Discussion: Emily joins Rissa and Heidi. Heidi tells Rissa and Emily the tale of Times Beach and dioxin contamination.
Discussion starts: (00:16:02)
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Marilyn Leistner, former mayor of Times Beach (AP Photo/James A. Finley)
Documentary – The Missouri Ghost Town Poisoned By Toxic Waste
This Missouri town was so polluted the EPA just bought it and incinerated all the houses
Remember Times Beach: The Dioxin Disaster, 30 Years Later
A Chemical Conundrum: How Dangerous Is Dioxin?
Atlas Obscura – Times Beach, Missouri
Wikipedia – Times Beach, Missouri
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Emily and Rissa’s Mardi Gras 5K costumes
