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 huge cleanup effort, the Love Canal was
removed from EPA’s list of Superfund sites in 2004. Click here to read
Jennifer Hatfield's article on the Love Canal, recently featured in the Vol. 11
No. 3 issue of
EnviroMentor.
