Browse Exhibits (2 total)

Environmental Outreach, Community Awareness and Involvement on the Omaha Residential Lead Cleanup Superfund Site

This exhibit dives into the community outreach about the Omaha Lead Superfund Site and the community response to the issues at hand. This includes collections from the Community Advisory Group and their handouts, minutes, and reponses from the community.

Advocacy, CAG, Community Advisory Group, EPA, Omaha lead superfund site, Outreach

Digging Up the Past: An Environmental History of Lead Soil Remediation of Omaha's Schools and Daycares

This project's historical and geospatial analysis of lead soil testing and remediation in Omaha’s childcare facilities shows that the city's remediation efforts in schools and daycares effectively addressed an instance of environmental injustice, while also having noticeable limitations.

City of Omaha, Early childhood education, EPA, Remediation, Soil lead