"WASHINGTON -- A U.S. senator questioned federal environmental health officials at a hearing Thursday about what is being done to address lead poisoning risks posed by contaminated soil around hundreds of old lead factory sites featured in a recent USA TODAY investigation."
"'Generations of children are growing up playing in the shadow of these lead smelting plants,' said U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J. 'Throughout the nation, the USA TODAY report shows lead contamination has had a devastating impact … it's obvious we could help fix this problem if the EPA had the resources to fully test and clean up' the sites."
Alison Young reports for USA TODAY July 12, 2012.
Source: USA TODAY, 07/13/2012
