The Bitter Legacy of the East Chicago Lead Crisis

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By Nexus MediaJun 13, 2019, 8:06 am173 pts
By Gloria Oladipo Akeeshea Daniels once lived in the West Calumet public housing complex in the shadow of a former lead smelter in East Chicago, Indiana. She worried about the pervasive lead contamination in the area and hoped that the government would fix the problem. Officials tried — and are still trying…

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