Cenk Uygur
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Toxic Levels Of Lead In Soil Of East Chicago, Indiana
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August 17, 2016
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5:58Now PlayingBernie Sanders warned that Flint, Michigan wasn't the only US city plagued with lead or other toxic pollution, but was rather a canary in the coal mine. Now East Chicago, Indiana is proving him right. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
Check out TYT Politics for the rest of our East Chicago, Indiana coverage.
"Perhaps it’s because they have to go back half a century to trace the start of this toxic contamination. For decades, the WCC, a neighboring elementary school, and some hundred private homes in Calumet neighborhood have all sat atop soil heavy with lead and arsenic.
Some environmental law experts say the national attention on Flint may have finally ignited action in East Chicago, where residents like Daniels finally learned the scope of the issues with their soil just two weeks ago. The EPA office responsible for East Chicago, Region 5, is the same one that oversaw Flint, Michigan’s contaminated water system.
But these are hardly the only communities with long-ignored contamination tucked into low-income neighborhoods.
The unfolding health emergency in East Chicago is a window into a larger environmental justice crisis playing out in neighborhoods across the country. And the historically minority, lower-income residents of the Calumet neighborhood will suffer the consequences.”*
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