Superfund

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under President Trump has increased the soil lead level required for cleanup from 200 to 600 parts per million, potentially halting expanded efforts in Omaha's Superfund site. This rollback affects families like Crystalyn Prine's, whose yard exceeds the previous threshold but not the new one, amid ongoing concerns about child health impacts. The change follows Biden-era plans to address contamination from a historic smelter affecting tens of thousands of properties.