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The Superfund Next Door

Progress in Baby Steps: Westside Atlanta Lead Cleanup Slowly Earns Trust With Help From Local Institutions

A historic church in Atlanta’s Vine City community is helping build residents’ trust and bring attention to the environmental health concerns in the area. The historically Black neighborhood is part of a new Superfund site contaminated with lead-tainted soil.

By Aydali Campa

An Emory University student collects a blood sample from Carnetta Jones, right, at Cosmopolitan AME Church on Atlanta's west side on July 30, 2022. The university is studying the community's exposure to lead and other contaminants after high levels of lead were found in the soil of two historically Black neighborhoods. Credit: Lynsey Weatherspoon/Deep Indigo Collective for Inside Climate News
Annie Moore, an English Avenue resident on Atlanta's west side, believes the lump of black rock on her lawn is lead-tainted slag. She worries that if the EPA replaces her dirt, it will lead to flooding on her property. Credit: Aydali Campa

A Fear of Gentrification Turns Clearing Lead Contamination on Atlanta’s Westside Into a ‘Two-Edged Sword’ for Residents

By Aydali Campa

EPA On-Scene Coordinator Chuck Berry fixes a sign on a yard his team cleaned on English Avenue on May 12, 2022. Since 2019, the agency has been testing soil in the study area, which spans more than 600 acres, for lead. Credit: Aydali Campa

In Atlanta, Work on a New EPA Superfund Site Leaves Black Neighborhoods Wary, Fearing Gentrification

By Aydali Campa

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