A Nevada manganese mine that left arsenic and lead in the ground is undergoing an estimated $257 million cleanup; a 3.5-acre park has now opened on the former site, with more than 3,000 homes planned nearby
Nevada mine site gets a new park amid $257 million cleanup and plans for 3,000 homes (Image Credit: Nevada Division of Environmental Division) What was once a mining site associated with potentially harmful industrial waste is now making way for neighbourhood parks, walking trails and thousands of homes. In Henderson, Nevada, a former manganese mine…