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ISBN-100195374835

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Number of Pages328 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameLove Canal : a Toxic History from Colonial Times to the Present

SubjectUnited States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Environmental / Pollution Control, Development / General, Environmental / General, General

Publication Year2016

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaNature, Technology & Engineering, Business & Economics, History

AuthorRichard S. Newman

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Reviews"[T]his legacy of Love Canal may provide redemption and hope."--Amy M. Hay, The Journal of American History"Newman manages to retell the story in a way that is fresh and imbues Love Canal, as place and symbol, with new importance for understanding the history of citizen activism, environmentalism, and environmental regulation in the United States Newman's examination of Love Canal in the longue durée of American settlement reveals intriguing patterns in land use and attitudes and raises questions about the future uses of remediated toxic landscapesThe author's enthusiasm for his subject does not detract from the immense value of the book. Although many books have been written about this foundational event in American environmental history, most will find thisone essential reading."--Cody Ferguson, Environmental History"Thorough and well-written It also reminds us that the toxic history of Love Canal will not soon end. Newman's narrative is more complete than any that has come before. He makes excellent use of rich source material..."--David Stradling, American Historical Review"The work's scientific and historical information is accurate and supported by ample references. This is an excellent book for an environmental policy library...Recommended."--CHOICE"A remarkable new take on American history, this book shows both the historical depth of our environmental crisis, and the personal depth of the struggle against it."--Bill McKibben, author of Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet"Finally the environmental activists of Love Canal have found their historic and heroic voices. Newman's study provides a stunning perspective on those whose daily lives made Rachel Carson's 'fable for tomorrow' a horrific reality."--Linda Lear, author of Rachel Carson: Witness for Nature"In this groundbreaking book, Richard Newman, one of the foremost scholars of American reform movements, tells the amazing story of Love Canal from utopian dream and dystopian nightmare to the global environmental justice movement. Brilliantly conceived and elegantly written, it should be req uired reading for anyone interested in the American condition."--John Stauffer, author of The Black Hearts of Men"Mr. Newman's Love Canal is a superb history of what happened before, during and after the weeks in 1978 when the area made national headlines....His book is a wonderful study in 'contested memories' and a sophisticated addition to American environmental history."--The Wall Street Journal"Love Canal challenges readers to think about long-term structural problems that are place-specific and deeply historical...[Newman] succeeds in revealing the public health fiasco as a powerful example of persistent citizen activism in the face of government complacency."--Science, "The work's scientific and historical information is accurate and supported by ample references. This is an excellent book for an environmental policy library Recommended."--CHOICE "A remarkable new take on American history, this book shows both the historical depth of our environmental crisis, and the personal depth of the struggle against it."-Bill McKibben, author of Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet "Finally the environmental activists of Love Canal have found their historic and heroic voices. Newman's study provides a stunning perspective on those whose daily lives made Rachel Carson's 'fable for tomorrow' a horrific reality."-Linda Lear, author of Rachel Carson: Witness for Nature "In this groundbreaking book, Richard Newman, one of the foremost scholars of American reform movements, tells the amazing story of Love Canal from utopian dream and dystopian nightmare to the global environmental justice movement. Brilliantly conceived and elegantly written, it should be req uired reading for anyone interested in the American condition."-John Stauffer, author of The Black Hearts of Men "Mr. Newman's Love Canal is a superb history of what happened before, during and after the weeks in 1978 when the area made national headlines... His book is a wonderful study in 'contested memories' and a sophisticated addition to American environmental history."-The Wall Street Journal "Love Canal challenges readers to think about long-term structural problems that are place-specific and deeply historical...[Newman] succeeds in revealing the public health fiasco as a powerful example of persistent citizen activism in the face of government complacency."--Science, "[T]his legacy of Love Canal may provide redemption and hope."--Amy M. Hay, The Journal of American History"Newman manages to retell the story in a way that is fresh and imbues Love Canal, as place and symbol, with new importance for understanding the history of citizen activism, environmentalism, and environmental regulation in the United States Newman's examination of Love Canal in the longue durée of American settlement reveals intriguing patterns in land use and attitudes and raises questions about the future uses of remediated toxic landscapes The author's enthusiasm for his subject does not detract from the immense value of the book. Although many books have been written about this foundational event in American environmental history, most will find this one essential reading."--Cody Ferguson, Environmental History"Thorough and well-written It also reminds us that the toxic history of Love Canal will not soon end. Newman's narrative is more complete than any that has come before. He makes excellent use of rich source material..."--David Stradling, American Historical Review"The work's scientific and historical information is accurate and supported by ample references. This is an excellent book for an environmental policy library...Recommended."--CHOICE"A remarkable new take on American history, this book shows both the historical depth of our environmental crisis, and the personal depth of the struggle against it."