East Chicago Lead Contamination Forces 1,200 from Homes
Clip: 9/13/2016 | 8m 36sVideo has Closed Captions
Nearly 1,200 people are being forced to move from their homes in East Chicago, Indiana.
Nearly 1,200 people are being forced to move from their homes in East Chicago, Indiana, after high levels of lead were found in the soil. The areas most affected are the West Calumet Housing Project as well as the nearby school. That neighborhood was once home to Anaconda, a petroleum company that used lead and arsenic. Joining us with the story is WBEZ’s Northwest Indiana reporter Michael Puente.
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East Chicago Lead Contamination Forces 1,200 from Homes
Clip: 9/13/2016 | 8m 36sVideo has Closed Captions
Nearly 1,200 people are being forced to move from their homes in East Chicago, Indiana, after high levels of lead were found in the soil. The areas most affected are the West Calumet Housing Project as well as the nearby school. That neighborhood was once home to Anaconda, a petroleum company that used lead and arsenic. Joining us with the story is WBEZ’s Northwest Indiana reporter Michael Puente.
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