White House East Wing debris dumped at nearby golf course has toxic metals, a report says [View all]
Source: Associated Press, via WTOP
White House East Wing debris dumped at nearby golf course has toxic metals, a report says
The Associated Press
May 5, 2026, 2:16 PM
East Potomac Golf Course A pile of debris is seen in the background as Roman Sandal, right, prepares to putt at the East Potomac Golf Course, Sunday, May 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP photo/Julie Demaree Nikhinson)
AP photo/Julie Demaree Nikhinson
WASHINGTON (AP) -- 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 Donald Trump plans to renovate.
The park service began dumping debris from the East Wing onto the golf course in October, and more than 30,000 cubic yards (810,000 cubic feet) of excavated soil had been transported to the site as of last month, the report by Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. said. The report was requested by the park service.
The nonprofit DC Preservation League has sued the Trump administration, arguing that the dumping was unlawful and possibly hazardous. The group also is challenging the Republican administration's takeover of the golf course, about 2 miles (3 kilometers) southeast of the White House, and others in the city.
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Which means that the workers were exposed to toxic materials too.
The NPS employee who requested the report will be transferred to the Point McMurdo office.
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