--Bill McKibben, author of Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet"Finally the environmental activists of Love Canal have found their historic and heroic voices. Newman's study provides a stunning perspective on those whose daily lives made Rachel Carson's 'fable for tomorrow' a horrific reality."--Linda Lear, author of Rachel Carson: Witness for Nature"In this groundbreaking book, Richard Newman, one of the foremost scholars of American reform movements, tells the amazing story of Love Canal from utopian dream and dystopian nightmare to the global environmental justice movement. Brilliantly conceived and elegantly written, it should be req uired reading for anyone interested in the American condition."--John Stauffer, author of The Black Hearts of Men"Mr. Newman's Love Canal is a superb history of what happened before, during and after the weeks in 1978 when the area made national headlines....His book is a wonderful study in 'contested memories' and a sophisticated addition to American environmental history."--The Wall Street Journal"Love Canal challenges readers to think about long-term structural problems that are place-specific and deeply historical...[Newman] succeeds in revealing the public health fiasco as a powerful example of persistent citizen activism in the face of government complacency."--Science, "Thorough and well-written It also reminds us that the toxic history of Love Canal will not soon end. Newman's narrative is more complete than any that has come before. He makes excellent use of rich source material..."--David Stradling, American Historical Review "The work's scientific and historical information is accurate and supported by ample references. This is an excellent book for an environmental policy library...Recommended."--CHOICE "A remarkable new take on American history, this book shows both the historical depth of our environmental crisis, and the personal depth of the struggle against it."-Bill McKibben, author of Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet "Finally the environmental activists of Love Canal have found their historic and heroic voices. Newman's study provides a stunning perspective on those whose daily lives made Rachel Carson's 'fable for tomorrow' a horrific reality."-Linda Lear, author of Rachel Carson: Witness for Nature "In this groundbreaking book, Richard Newman, one of the foremost scholars of American reform movements, tells the amazing story of Love Canal from utopian dream and dystopian nightmare to the global environmental justice movement. Brilliantly conceived and elegantly written, it should be req uired reading for anyone interested in the American condition."-John Stauffer, author of The Black Hearts of Men "Mr. Newman's Love Canal is a superb history of what happened before, during and after the weeks in 1978 when the area made national headlines... His book is a wonderful study in 'contested memories' and a sophisticated addition to American environmental history."-The Wall Street Journal "Love Canal challenges readers to think about long-term structural problems that are place-specific and deeply historical...[Newman] succeeds in revealing the public health fiasco as a powerful example of persistent citizen activism in the face of government complacency."--Science, "[T]his legacy of Love Canal may provide redemption and hope."--Amy M. Hay, The Journal of American History "Newman manages to retell the story in a way that is fresh and imbues Love Canal, as place and symbol, with new importance for understanding the history of citizen activism, environmentalism, and environmental regulation in the United States Newman's examination of Love Canal in the longue dure of American settlement reveals intriguing patterns in land use and attitudes and raises questions about the future uses of remediated toxic landscapes The author's enthusiasm for his subject does not detract from the immense value of the book. Although many books have been written about this foundational event in American environmental history, most will find this one essential reading."--Cody Ferguson, Environmental History "Thorough and well-written It also reminds us that the toxic history of Love Canal will not soon end. Newman's narrative is more complete than any that has come before. He makes excellent use of rich source material..."--David Stradling, American Historical Review "The work's scientific and historical information is accurate and supported by ample references. This is an excellent book for an environmental policy library...Recommended."--CHOICE "A remarkable new take on American history, this book shows both the historical depth of our environmental crisis, and the personal depth of the struggle against it."--Bill McKibben, author of Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet "Finally the environmental activists of Love Canal have found their historic and heroic voices. Newman's study provides a stunning perspective on those whose daily lives made Rachel Carson's 'fable for tomorrow' a horrific reality."--Linda Lear, author of Rachel Carson: Witness for Nature "In this groundbreaking book, Richard Newman, one of the foremost scholars of American reform movements, tells the amazing story of Love Canal from utopian dream and dystopian nightmare to the global environmental justice movement. Brilliantly conceived and elegantly written, it should be req uired reading for anyone interested in the American condition."--John Stauffer, author of The Black Hearts of Men "Mr. Newman's Love Canal is a superb history of what happened before, during and after the weeks in 1978 when the area made national headlines....His book is a wonderful study in 'contested memories' and a sophisticated addition to American environmental history."--The Wall Street Journal "Love Canal challenges readers to think about long-term structural problems that are place-specific and deeply historical...[Newman] succeeds in revealing the public health fiasco as a powerful example of persistent citizen activism in the face of government complacency."--Science, "A remarkable new take on American history, this book shows both the historical depth of our environmental crisis, and the personal depth of the struggle against it."-Bill McKibben, author of Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet "Finally the environmental activists of Love Canal have found their historic and heroic voices. Newman's study provides a stunning perspective on those whose daily lives made Rachel Carson's 'fable for tomorrow' a horrific reality."