What the town didn’t know was that he was spraying those roads with a mixture of the highly toxic chemical compound, dioxin, and waste oil. Nearly 40 years ago, an individual was paid to spray material on the roads to suppress the dust in this small Midwest town. This town, Times Beach, Missouri, was the site of one of the worst environmental disasters in our nation’s history. On the right, 19 years later, trees have begun to cover the street lanes in the empty community. On the left, abandoned homes dot the gridded street plan. The striking images above show one town, but two entirely different landscapes. Geological Survey) – EPA Region 7 Feature –
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