Documentary Film
The Tar Creek Superfund site was the subject of a documentary film, Tar Creek. This documentary came out in 2009 and was written, directed, and narrated by Matt Myers. The film covers the gamut of the issues surrounding the Tar Creek Superfund site, including lead poisoning, mine waste, acid mine water, sinkholes, governmental racism against the Quapaw Tribe, the downstream expansion of the superfund site, and the eventual federal buyout of the citizens.
During the Fall of 2010, Tar Creek toured to many of the nation's existing Superfund sites as part of the Superfund Screening Tour. Universities, organizations, churches, and schools used the story of Tar Creek to have a discussion about what could happen in their communities.
Read more about this topic: Tar Creek Superfund Site
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