-Linda Lear, author of Rachel Carson: Witness for Nature "In this groundbreaking book, Richard Newman, one of the foremost scholars of American reform movements, tells the amazing story of Love Canal from utopian dream and dystopian nightmare to the global environmental justice movement. Brilliantly conceived and elegantly written, it should be req uired reading for anyone interested in the American condition."-John Stauffer, author of The Black Hearts of Men "Mr. Newman's Love Canal is a superb history of what happened before, during and after the weeks in 1978 when the area made national headlines... His book is a wonderful study in 'contested memories' and a sophisticated addition to American environmental history."-The Wall Street Journal, "A remarkable new take on American history, this book shows both the historical depth of our environmental crisis, and the personal depth of the struggle against it."-Bill McKibben, author of Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet "Finally the environmental activists of Love Canal have found their historic and heroic voices. Newman's study provides a stunning perspective on those whose daily lives made Rachel Carson's 'fable for tomorrow' a horrific reality."-Linda Lear, author of Rachel Carson: Witness for Nature "In this groundbreaking book, Richard Newman, one of the foremost scholars of American reform movements, tells the amazing story of Love Canal from utopian dream and dystopian nightmare to the global environmental justice movement. Brilliantly conceived and elegantly written, it should be req uired reading for anyone interested in the American condition."-John Stauffer, author of The Black Hearts of Men "Mr. Newman's Love Canal is a superb history of what happened before, during and after the weeks in 1978 when the area made national headlines... His book is a wonderful study in 'contested memories' and a sophisticated addition to American environmental history."-The Wall Street Journal "Love Canal challenges readers to think about long-term structural problems that are place-specific and deeply historical...[Newman] succeeds in revealing the public health fiasco as a powerful example of persistent citizen activism in the face of government complacency."--Science, "A remarkable new take on American history, this book shows both the historical depth of our environmental crisis, and the personal depth of the struggle against it."-Bill McKibben, author of Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet "Finally the environmental activists of Love Canal have found their historic and heroic voices. Newman's study provides a stunning perspective on those whose daily lives made Rachel Carson's 'fable for tomorrow' a horrific reality."-Linda Lear, author of Rachel Carson: Witness for Nature "In this groundbreaking book, Richard Newman, one of the foremost scholars of American reform movements, tells the amazing story of Love Canal from utopian dream and dystopian nightmare to the global environmental justice movement. Brilliantly conceived and elegantly written, it should be req uired reading for anyone interested in the American condition."-John Stauffer, author of The Black Hearts of Men, "Newman's narrative is more complete than any that has come before. He makes excellent use of rich source material..."--David Stradling, American Historical Review "The work's scientific and historical information is accurate and supported by ample references. This is an excellent book for an environmental policy library...Recommended."--CHOICE "A remarkable new take on American history, this book shows both the historical depth of our environmental crisis, and the personal depth of the struggle against it."-Bill McKibben, author of Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet "Finally the environmental activists of Love Canal have found their historic and heroic voices. Newman's study provides a stunning perspective on those whose daily lives made Rachel Carson's 'fable for tomorrow' a horrific reality."-Linda Lear, author of Rachel Carson: Witness for Nature "In this groundbreaking book, Richard Newman, one of the foremost scholars of American reform movements, tells the amazing story of Love Canal from utopian dream and dystopian nightmare to the global environmental justice movement. Brilliantly conceived and elegantly written, it should be req uired reading for anyone interested in the American condition."-John Stauffer, author of The Black Hearts of Men "Mr. Newman's Love Canal is a superb history of what happened before, during and after the weeks in 1978 when the area made national headlines... His book is a wonderful study in 'contested memories' and a sophisticated addition to American environmental history."-The Wall Street Journal "Love Canal challenges readers to think about long-term structural problems that are place-specific and deeply historical...[Newman] succeeds in revealing the public health fiasco as a powerful example of persistent citizen activism in the face of government complacency."--Science, "[T]his legacy of Love Canal may provide redemption and hope."--Amy M. Hay, The Journal of American History "Newman manages to retell the story in a way that is fresh and imbues Love Canal, as place and symbol, with new importance for understanding the history of citizen activism, environmentalism, and environmental regulation in the United States Newman's examination of Love Canal in the longue durée of American settlement reveals intriguing patterns in land use and attitudes and raises questions about the future uses of remediated toxic landscapes The author's enthusiasm for his subject does not detract from the immense value of the book. Although many books have been written about this foundational event in American environmental history, most will find this one essential reading."--Cody Ferguson, Environmental History "Thorough and well-written It also reminds us that the toxic history of Love Canal will not soon end. Newman's narrative is more complete than any that has come before. He makes excellent use of rich source material..."--David Stradling, American Historical Review "The work's scientific and historical information is accurate and supported by ample references. This is an excellent book for an environmental policy library...Recommended."--CHOICE "A remarkable new take on American history, this book shows both the historical depth of our environmental crisis, and the personal depth of the struggle against it."--Bill McKibben, author of Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet "Finally the environmental activists of Love Canal have found their historic and heroic voices. Newman's study provides a stunning perspective on those whose daily lives made Rachel Carson's 'fable for tomorrow' a horrific reality."