A lead crisis strikes an Indiana housing complex
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A lead crisis strikes an Indiana housing complex –
The mayor of East Chicago, Indiana, recently announced the city will raze the West Calumet Housing Complex due dangerously high lead levels in the ground outside. The site is close to a massive former lead smelting plant, and directly on top of a smaller former smelting operation. Comparing the crisis to what happened in Flint, Michigan, residents are asking why the EPA didn’t warn them about their toxic environs sooner. New York Times
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