The history of love canal is one that precedes the great second world war; a period when regulations were uncommon, and the United States government was not focused on holding giant companies liable. To fully understand the what happened at Love Canal, one must carefully revisit the history of its origin. It all started out as dream when William T. Love arrived in Niagara Falls; his dream was to build an industrial city with expedient access to inexpensive water power and major markets such as Canada. Before this dream could come to fruition, Love’s project was dealt a blow due to economic decline and an alternate option by Tesla. Tesla discovered a way to transport electrical power over great distances by alternating currents. Majority of his
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Newman book). The disdain images of angry citizens at New York health officials and politicians finally brought awareness to how serious the issue was at hand; however, this was a much bigger issue which the state could not keep quite. Immediately after the results were examined by experts, it was determined that the region contain elevated levels of chemicals. The report by the Health Department showed an increased amount of reproductive complications among women and high levels of contamination in homes, soil and air. The state then moved to close the school and immediately declared state of emergency under the orders of Robert Whalen on august 1978. (cite hazardous waste book). The chemical waste dumping at Love Canal soon became a national outcry and federal governments began moving 25 percent of the families, while many other residents became activists before they too were evacuated two years later (Newman book*must cite). Love Canal has become an American tragedy, but also one that has taught us many lessons on how to effectively respond to a
Newman book). The disdain images of angry citizens at New York health officials and politicians finally brought awareness to how serious the issue was at hand; however, this was a much bigger issue which the state could not keep quite. Immediately after the results were examined by experts, it was determined that the region contain elevated levels of chemicals. The report by the Health Department showed an increased amount of reproductive complications among women and high levels of contamination in homes, soil and air. The state then moved to close the school and immediately declared state of emergency under the orders of Robert Whalen on august 1978. (cite hazardous waste book). The chemical waste dumping at Love Canal soon became a national outcry and federal governments began moving 25 percent of the families, while many other residents became activists before they too were evacuated two years later (Newman book*must cite). Love Canal has become an American tragedy, but also one that has taught us many lessons on how to effectively respond to a