{"id":36767,"count":1,"description":"Treece is a city in Cherokee County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 138.\nTreece and neighboring Picher were formed as a result of mining operations in the early 20th century. Treece was a heavy supplier of lead, zinc, and iron ore. During its maximum production, Treece had a population of over 20,000 and produced $20 billion worth of ore mainly during the World War I and World War II. After the 1970s, ore production declined rapidly as did the town's population.\nIt is located less than a mile north of Picher, Oklahoma, a town which has been closed due to lead pollution, and its citizen's property bought out by the Environmental Protection Agency. Citizens of Treece were also demanding a buy-out, but at first were not certain of receiving one. As of September 2009, it was reported that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wanted to clean up the soil in Treece, instead of moving its residents away. Congress, however, passed an environmental...","link":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/tag\/treece\/","name":"Treece","slug":"treece","taxonomy":"post_tag","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags\/36767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/post_tag"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?tags=36767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}