In this story: images from Picher, the largest of the three mining ... Even today, scientists have no idea how to stop toxic water leaching from closed underground mining operations dating from ...
Toxic dust, sand, water,” the original poster replied ... According to the Oklahoman, Picher was an incredibly productive mining site, producing over half of the lead and zinc used in World ...
Correspondent Laura Paskus travels to Socorro and a Superfund cleanup site where a plume of toxic groundwater from an old battery plant is seeping underneath homes. The Eagle Picher site has been ...