1. Omaha's Hidden Lead Crisis: EPA Reassesses Decades-Old Superfund Cleanup as New Testing Reveals Widespread Ignorance
For over a century, a lead smelter and industrial operations in downtown Omaha, Nebraska, deposited toxic dust across the city, poisoning the soil and creating a persistent public health threat. Despite decades of cleanup efforts by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the city, the agency acknowledged in 2019 ...