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Tar Creek

Aug 13, 2009 | IMDB 9

95 min Watch Now

Documentary

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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John Frazier, Earl Hatley, Bob Nairn, Mark Osborn, John Sparkman

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