MADE SO FAR? ALREADY SINCE THE EPA GOT BACK TO WORK EXACTLY ONE WEEK AGO, THEIR CONTRACTORS HAVE ACTUALLY BEGUN GRADING HALF OF THE PROPERTY YOU SEE BEHIND ME HERE AND LAYING A SUFFOCATING LAYER OF DIRT ON A FOURTH OF THE LAND AS WELL. IN FACT, THE SMOKY CONDITIONS ARE ALSO BEGINNING, BEGINNING TO IMPROVE. AND TONIGHT, WE’RE GOING TO SHOW YOU HOW YOU CAN TRACK THEIR PROGRESS FROM HOME. A NONSTOP PARADE OF DUMP TRUCKS IS HAULING IN THE SOLUTION TO ST CLAIR COUNTY’S LANDFILL VIA A MASSIVE CAP OF FIRE, SUFFOCATING SOIL. NOT ONLY WE’RE GOING TO COMPACT AND COVER IT, BUT WE’RE ALSO GOING TO PUT SOME SORT OF COVER MATERIAL ON IT, SOME SORT OF GRASS, OR TO HOLD IN HOLD THE LANDFILL ITSELF. BUT THAT PHASE WILL HAVE TO WAIT. CREWS CONTINUE TO UNCOVER HOTSPOTS LIKE THIS ONE WHICH ERUPTED LAST FRIDAY. THE LANDFILL STILL BURNING UNDERNEATH AND, YOU KNOW, IT WILL TAKE A MATTER OF WEEKS TO PUT THAT OUT. UNTIL THEN, WE DECIDED TO HELP SHOW YOU HOW TO FOLLOW THE PROGRESS YOURSELF. THIS IS THE MAIN PAGE, CORRECT? THE EPA HAS PUT TOGETHER A WEBSITE WHERE IT UPDATES THEIR WORK AND THE AIR QUALITY AROUND THE LANDFILL DAILY. EPA’S TERRY STILLMAN IS SHOWING US A CHART OF SUNDAY’S BROKEN CITY NEAR THE LANDFILL. 56. SO IF YOU JUST GO BACK TO THAT TABLE AND YOU’LL SEE THE 56 IS WITHIN BETWEEN 40 AND 80. IT’S MODERATE. FAST FORWARD TO YESTERDAY. NOW IT’S DOWN TO 19. RIGHT. SO WE ARE MAKING SOME PROGRESS. THERE IS ALSO THIS INTERACTIVE MAP ON THE SITE. IT USES COLOR CODED HEXAGONS TO HIGHLIGHT AREAS GRADED SO FAR IN ORANGE AND COVERED WITH NEW DIRT IN YELLOW. THE TOTAL PRICE TAG TO FINISH OFF THE JOB CURRENTLY SITS AT $1.5 MILLION. WELL, A LITTLE BIT OF BREAKING NEWS FOR YOU TONIGHT. THE ACTUAL OWNER OF THE LANDFILL, HIS ATTORNEY JUST SENT ME A STATEMENT JUST MINUTES AGO SAYING THAT HE’S HAD NO INVOLVEMENT IN THE OPERATION OF THIS LANDFILL FOR SEVERAL YEARS. SO HE IS IN NO WAY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FIRE THAT HAS HAUNTED THIS COMMUNITY FOR TWO STR