Love Canal: The toxic suburb that helped launch the modern environmental movement

Grist
By Heather SmithMay 30, 2016, 7:00 am223 pts
If you’re traveling through the suburbs around Niagara Falls, you might notice that one of them is missing. There are still roads, and you see empty driveways and old sidewalks hiding in the grass. But no one lives here anymore. There aren’t any signs saying where you are, so I’ll tell you: It’s Love…

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Love Canal: The toxic suburb that helped launch the modern environmental movement

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