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Making a Difference at the Tar Creek Superfund Site: Community Efforts to Reduce Risk is a book that we hope will inspire other communities facing environmental injustices. It comes with a DVD featuring a new film Progress at Tar Creek and two films of youth efforts through service learning. The first printing was made possible through a grant from the National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences.  

Thank you for sharing our vision to make a difference. There is still more to be done.  LEAD Agency will accept donations to reproduce additonal copies and to allow for postage.

LEAD Agency, Inc.,19257 South 4403 Drive, Vinita, OK 74301

•Educate the community on environmental concerns in Northeast Oklahoma
•Take action to counter environmental hazards that put Northeast Oklahoma's residents at risk
both physically and financially
•Conduct environmental workshops and seminars concerning environmental issues
in Northeast Oklahoma and other areas
•Enhance our efforts by partnering with other environmental organizations throughout
Oklahoma and the nation

Since the time of our establishment, our membership has worked diligently to inform the community of issues in several different areas. These areas include awareness of Tar Creek related health and environmental issues, and all other local issues involving solid waste, air and water quality.

L.E.A.D. Agency, Inc. was awarded the Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide a review of documents concerning the Tar Creek Superfund Site, and report the findings of that review to the community. We have also been actively involved in the Tar Creek Superfund Site in other ways. Some of these include:

•Promoting chat regulations and guidelines
•Pushing for testing Miami schools, parks, day care facilities and homes for lead
•Encouraging continuation of remedial work on contaminated yards
•Promoting lead safety measures in Picher and Cardin, including lead-based paint
abatement
•Demanding true cleanup and restoration
•Providing the Tooth Fairy Project, testing lead levels in the deciduous teeth of children

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Our membership has also promoted air monitoring near chat piles and participated in awareness studies of indoor air duct hazards from chat dust. We also partnered with the University of Tulsa in an important survey and study of the health impacts of mold in homes that resulted from the initial remedial work performed in the Picher/Cardin area.

In our capacity as activists, we have also been involved with promoting recycling as a solution to solid waste, while fighting illegal dumping, proposed landfills and incinerators. We also host or participate in public meetings on such issues as municipal and non-point discharges, commercial poultry operations and other issues affecting the water quality of Tar Creek, the Neosho and Spring Rivers and ultimately, Grand Lake.

These are but a few of the many responsibilities undertaken by L.E.A.D. Agency. We perform these functions while operating entirely on donations, grants, membership dues and the help of some wonderful volunteers. We look forward to having you join us in our efforts and encourage you to attend our next regular meeting or contact us for further information.

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Disclaimer

The materials contained on this website have been prepared by Local Environmental Action Demanded, Inc. for informational purposes only. Links to websites other than our own are provided as an informational resource. These links are provided as a service, and it should not be implied that we are recommending, endorsing or approving of any of the content located at the linked sites. We also cannot be responsible for maintaining websites other than our own.

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