Photographer Ben Hoste explores Missouri's Old Lead Belt, a largely defunct region of lead mining towns, meeting the people who remain. IE 11 is not supported.

Ste. Genevieve sits near Missouri's Old Lead Belt, where mining lasted from the 1700s to 1972 and spanned nearby Washington, Madison and St. Francois counties.

Other schools, like the Colorado School of Mines, are using Missouri’s Old Lead Belt as a case study to understand the social, economic, policy and environmental impacts mining has on communities.

In Lead Belt, Doe Run looks to expand hazardous waste landfill at nation's largest lead recycling facility Bryce Gray Nov 11, 2018 ...

Kurt Limesand: Well, the Old Lead Belt and lead contamination issues throughout the Lead Belt became apparent to the EPA starting in the 90s based on a variety of events, including some mine pile ...

Soil removal in St. Francois County will focus on schools and child care centers. It is expected to protect more than 5,300 children in Park Hills, Bonne Terre and Desloge ...