Trump announces fix of East Chicago's lead problem [View all]
East Chicago has suffered from serious lead poisoning, a fact known by the District EPA since 2006. Yet, it did nothing, not until citizens began doing their own tests. Finally, the EPA began test results from 2014 In some cases, dirt 6 inches deep has lead levels more than 30 times the maximum permitted level. The EPA admitted that its 2008 plan to remove some contaminated soil without displacing residents was an utter failure.
The Trump campaign immediately pounced on what they called another failure by the Obama Administration: "Yet again, the racist, incompetent Nasty Obama administration fell down on the job. I have a solution, one that will permanently fix this problem.
"People, I've told you before, and I'll tell you again, only I can fix every problem this country faces. In East Chicago, the solution is easy. I'm going to raise the lead standard. In fact, I will raise standards across the country on every issue. Raising standards will lead to solutions! Right now, our stupid, stupid EPA has issued lead standards of 0.015 mg/L. I am raising those standards to 0.15 mg/L. Not only will this solve the problem of lead in East Chicago, it will help communities and businesses across this country. Higher standards are good for everyone!"
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