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Title

A Review of the Implications of the Love Canal Disaster and the Subsequent Actions of the State and Federal Government

Authors

Hannah Albright
Brooklyn Hurtt
Douglas Mock, Faculty Mentor

Files

Description

There is much literature written about environmental law and policy. The one focused on in this poster presentation is “Love Canal: A Toxic History from Colonial Times to the Present” by Richard S. Newman. The novel focuses on the Love Canal tragedy in upstate New York, where a chemical plant caused housewives to turn into activists after their neighbors, friends, and even their own families became extremely ill or succumbed because of the toxic waste. The tragedy at Love Canal was the precursor to grassroots movements across the United States.

Publication Date

4-2023

Disciplines

Arts and Humanities | Business | Education | Engineering | Higher Education | Life Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences | Physical Sciences and Mathematics | Social and Behavioral Sciences

Recommended Citation

Albright, Hannah; Hurtt, Brooklyn; and Mock, Douglas, "A Review of the Implications of the Love Canal Disaster and the Subsequent Actions of the State and Federal Government" (2023). 2023 Celebration of Student Scholarship - Poster Presentations. 2.
https://scholarworks.moreheadstate.edu/celebration_posters_2023/2