The love canal is one of the most appalling environmental tragedies in history. Love canal is a neighborhood in Niagara Falls, New York, William T. Love, dreamed of this community being the best, which is where the name “love canal” came from. However, the love canal is a short canal branching off the Niagara River, which was unable to be finished. By, 1910 William’s dreams were over, all that were left was a ditch where they had started the canal, but in 1920 the ditch was turned into a municipal and industrial chemical dumpsite. Soon after they filled in the canal, and sold it to the city, which then they put houses and schools on the property. Finally the love canal exploded, it was triggered by a great amount of rain fall. Soon after the
