For more than a century, a smelter spewed lead dust over Omaha.
For decades, the government cleaned it up.
But a shift in guidance from the Trump administration may stop thousands more from potential cleanup, exposing families to the harmful metal.
https://www.propublica.org/article/omaha-nebraska-lead-superfund-epa-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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