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December 27th, 2011 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda According to Reuters, the Environmental Protection Agency announced it will be giving a $500,000 grant from the agency’s Superfund program to Joplin, Mo. The funding will help the tornado-ravaged town clean up destroyed property contaminated by lead.
An EF-5 tornado hit the town in southwest on May 22 and tore through lead-contaminated buildings in addition to stirring up contaminated soil atop old lead mines. The $500,000 will pay for two EPA staff members to inspect and test soil, coordinate a cleanup plan, and pay for equipment. Here are some facts about the Joplin tornado and the resulting environmental concerns:
* The single tornado that ripped through Joplin was the single deadliest tornado in the U.S. since a twister ravaged Flint, Mich., in June 1953, according to STL Today.
* ABC News added the tornado destroyed an estimated 8,000 buildings, leveled about 30 percent of the town, and killed over 100 people.
* This year was an extremely bad year for tornadoes with more than 1,000 twisters hitting the U.S. by May and in April, 361 lives across several states were claimed due to the storms.
* The EPA had been testing air quality for heightened levels of particulate matter and asbestos, both detrimental to human health, in Joplin following the disaster, reported an article from CBS News.
* As of June, less than a month after the tornado hit, the agency had not found levels of concern for either compound but would continue to monitor at various locations in the town and impact sites as Joplin recovers from the disaster.
* Last month, the EPA encouraged the town of Joplin to apply for a cooperative agreement through the agency that would provide aid to the town in the form of soil sampling and remediation at properties where lead-contaminated soils were exposed following the tornado.
* Preliminary sampling done by the Jasper County Health Department found elevated levels of lead in yard soils at a total of 19 out of 43 properties that were tested.
* Federal Emergency Management Agency reported local, state, and federal agencies collaborated to remove debris and within 46 days of debris removal, close to 1.3 million, roughly 68 percent, cubic yards of debris had been removed from the Joplin area.
* The EPA also set up a center for the removal and disposal of major appliances like electronics and refrigerators and has also collected more than 95,000 containers of household hazardous waste from the town.
Rachel Bogart provides an in-depth look at current environmental issues and local Chicago news stories. As a college student from the Chicago suburbs pursuing two science degrees, she applies her knowledge and passion to both topics to garner further public awareness.
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