Three Fundred Million Dollar Man
Conceptual artist Mel Chin has made a career turning toxic landfills and abandoned buildings into things of beauty. Lately he’s been concerned with the poisonous levels of lead in the soil of New Orleans. Cleaning up a problem like this is a huge undertaking that requires an enormous amount of money; Eve Abrams looks at Chin’s creative scheme to make money.
Will you support The World?
The story you just read is not locked behind a paywall because listeners and readers like you generously support our nonprofit newsroom. Now more than ever, we need your help to support our global reporting work and power the future of The World. Can we count on you?