U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

• Position: Western - Barber Orchard cleanup - Brief Article

In one of the largest cleanups in state history, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will replace a foot of arsenic-laced topsoil with uncontaminated dirt in the 400-acre Barber Orchard community of Haywood County. The land was an apple orchard for 80 years, mostly before pesticides were closely regulated. The EPA, which has spent $4 million on the project, estimates the total cost at $15.4 million. Many...