Summary ESS233 Final exam study guide with complete accurate answers .latest update
Post WWII = lots of new chemicals with no regulations, 1953 Hooker Chemical sold site to Niagara Falls School Board, 1,000 families affected (higher miscarriage rates, birth defects) - Love Canal State said site could be harmful due to toxic waste and Carter declared it a federal disaster area, $200 million paid out to state/federal government/residents - Love Canal: 1978 Resident/primary organizer of the Love Canal Homeowners Association, brought public attention to Love Canal (Beverly Paigen), founded the Clearinghouse for Hazardous Waste in 1981 to train/support local activists - Lois Gibbs Love Canal study that showed higher birth defects in area, geneticists with NY Stat
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