Inconsistent Cleanup: A Pattern of Inequity in Omaha's Lead Contamination Efforts The city's efforts to clean up lead contamination in east Omaha, Nebraska, have been touted as a success story by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
However, recent investigations reveal a more complex picture – one of inconsistent cleanup decisions that have left some residents' yards still contaminated with toxic levels of lead.
The EPA uses a threshold level of 400 parts per million of lead in soil to guide its cleanup efforts.