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White House East Wing debris dumped at nearby golf course has toxic metals, a report says
Debris from the demolition of the White House East Wing that was dumped at a nearby public golf course has tested positive for lead, chromium and other toxic metals, the National Park Service said. An interim report by a Virginia engineering firm says the toxic metals, along with PCBs, pesticides, petroleum byproducts and other chemicals were detected at levels above laboratory reporting limits in soil at the East Potomac Golf Links, a historic golf course that President Trump plans to renovate. The park service began dumping debris from the East Wing onto the golf course in October, and more than 810,000 cubic feet ... (full story)