Episode

This Town Was So Contaminated They Demolished It Completely

Podcast: Yore Town
Published: Feb 23, 2026
Duration seconds: 1665
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Summary

Times Beach, Missouri became the largest civilian environmental buyout in U.S. history. In 1983, the federal government ordered residents to leave after discovering dangerous dioxin contamination beneath their homes.