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Love Canal is a neighborhood in Niagara Falls, New York, United States, infamous as the location of a 0.28 km 2 (0.11 sq mi) landfill that became the site of an environmental disaster discovered in 1977.
Quite simply, Love Canal is one of the most appalling environmental tragedies in American history. But that's not the most disturbing fact. What is worse is that it cannot be regarded as an isolated event. It could happen again--anywhere in this country--unless we move expeditiously to prevent it.
Love Canal, neighbourhood in Niagara Falls, New York, U.S., that was the site of the worst environmental disaster involving chemical wastes in U.S. history. The Love Canal area was originally the site of an abandoned canal that became a dumping ground for nearly 22,000 tons of chemical waste.
Love Canal, neighbourhood in Niagara Falls, N.Y., U.S., that was the site of the worst environmental disaster involving chemical wastes in U.S. history.
The photographs accompanying the timeline are from the University Archives' Love Canal collections and can be found in the Love Canal Images collection. 1894 : William T. Love begins a canal to link the Niagara River to Lake Ontario.
Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal tells the dramatic and inspiring story of the ordinary women who fought against overwhelming odds for the health and...
In the late 1970s, residents of Love Canal, a working-class neighborhood in Niagara Falls, New York, discovered that their homes, schools and playgrounds were built on top of a former chemical...