead levels at the home of the boy's foster family were deemed too risky. Updated: Sat, Feb 28, 2004 PICHER A little boy has been removed from a foster home in the Tar Creek Superfund Site because of the high risk of lead poisoning in the area. The child, whose name wasn't released, was taken Wednesday from the home of Rickey and Nina Martin and placed with another family outside the 40 square-mile area, said... Read More
Lead levels at the home of the boy's foster family were deemed too risky. Updated: Sat, Feb 28, 2004 PICHER A little boy has been removed from a foster home in the Tar Creek Superfund Site because of the high risk of lead poisoning in the area. The child, whose name wasn't released, was taken Wednesday from the home of Rickey and Nina Martin and placed with another family outside the 40 square-mile area, said... Read More
GOVERNOR
Henry focuses on lead Updated: Thu, Feb 12, 2004 Citing the dangers of lead contamination and health challenges in the Tar Creek Superfund Site in northeastern Oklahoma, Gov. Brad Henry declared this week "Lead Poisoning Prevention Week in Oklahoma. Health officials and other local leaders in the Tar Creek area are using the week to distribute information about... Read More
Henry focuses on lead Updated: Thu, Feb 12, 2004 Citing the dangers of lead contamination and health challenges in the Tar Creek Superfund Site in northeastern Oklahoma, Gov. Brad Henry declared this week "Lead Poisoning Prevention Week in Oklahoma. Health officials and other local leaders in the Tar Creek area are using the week to distribute information about... Read More
Tar Creek Superfund site
Henry unveils $5 million buyout plan Updated: Tue, Jan 27, 2004 Gov. Brad Henry rolled out a $5 million state plan Monday that would give families with young children in the towns of Picher, Cardin and north Miami the option of selling their homes in the Tar Creek Superfund site. Henry said Oklahoma has a moral obligation to protect its most vulnerable citizens, and will ask... Read More
Henry unveils $5 million buyout plan Updated: Tue, Jan 27, 2004 Gov. Brad Henry rolled out a $5 million state plan Monday that would give families with young children in the towns of Picher, Cardin and north Miami the option of selling their homes in the Tar Creek Superfund site. Henry said Oklahoma has a moral obligation to protect its most vulnerable citizens, and will ask... Read More
UPDATE
Tar Creek Updated: Tue, Jan 27, 2004 LATEST NEWS:A state plan presented by Gov. Brad Henry would give families with children ages 6 and under the option of selling their homes in the Tar Creek Superfund site.BACKGROUND:Studies indicate exposure to lead which is present in chat dust during childhood can contribute to learning disabilities and health... Read More
Tar Creek Updated: Tue, Jan 27, 2004 LATEST NEWS:A state plan presented by Gov. Brad Henry would give families with children ages 6 and under the option of selling their homes in the Tar Creek Superfund site.BACKGROUND:Studies indicate exposure to lead which is present in chat dust during childhood can contribute to learning disabilities and health... Read More
Tar Creek appropriations
Updated: Sat, Jan 24, 2004
LATEST NEWS: A 2004 bill will include $9.2 million to clean the Tar Creek area. BACKGROUND: The former lead-mining area has been plagued with sinkholes, acid mine drainage and lead-poisoned chat, leading to increased lead levels in the blood of those living in the area. WHAT'S NEXT: The bill is to be signed by... Read More
Tar Creek soil cleanup hits $102 million
Updated: Wed, Jan 7, 2004
TULSA Cleanup of lead-contaminated soil in the Tar Creek Superfund Site has cost as much as a federal agency's estimate of buying out the site's core. The Environmental Protection Agency reports that the cleanup totaled $102 million through November. That's the same amount the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers... Read More
Settlements made in cases for 7 children
Updated: Thu, Jan 1, 2004
MIAMI, OK A lawyer for seven children allegedly poisoned by lead in the Tar Creek Superfund Site said settlements have been reached in their lawsuits against eight mining companies. Records in the federal cases are sealed, but Tulsa attorney Brad Barron said the parties came to terms earlier this month. He said... Read More
Another proposal: Private firm may want to purchase land
Inhofe discusses Tar Creek
Senator opposes government buying out homes in the area. Updated: Sat, Dec 20, 2003 MIAMI, OK Claims of health problems associated with lead poisoning in the Tar Creek area are "overblown," U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe said Friday. Inhofe, head of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, met with more than 100 Tar Creek residents Friday to discuss the contaminated 40-square-mile area, and to... Read More
Inhofe discusses Tar Creek
Senator opposes government buying out homes in the area. Updated: Sat, Dec 20, 2003 MIAMI, OK Claims of health problems associated with lead poisoning in the Tar Creek area are "overblown," U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe said Friday. Inhofe, head of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, met with more than 100 Tar Creek residents Friday to discuss the contaminated 40-square-mile area, and to... Read More
