Muscle Shoals, Alabama, site of a huge munitions plant during World War II, had a surplus of ammonium nitrate in 1946. The U.S. Department of Agriculture suggested that the chemical, a primary ingredient in explosives, be used as fertilizer. Industrial production of the resulting synthetic fertilizer led to an explosion in corn yields in the 1950s.
FOX13 continues to bring you the latest coverage on our Contaminated Communities, where people young and old have been exposed to pollutants for decades.
After the February ice storm, FOX13 reported extensively on the challenges in the Holly Springs Utility Department. A Tennessee Valley Authority review found “operational and financial” deficiencies that needed to