This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Cleanup set for June at Beardstown PCB yard
State EPA officials say nearly 1 million dollars will fund a mid month cleanup of a five acre salvage yard east of Beardstown contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls from ripped open transformers and capacitors. Investigators found oils leaking from some 350 items and concentrations far exceeding safe levels. Owners uncertain. penalties possible. Weather forecast calls for Thursday showers across eastern Texas to Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beardstown
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Robert Casteel
Casteel
EPA
Federal
National Weather Service
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Florida
Atlantic Ocean