Lead Still Lingers in East Omaha | Lincoln News

Decades after a lead smelter shut down in Omaha, a new investigation reveals dangerous lead levels still poisoning soil across east Omaha — even in yards the EPA thought they’d cleaned. With door-to-door outreach and free testing, reporters found one in ten previously cleaned yards still exceeded safety thresholds, and nearly half of all tested yards posed risks to children’s health. The contamination may have spread from untouched sites, forcing a reckoning over whether the EPA’s past cleanup was truly enough. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/5e350d0d07645600