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In 1976, oil spill blackens Tooele City Park

By tooeleonline.com · August 19, 2026 · 1 min read
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A weathered wooden park bench sits in a cracked, dry Utah landscape, with a thick black liquid staining the ground around it, symbolizing an environmental disaster.
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4 new wildfires spark within hours in Tooele County

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