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Why Join? Calendar Site Map * * * * * * * * * * * 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 * * * * * * * * * * * * * Shall We Gather at the River Filmmakers website * * * * * * * * * * * * The Creek Runs Red Filmmakers website * * * * * * * * * * * * Going Blue Author's website	(Follow Links) October was Lead Poisoning Prevention Month in Oklahoma. View press release here. View Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry's proclamation here. (Large file--requires Acrobat Reader) Visit our page regarding Lead Poisoning Prevention here. Twelfth National Conference on Tar Creek was held in Miami, OK September 22 and 23, 2010. Toxic Tour and Golf Tournament was September 21. Coming soon--conference presentations! Moving on. . . 2010 Ton by Ton Video Contest 2010 Call for Artists and Writers Train, Teach, Track Project-Free Environmental Workshops to be held at LEAD Agency June - September, 2010	ATSDR Awarded to L.E.A.D., Inc. Central Mill History Harvard Children's Environmental Health & Disease Prevention Research Children's Environmental Health & Disease Research Environmental Blogs New! Introduction to Tar Creek Superfund Site Is Your Child's Playground Safe? Grand Riverkeeper LEAD's Environmental Justice Grant Facts Glossary Quotes OK Sustainability Network Western Mining Action Network Read about the new documentary film, “Tar Creek,” by Vinita native Matt Myers that premiered 8-13-09. The film was featured during the annual Tar Creek Conference and was shown Sept. 23 at the Coleman Theatre Beautiful in Miami.
	*** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *** Tar Creek Superfund Jobs Training Initiative We are so proud of the graduates of the Tar Creek Superfund Jobs Training Initiative. Graduation was Friday, June 4, 2010 *** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ***
	One of our nation’s most productive fisheries is in peril and critical wetlands for hurricane protection are at risk, with wildlife and human health in jeopardy. Click here for newest developments of this disaster. Tri-State Mining District was a Featured Topic at April, 2010 Joint Section Meeting of GSA North-Central and South-Central Sections. See details regarding GSA Field Trip, Meeting and Forum. Fish Study in Grand Watershed (Article in Joplin Globe 16 January 2010) University of Oklahoma in the news! In Our View: The Lesson of Tar Creek (Published 17 August 2009 09:59 pm in The Joplin Globe) 11th National Tar Creek Conference It's NOT JUST Tar Creek Anymore (September 22-24, 2009) L.E.A.D. 2009 Scholarships Announced L.E.A.D. 2009 Writing Workshop began June 29 (Click for press release in Adobe Acrobat Reader format) Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College held first Green Academy July 6-10, 2009 Green Energy for Green Country Full Time VISTA Position Filled at LEAD L.E.A.D. Awarded New Environmental Justice Grant Oklahoma University Passive Treatment System, in Commerce, Oklahoma (article no longer available online) Image 1: Dr. Keith Strevett & Dr. Robert "Bob" Nairn, OU; Image 2: Dr. Robert "Bob" Nairn,OU; Images courtesy G. Manders Spring 2008 Flood Information (Source: OK DEQ) Tar Creek Area Tornado Information (Source: OK DEQ) Tulsa World Post-Tornado Slideshow (no longer available online) Working to Improve Water Quality (published 7-13-2008-full article no longer available from NewsOK website without subscription)



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