Tar Creek
Aug 13, 2009 | IMDB 9
95 min Watch NowDocumentary
Tar Creek is an environmentally devastated area in northeastern Oklahoma with acidic creeks, stratospheric lead poisoning and enormous sinkholes. Nearly 30 years after being designated as a Superfund cleanup program, residents are still struggling.
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