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By Chuck Plunkett, The Denver Post Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Jul. 17--Cleanup of dangerous levels of arsenic and lead from the lawns of 141 homes in five Denver neighborhoods got some long-awaited help from the federal government Wednesday.
Officials announced they will receive a $3.5 million grant for cleanup. The grant is part of a $49 million plan to jump-start cleanups of 10 Superfund toxic waste sites in nine states. The Environmental Protection Agency said it would use the money in Denver to remove pollutants from residential properties in Clayton, Cole, Elyria, Swansea and southwest Globeville.
"It's a beginning," said City Councilwoman Debbie Ortega, ...
Source: HighBeam Research, EPA Targets Funds to Clean Up Tainted Soil at Denver Properties.