The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants to make lead contamination in West Atlanta neighborhoods a higher priority for cleanup.
The EPA is proposing to add the Westside Lead site, which encompasses the neighborhoods of English Avenue and Vine City, to its Superfund National Priorities List (NPL). It’s a move that would make the site eligible for funding from the federal government for long-term permanent cleanup, according to the agency.
“EPA recognizes that no community deserves to have contaminated sites near where they live, work, pray, and go to school,” EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan said in a news release announcing the proposal for the Westside site and another dozen sites around the country.
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