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This is a list of Superfund sites in Tennessee 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]
The Ducktown Basin Museum was established in 1978 by a group of local citizens intent on preserving the legacy of the Copper Basin. The museum was moved to the building that formerly housed the headquarters of the Tennessee Copper Company at the Burra Burra Mine in 1982.
Steve Guttenberg hit the ground running to help people impacted by the fires in Pacific Palisades — and he was almost unrecognizable. The flames first began around 10:30 a.m. local time on ...
The explosions are believed to have started after a malfunctioning valve on a hopper released 4,000 pounds of molten copper inside the industrial plant. Local firefighters successfully stop fire ...
A train bringing copper ore out of the Ducktown mines, 1939. Smelter fumes have destroyed all vegetation and eroded the land. Photo by Marion Post Wolcott. The copper was discovered in 1843 by a prospector, presumably panning for gold, who found nuggets of native copper. [12] The first shipment of copper ore was taken out on muleback in 1847.
The South Columbia Basin fire burned timber and grasses, and crews continued work on containment lines along the perimeter. Two fires in eastern Oregon, the Durkee and Cow Valley blazes, burned ...
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The Eaton Fire has burned 13,690 acres as of early Friday. Firefighters have yet to contain the blaze. The couple grabbed a few personal belongings and their two dogs before evacuating their home.