Home buying
Henry's Tar Creek role encouraging Updated: Fri, Dec 19, 2003 GOV. BRAD Henry has visited with two state legislators from far northeastern Oklahoma about a potential buyout plan for some residents who live in the Tar Creek Superfund site. It's good to see the governor seems willing to wade into this mess. Henry met with Rep. Larry Roberts, D-Miami, and Sen. Rick Littlefield,... Read More
Henry's Tar Creek role encouraging Updated: Fri, Dec 19, 2003 GOV. BRAD Henry has visited with two state legislators from far northeastern Oklahoma about a potential buyout plan for some residents who live in the Tar Creek Superfund site. It's good to see the governor seems willing to wade into this mess. Henry met with Rep. Larry Roberts, D-Miami, and Sen. Rick Littlefield,... Read More
Miami, state officials reach cleanup deal
Workers will be hired to cleanse tainted land at seven city locations. Updated: Fri, Nov 28, 2003 MIAMI, OK The city of Miami has reached an agreement with the state Environmental Quality Department to hire city workers to clean lead-contaminated soil from parks, Mayor Harrell Post said. Post said the Environmental Protection Agency found lead concentrations in seven public parks in Miami. The city has used... Read More
Workers will be hired to cleanse tainted land at seven city locations. Updated: Fri, Nov 28, 2003 MIAMI, OK The city of Miami has reached an agreement with the state Environmental Quality Department to hire city workers to clean lead-contaminated soil from parks, Mayor Harrell Post said. Post said the Environmental Protection Agency found lead concentrations in seven public parks in Miami. The city has used... Read More
Baby steps
Progress is slow on Tar Creek Updated: Sat, Nov 22, 2003 AFTER THE 2002 elections, we suggested Sen. Jim Inhofe use his then-pending clout as chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee "to solve, once and for all, the problem of Tar Creek." One year later there's been some progress, but more is needed. Inhofe this week released details of his $45 million... Read More
Progress is slow on Tar Creek Updated: Sat, Nov 22, 2003 AFTER THE 2002 elections, we suggested Sen. Jim Inhofe use his then-pending clout as chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee "to solve, once and for all, the problem of Tar Creek." One year later there's been some progress, but more is needed. Inhofe this week released details of his $45 million... Read More
Tar Creek talk
Will Henry's efforts result in action? Updated: Sun, Oct 26, 2003 GOV. Henry is the latest public official to stop by the Tar Creek Superfund site in northeastern Oklahoma to view the mess left by years of lead and zinc mining. It remains to be seen whether all the attention will produce an effective cleanup plan. It was just a few months ago that Richard Greene, Region 6... Read More
Will Henry's efforts result in action? Updated: Sun, Oct 26, 2003 GOV. Henry is the latest public official to stop by the Tar Creek Superfund site in northeastern Oklahoma to view the mess left by years of lead and zinc mining. It remains to be seen whether all the attention will produce an effective cleanup plan. It was just a few months ago that Richard Greene, Region 6... Read More
Tar Creek talk
Will Henry's efforts result in action? Updated: Sun, Oct 26, 2003 GOV. Henry is the latest public official to stop by the Tar Creek Superfund site in northeastern Oklahoma to view the mess left by years of lead and zinc mining. It remains to be seen whether all the attention will produce an effective cleanup plan. It was just a few months ago that Richard Greene, Region 6... Read More
Will Henry's efforts result in action? Updated: Sun, Oct 26, 2003 GOV. Henry is the latest public official to stop by the Tar Creek Superfund site in northeastern Oklahoma to view the mess left by years of lead and zinc mining. It remains to be seen whether all the attention will produce an effective cleanup plan. It was just a few months ago that Richard Greene, Region 6... Read More
Best Tar Creek advice, 'Wash your hands, kids'
Updated: Sun, Aug 31, 2003
PICHER Six senior nursing students from Oral Roberts University rode into town Wednesday in a big blue van, prepared to offer some more of the only advice that seems to have made a difference to children trapped by poverty in the Tar Creek Superfund site. "Tell your children to wash their hands." Those few... Read More
Tar Creek residents urge action from EPA official
Group tells lawmakers site can't be made safe Updated: Sat, Aug 30, 2003 PICHER People living amid the lingering hazards of the Tar Creek Superfund Site complained and pleaded and demanded action from a top environmental decision-maker Friday. Richard Greene, head of the Environmental Protection Agency's regional office that oversees Oklahoma, met with more than 100 residents of... Read More
Group tells lawmakers site can't be made safe Updated: Sat, Aug 30, 2003 PICHER People living amid the lingering hazards of the Tar Creek Superfund Site complained and pleaded and demanded action from a top environmental decision-maker Friday. Richard Greene, head of the Environmental Protection Agency's regional office that oversees Oklahoma, met with more than 100 residents of... Read More
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