Missouri History Today December 23, 1982: EPA Evacuates Times Beach Over Toxic Dioxin Spread
Missouri History Today December 23, 1982: EPA Evacuates Times Beach Over Toxic Dioxin Spread
February 23, 1983
On this date in Missouri history, the Environmental Protection Agency announces its intent to buy all of Times Beach and evacuate the town. After concluding that all the land in the town was contaminated with dioxin, government agencies spent nearly $40 million to buy out the 800 properties.
December 23, 1982
The EPA announced that it had identified dangerous levels of dioxin in the soil of Times Beach, MO on this date in Missouri history.