NATION IN BRIEF : MISSOURI : Cleanup Planned for Dioxin-Laced Town
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Federal and state environmental officials announced an agreement intended to pave the way for the cleanup of the dioxin-contaminated ghost town of Times Beach, Mo., after seven years of study and negotiations. The EPA announced in St. Louis that a cleanup agreement had been reached with Syntex Agribusiness Inc., a chemical and animal health company. Under the settlement, Syntex will burn the tons of dioxin-tainted soil from Times Beach and 27 other sites in eastern Missouri.
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