--Linda Lear, author of Rachel Carson: Witness for Nature "In this groundbreaking book, Richard Newman, one of the foremost scholars of American reform movements, tells the amazing story of Love Canal from utopian dream and dystopian nightmare to the global environmental justice movement. Brilliantly conceived and elegantly written, it should be req uired reading for anyone interested in the American condition."--John Stauffer, author of The Black Hearts of Men "Mr. Newman's Love Canal is a superb history of what happened before, during and after the weeks in 1978 when the area made national headlines....His book is a wonderful study in 'contested memories' and a sophisticated addition to American environmental history."--The Wall Street Journal "Love Canal challenges readers to think about long-term structural problems that are place-specific and deeply historical...[Newman] succeeds in revealing the public health fiasco as a powerful example of persistent citizen activism in the face of government complacency."--Science, "[T]his legacy of Love Canal may provide redemption and hope."--Amy M. Hay, The Journal of American History "Newman manages to retell the story in a way that is fresh and imbues Love Canal, as place and symbol, with new importance for understanding the history of citizen activism, environmentalism, and environmental regulation in the United States Newman's examination of Love Canal in the longue dure of American settlement reveals intriguing patterns in land use and attitudes and raises questions about the future uses of remediated toxic landscapes The author's enthusiasm for his subject does not detract from the immense value of the book. Although many books have been written about this foundational event in American environmental history, most will find this one essential reading."--Cody Ferguson, Environmental History "Thorough and well-written It also reminds us that the toxic history of Love Canal will not soon end. Newman's narrative is more complete than any that has come before. He makes excellent use of rich source material..."--David Stradling, American Historical Review "The work's scientific and historical information is accurate and supported by ample references. This is an excellent book for an environmental policy library...Recommended."--CHOICE "A remarkable new take on American history, this book shows both the historical depth of our environmental crisis, and the personal depth of the struggle against it."-Bill McKibben, author of Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet "Finally the environmental activists of Love Canal have found their historic and heroic voices. Newman's study provides a stunning perspective on those whose daily lives made Rachel Carson's 'fable for tomorrow' a horrific reality."-Linda Lear, author of Rachel Carson: Witness for Nature "In this groundbreaking book, Richard Newman, one of the foremost scholars of American reform movements, tells the amazing story of Love Canal from utopian dream and dystopian nightmare to the global environmental justice movement. Brilliantly conceived and elegantly written, it should be req uired reading for anyone interested in the American condition."-John Stauffer, author of The Black Hearts of Men "Mr. Newman's Love Canal is a superb history of what happened before, during and after the weeks in 1978 when the area made national headlines... His book is a wonderful study in 'contested memories' and a sophisticated addition to American environmental history."-The Wall Street Journal "Love Canal challenges readers to think about long-term structural problems that are place-specific and deeply historical...[Newman] succeeds in revealing the public health fiasco as a powerful example of persistent citizen activism in the face of government complacency."--Science, "Newman manages to retell the story in a way that is fresh and imbues Love Canal, as place and symbol, with new importance for understanding the history of citizen activism, environmentalism, and environmental regulation in the United States Newman's examination of Love Canal in the longue dure of American settlement reveals intriguing patterns in land use and attitudes and raises questions about the future uses of remediated toxic landscapes The author's enthusiasm for his subject does not detract from the immense value of the book. Although many books have been written about this foundational event in American environmental history, most will find this one essential reading."--Cody Ferguson, Environmental History "Thorough and well-written It also reminds us that the toxic history of Love Canal will not soon end. Newman's narrative is more complete than any that has come before. He makes excellent use of rich source material..."--David Stradling, American Historical Review "The work's scientific and historical information is accurate and supported by ample references. This is an excellent book for an environmental policy library...Recommended."--CHOICE "A remarkable new take on American history, this book shows both the historical depth of our environmental crisis, and the personal depth of the struggle against it."-Bill McKibben, author of Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet "Finally the environmental activists of Love Canal have found their historic and heroic voices. Newman's study provides a stunning perspective on those whose daily lives made Rachel Carson's 'fable for tomorrow' a horrific reality."-Linda Lear, author of Rachel Carson: Witness for Nature "In this groundbreaking book, Richard Newman, one of the foremost scholars of American reform movements, tells the amazing story of Love Canal from utopian dream and dystopian nightmare to the global environmental justice movement. Brilliantly conceived and elegantly written, it should be req uired reading for anyone interested in the American condition."-John Stauffer, author of The Black Hearts of Men "Mr. Newman's Love Canal is a superb history of what happened before, during and after the weeks in 1978 when the area made national headlines... His book is a wonderful study in 'contested memories' and a sophisticated addition to American environmental history."-The Wall Street Journal "Love Canal challenges readers to think about long-term structural problems that are place-specific and deeply historical...[Newman] succeeds in revealing the public health fiasco as a powerful example of persistent citizen activism in the face of government complacency."--Science

