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Love Canal’s Legacy Lives in Backyard | Buffalo News
A family living just 300 feet from the Love Canal Superfund site is demanding relocation after discovering industrial waste—like black ash and mercury—in their backyard while preparing to build a swimming pool for their kids, echoing the original disaster. They’ve presented decades-old evidence showing New York State knew about the contamination as early as 1993 and failed to act in 1988 and 1992. Health concerns mount as activists like Luella Kenny remind us little has changed since the ’70s. While federal officials say the EPA isn’t directly involved, state agencies are now conducting full…
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