From the archives | Senate digs into 'ghost factory' risk: Effect of lead on kids is explored

This story originally published on July 13, 2012. It is being republished as part of the commemoration of USA TODAY's 40th anniversary on Sept. 15, 2022.

A senator questioned federal environmental health officials at a hearing Thursday about what is being done to address lead-poisoning risks posed by soil around hundreds of old factory sites featured in a USA TODAY probe.