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The Fort Randall Dam flooded 221,497 acres (89,637 ha) of Indigenous land and 220,478 acres (89,224 ha) were inundated by the Big Bend Dam. [8] In South Dakota, politicians and other proponents of the Pick-Sloan Program and dam construction had promised 1 million acres (4.0 × 10 ^ 3 km 2 ) of irrigation as “appropriate compensation” for ...
The Rialto Theatre is a former movie theater in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The theater opened in 1924 as a 700-seat Streamline Moderne style theater. Built for $150,000, it "was considered one of the Midwest's most beautiful theaters." [1] In the 1940s, a balcony was added. It closed in 1989 and in 1993 was named by the city as a "locally designated ...
This is a list of Superfund sites in Ohio designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) environmental law.The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a list of polluted locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations. [1]
Wayne Waste Oil Whitley: Wayne Waste Oil, a division of Wayne Reclamation and Recycling, Inc., deposited about one million gallons of oil-related wastes on site. Waste disposal operations contaminated soil and groundwater with hazardous chemicals. [54] 42.33 Dec 30, 1982: Sep 8, 1983: Jun 30, 1995 – –
St. Joseph River near Newville in DeKalb County, Indiana. Floodwall along St. Joseph River in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The St. Joseph River (Miami-Illinois: Kociihsasiipi) [1] is an 86.1-mile-long (138.6 km) [2] tributary of the Maumee River in northwestern Ohio and northeastern Indiana in the United States, with headwater tributaries rising in southern Michigan.
Mine reclamation creates useful landscapes that meet a variety of goals, ranging from the restoration of productive ecosystems to the creation of industrial and municipal resources. In the United States, mine reclamation is a regular part of modern mining practices. [2] Modern mine reclamation reduces the environmental effects of mining.
Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant is a facility located in Scioto Township, Pike County, Ohio, just south of Piketon, Ohio, that previously produced enriched uranium, including highly enriched weapons-grade uranium, for the United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), the U.S. nuclear weapons program and Navy nuclear propulsion; in later years, it produced low-enriched uranium for fuel for ...
The property was sold by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne–South Bend to the YWCA of Fort Wayne in the 1970s. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. [1] in 1978 the property was purchased by the Fort Wayne YWCA and housed the largest women's shelter in Indiana.