TAR CREEK SUPERFUND SITE, Okla. — Decades of lead and zinc mining in the area where Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri meet brought prosperity and created boom towns like Picher in Ottawa County in far ...
Could an entire town be wiped off the map by pollution? That’s exactly what happened to Picher, Oklahoma. Once home to thousands, it became so toxic that no one could stay. But how did it get this bad ...
Every once in a while, an assignment hits me on an emotional level. And I'm not talking about the obvious ones, like photographing the scene of a tornado or fire. I'm talking about the unexpected ...