"Per the EPA project manager, this is the site of an old lead smelter (Anaconda)." "The Calumet community, per the EPA project manager, is built on an old metal processing plant (Eagle Pitcher)." ...
Katie Butler, director of the California Department of Toxic Substances Control, said regulators aim to change that with ...
She said she knew there was a lead smelter, but hadn't "really looked into" the risk it posed. The 130-year-old smelter, which is the town's most significant employer, has been linked to more ...