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The Unspoken Dangers of Urban Development: Lead Poisoning, Ghost Factories and Gentrification

By Lana Lead on May 11, 2016 • ( 1 Comment )

by Lana M. Nitti/Love and Rage Recently there has been much excitement about the future of the city of Utica’s urban redevelopment. Downtown has been updated with fresh paint and new facades, accompanied by intense and targeted marketing and branding strategies. The city is set to welcome its […]

The Lead Catastrophe in Utica

By Derek Scarlino on November 14, 2015 • ( 2 Comments )

by Lana Nitti/Love and Rage Two years ago I was sent a very interesting piece of investigative journalism from USA Today entitled, “Ghost Factories”. This article looked at the societal impacts of formerly unknown lead smelters throughout the United States. It also detailed ongoing and intentional failure on […]

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