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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)	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.
	Twelfth National Conference on Tar Creek be held in Miami, OK September 22 and 23, 2010. Moving on. . . Ton by Ton Video Contest Call for Artists and Writers 2010 Scholarship announcement and scholarship application for Graduating Seniors (Documents require Acrobat Reader) EPA Supports Superfund "Polluter Pays" Provision (release date: 21 June 2010) For other news releases regarding Superfund and Brownfields visit here Train, Teach, Track Project-Free Environmental Workshops to be held at LEAD Agency June - September, 2010
	*** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *** 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. LEAD Agency is now listed as an approved non-profit organization on GoodSearch, a Yahoo-powered search engine that donates 50% of its revenue, about a penny per search, to listed charities, schools and non- profit organizations. To support our cause, click here and under Who Do You Goodsearch For, select Local Environmental Action Demanded (Vinita, OK). Thank you for your support! There is a new way for supporters to earn donations to Local Environmental Action Demanded every time you shop online. Use coupons from Coupons-4-Causes at the Coupon Chief website and a donation will be made to LEAD Agency. A quick way for you to directly support our cause is located here. Thank you for your support! National Campaign Launches to Protect Children and Families from Lead Poisoning $7.3 Million in Chicken Grower's Verdict in Oklahoma Will You Be a Victim of Killer Coal? (Article on Truthout website 21 January 2010) Fish Study in Grand Watershed (Article in Joplin Globe 16 January 2010) Stay up-to-date by visiting our Facebook site. Sign up here. New information on Mold added December 2009 (below WHO announcement) Reinstatement of the Superfund Tax-How you may help 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) WHO Guidelines on Damp and Moldy Buildings It Took a Town to Find Help for Tar Creek Vintage News MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS COMING SOON.



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