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Former Picher residents, Gloria Workman, surveys the remains of her home now gone Oct. 10, 2017 in Picher, Okla. The town - along with her home - was located within the Tar Creek Superfund site and became part of a 2008 buyout program where residents were moved from an area deemed too toxic and dangerous for human health. While in the process of negotiating a buyout, the Workman's home was completely destroyed when a EF5 tornado ravaged the region, killing and serious injuring score of residents. (M. Scott Mahaskey/Politico)

Former Picher residents, Gloria Workman, surveys the remains of her home now gone Oct. 10, 2017 in Picher, Okla. The town - along with her home - was located within the Tar Creek Superfund site and became part of a 2008 buyout program where residents were moved from an area deemed too toxic and dangerous for human health. While in the process of negotiating a buyout, the Workman's home was completely destroyed when a EF5 tornado ravaged the region, killing and serious injuring score of residents. (M. Scott Mahaskey/Politico)