More Than Half the Homes in East Omaha Have Unsafe Lead Levels. That Doesn’t Mean the EPA Will Clean Them Up.

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Source: ProPublica
Published: 2026-08-10 19:00 UTC+10:00
Section: Climate and Environment
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Media, Environment & Climate
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Despite hundreds of millions of dollars spent on environmental cleanup, more than half the yards in a section of Omaha, Nebraska, that used to surround a lead smelter still have enough contamination to cause high blood-lead levels in kids, according to tests by the Flatwater Free Press and ProPublica.
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