'Old Lead Belt' will undergo $111 M cleanup

Thursday, April 5, 2018

ST. LOUIS -- A consent agreement announced Wednesday calls for spending $111 million to remove lead from about 4,100 residential properties in Missouri's "Old Lead Belt" region southwest of St. Louis.

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