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EPA hands over Fort Smith chemical spill oversight to state officials, company involved

NW Arkansas Online

May 12, 2026

FORT SMITH -- State and local officials are now taking lead oversight as cleanup of a May 2 chemical spill continues and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has withdrawn from…

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