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Love Canal (1892: William T. Love proposed to dig a canal that was six to…
Love Canal
1892: William T. Love proposed to dig a canal that was six to seven miles long, in order to create a waterfall that would provide cheap power. As the country fell into an economic depression however, Love decided to abandon his project.
1953: As the land was selled in the 1920s, it wasn't until 1953 that it became a chemical disposal site and it's primary dumper was the Hooker Corporation. Eventually, after filling and covering the canal Hooker sold the land to the Board of Education.
1954: The board of Education builds an Elementary School near the area and a canal property. In the deed transfer Hooker had included a warning and disclaimer about the chemical wastes buried in the property, however at the time they didn't really undertand the potential damages it could cause.
April 1978: parent Louis Gibbs, whose child attended to the 99th street school, reads Brown's newspaper report on the hazardous waste and becomes alerted about the proximity of the landfill. After discussing about it to other parents, they realized that the whole community was being affected and that that may be the reason behinds his sons poor health.
April 25, 1978: The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) issued a health order, confirming the hazards are in the community, and recommending that the 99th Street School closed. Not only that but the Commissioner ordered the Niagara County Health Department to remove chemicals in the area.
May 19, 1978: The New York State Department finally meets with the residents near the Love canal to discuss about their exposure of the hazards. As well as the cleaning procedure for the area.
August 7, 1978: After the NYSDOH stated that the 99th Street was to get closed, the U.S president made 239 families evacuate, because they were at even higher risks of being exposed to the chemical wastes. They began cleaning up, and even built a 10 foot fence around the evacuated area.
February 8, 1979: The NYSDOH issued another evacuation for those who lived 10 blocks away from the already evacuated zone including another 239 homes. This evacuation however included the condition that after a womens pregnancy was over or after children turned two years of age, they had to go back to their previous location.
May 17, 1980: the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) runned blood tests from the people at the Love canal and eventually announced that they indeed illustrated damaged chromosomes. This indicated the increased risks in life taking conditions, genetic problems, and reproductive problems, the people eventually challenged the Environmental agencies.
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