This Town Was So Contaminated They Demolished It Completely
From Yore Town by Beard Laws Studio, Bleav
February 23, 2026 · 28 min · Episode 151
About this episode
The episode discusses the environmental disaster in Times Beach, Missouri, which led to the largest civilian buyout in U.S. history due to dioxin contamination.
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.
Topics covered
- environmental contamination
- civilian buyout
- government intervention
- toxic waste
- urban demolition
Keywords
- Times Beach
- Missouri
- dioxin
- environmental buyout
- contamination
- toxic waste
- government action
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: federal government
Products: dioxin
Places: Times Beach, Missouri
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