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Joplin Gets Additional Federal Funds To Clean Up Lead

Rachel Lippmann — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 18:17:34 +0000

The city of Joplin, Mo. is getting an additional boost in an effort to clean up soil contaminated by lead and cadmium that was blown around by the fatal EF-5 tornado in May 2011.

EPA Receives Funding For Lead Clean-Up In Madison County

Tina Eaton — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 11:30:00 +0000

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today clean-up methods it will take on a former mining site in Madison County.

The Madison County Mines Superfund site is part of the Old Lead Belt, where the mining of heavy metals began in the 1700s. The nearly 500-square-mile area is contaminated by lead, a highly-toxic metal that can wreak havoc on organs and tissues in the human body.

Morning headlines: Thursday, September 13, 2012

Julie Bierach and The Associated Press — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:34:19 +0000

New report: "vast improvements" at John Cochran VA Medical Center

A new government report says the John Cochran VA Medical Center in St. Louis has made "vast improvements" after an earlier report noted problems.

Doe Run: no new plant to replace Herculaneum lead smelter

Véronique LaCapra — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 18:00:56 +0000

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Doe Run announced today that it will not build a new lead processing plant in Herculaneum.

In 2010, the largest lead producer in North America announced it would close its existing lead smelter in Herculaneum by the end of 2013.

The company had proposed to build a new facility there that would use new technology to reduce emissions of air pollutants including lead and sulfur dioxide.

But now Doe Run says that won’t happen.

Mo. Atty. Gen. Koster reaches settlement with Doe Run for lead cleanup

Véronique LaCapra — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:39:33 +0000

Attorney General Chris Koster has filed a consent decree to address environmental violations at Doe Run’s Sweetwater Mine and Mill in Reynolds County.

Here's a map detailing the approximate location of the mine near Ellington, Mo.: