Andrew Bracker News Today

Attention toward lead contamination and exposure - which is one of the most “common and preventable environmental health problems” in the United States today – is gaining support across the KC region.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 presented KCMO with a $3 million grant Thursday to redevelop contaminated — or potentially contaminated — sites, known as Brownfields, in the city.

City officials say there's no contamination at the location where people are camping, but nearby residents say it's known that the area is contaminated.