Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal

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...

114 min - Planet & Climate - American Experience

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