National Briefing | Midwest: Kansas: Buyout for a Small Town

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Kansas City : MO : USA | about 1 month ago

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Buyout for a Small Town Published: October 29, 2009 The Environmental Protection Agency announced plans to buyout the residents of the contaminated town of Treece. The decision was a victory for about 140 residents, who had asked for help to leave the town because of contamination from lead and zinc...

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