In Niagara Falls, NY, in the 1800s, William T. Love
attempted to connect the upper and lower Niagara River by a canal, but the
project was never completed. This canal later turned into a dumping ground and
subsequent public health disaster. Chemicals in the Love Canal led to birth
defects, miscarriages and cancer in many of the residents living near the
contaminated site.
However, thanks to a
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