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Lead in Parks: An Environmental Justice Crisis | Raleigh News
Lead-contaminated soil in Durham parks—especially in historically Black neighborhoods—has forced closures across North Carolina, exposing a decades-old environmental justice crisis. Triggered by a Duke professor’s map discovery, testing revealed toxic sites near homes, schools, and playgrounds, with over 500 uninvestigated dump locations statewide. Residents fear health risks and plummeting property values while state agencies struggle with funding and access to private land, projecting cleanup could take nearly a century. Amid growing calls for “risk reduction” tactics like soil capping and…
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