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EPA Technical Assistance Grant Awarded to LEAD
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Earl Hatley and Rebecca Jim receiving
TAG program grant for LEAD Agency, Inc.

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Click here to learn more about the book, "Making a Difference at the Tar Creek Superfund Site"
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

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Shall We Gather
at the River
River Documentary
Filmmakers website
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The Creek Runs Red

Filmmakers website

ATSDR

Awarded to
L.E.A.D., Inc.

Central Mill History

Harvard
Harvard Children's Environmental Health & Disease Prevention Research

EPA for Children
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

MeyerFilm
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.

An understanding of the technical issues concerning a hazardous waste site helps citizens provide thoughtful, informed comments to United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decision makers considering proposed Superfund actions. Recognizing the importance of community involvement, and the need for citizens living near these sites to be well informed, Congress included provisions in the Superfund amendments to establish a Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) program.

The TAG program provides up to $50,000 per site to a community group for the purpose of hiring technical advisors. The group must provide at least 20 percent of the total costs of their project and must budget the expenditure of grant funds to cover the life of the Superfund process at the site.

The EPA awarded a TAG to Local Environmental Action Demanded (L.E.A.D.) Agency, Inc. The grant award, totaling $50,000 in federal funds, and $12,500 in matching funds from L.E.A.D., was signed by EPA on May 1, 2001.

For more information, we suggest reading Rebecca Jim's article in the Multi-Agency Team Newsletter.

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	EPA Technical Assistance Grant Awarded to LEAD Earl Hatley and Rebecca Jim receiving TAG program grant for LEAD Agency, Inc.
www.waterkeeper.org
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		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.
	An understanding of the technical issues concerning a hazardous waste site helps citizens provide thoughtful, informed comments to United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decision makers considering proposed Superfund actions. Recognizing the importance of community involvement, and the need for citizens living near these sites to be well informed, Congress included provisions in the Superfund amendments to establish a Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) program. The TAG program provides up to $50,000 per site to a community group for the purpose of hiring technical advisors. The group must provide at least 20 percent of the total costs of their project and must budget the expenditure of grant funds to cover the life of the Superfund process at the site. The EPA awarded a TAG to Local Environmental Action Demanded (L.E.A.D.) Agency, Inc. The grant award, totaling $50,000 in federal funds, and $12,500 in matching funds from L.E.A.D., was signed by EPA on May 1, 2001. For more information, we suggest reading Rebecca Jim's article in the Multi-Agency Team Newsletter.
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