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Washington Post Article Regarding Lead Situation in Omaha Please review this Article which was in the Washington Post, referring to the lack of Superfund Funding.
Lead Levels in Water Misrepresented Across U.S. Lead Levels in Water Misrepresented Across U.S. Utilities Manipulate or Withhold Test Results to Ward Off Regulators. By Carol D. Leonnig, Jo Becker and David Nakamura Washington Post Staff Writers, Tuesday, October 5, 2004; Page A01.
EPA Administrator to visit Omaha Superfund Site Please review this letter on an upcoming visit by Congressman Terry and an EPA Administrator to an Omaha Superfund Site. This is very important!
Even Low Lead Levels Impair Learning, Study Finds Daily News - Yahoo, 3.14.2001 17:55 PM ET -- WASHINGTON (Reuters Health) - Children exposed to lead in their homes may still suffer toxic effects, even at levels once though too low to cause harm, according to research released Thursday.
Insurance coverage for lead debated Some see it as a safety net for poisoned children; others see it as too costly for the insurance and real-estate industries. By Peter B. Lord, Journal Environment Writer.
Rev. Everett Reynolds - Civil Rights Omaha World-Herald, January 21, 2002 - The guildling principle of Rev. Everett Reynolds' ministry and civil-rights work is a passage of Scripture in which Jesus says that those who feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, welcome the stranger, clothe the naked and visit the sick will be blessed.
Study Links Lead Exposure to Antisocial Behavior CINCINNATI -- Could exposure to lead in early childhood be behind the rising levels of crime and other antisocial behaviors during the last half of the 20th century?
HUD Announces $10 Million to Help Communities Protect Children From the Dangers of Lead WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- More than a thousand communities across the country are receiving a letter this week from the Department of Housing and Urban Development offering nearly $10 million to help protect children from the dangers of lead.
Lead-poisoning prevention effort would be better than soil testing Harold W. Andersen - Omaha World Herald, June 6, 2002 - Testing, testing, testing. Lead in the soil, lead in the soil, lead in the soil. Remove or cover the paint in thousands of older homes - an extremely expensive job for which relatively little funding is available.
Prevention Is Crucial Robin Matthews, Omaha Community Relations Director, Indian Chicano Health Center, Omaha World Herald, June 11, 2002 - Harold Andersen's June 6 column on the prevention of lead poisoning was right on target. The Indian Chicano Health Center supports the concept of prevention as absolutely necessary to public health.
Omaha Lead Site-EPA Soil Remediation Pilot Program Please read this letter to Senator Hagel regarding this very important issue.
Mayor Fahey Answers Response from Mayor Fahey.
Governor Johanns Responds Attachment is a response from Governor Mike Johanns. ( We're sorry for the quality of this attachment, and are working on making it clearer. )