Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal


by Mountain Lake PBS

Mountain Lake PBS— Monday, April 22 at 9 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 waste dump, which was now leaking toxic substances and wreaking havoc on their health. Through interviews with many of the extraordinary housewives turned activists, the film shows how they effectively challenged those in power, forced America to reckon with the human cost of...

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The Republic—Tune in Tonight: ‘American Experience’ recalls Love Canal. Sometimes it takes decades for history to offer a clear picture of events and point out some occurrences as the “birth” of something larger. Continue reading at The Republic News.

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