Love Canal And The Birth Of The Environmental Health Movement
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The Love Canal disaster, a notorious case of toxic waste disaster in the late 1970s, exposed residents to severe chemical contamination, triggering a profound public health crisis. This harrowing experience in Niagara Falls, New York, became a crucial catalyst, directly inspiring the environmental health movement and fundamentally reshaping our understanding of environmental justice and community advocacy against industrial pollution.