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal363.738/40974798

Table Of ContentAcknowledgmentsIntroduction Of Burial Mounds and Toxic TombsPart One: Love Canal in the Era of Great Dreams1. Developing Niagara, Developing Love Canal2. Building Love's Canal3. Master of the Chemical Machine4. Worlds Collide at Love CanalPart Two: Love Canal in the Era of Environmentalism5. The Problem at Love Canal6. Growing Protest at Love Canal7. Widening the Circle of InfluencePart Three: Learning from Love Canal8. Love Canal Lessons9. Resettling Love Canal?Epilogue Memory and Health at Love CanalNotesBibliographyIndex

SynopsisIn the spring of 1978, citizens of Love Canal, a suburban development in Niagara Falls, NY, began protesting against the leaking toxic waste dump -- a sixteen acre site containing 100,000 barrels of chemical waste -- upon which their homes, elementary school, and backyards stood. The Love Canal citizens' movement represented a different brand of environmental reform. Rather than focusing on resource conservation and preservation of natural spaces, Love Canal reformers advocated environmental justice. By the early 1980s, hundreds of local activists (many of them self-described "housewives-turned-activists") had forced two important initiatives from politicians and business leaders: government relocation of Love Canal families and government/industry remediation of the dump itself. Love Canal activists also spurred passage of the Superfund law at the federal level, "Right to Know" statutes at the state level, and a wave of copycat citizen-environmentalist groups in communities across the country (so-called NIMBYs: "Not In My Backyard" environmentalists). Nearly thirty years after making international headlines, Love Canal remains a watchword of hazardous waste reform and one of the most significant environmental disasters in American history. In this book, Richard S. Newman examines this oft-told event within the wider context of the landscape through five centuries. He begins with the conflicts that erupted between the resident Iroquois and French explorer Rene Lasalles' commercial development schemes in the Niagara Falls region. During the 18th and 19th century, the Love Canal landscape was transformed by successive generations of European and American entrepreneurs and industrialists. Love's Canal was the dream of William Love, a developer who in 1893 planned a massive industrial metropolis to be carved out of the Niagara region's lush farmland, capped by an artificial river with a waterfall higher than Niagara Falls. His scheme failed but not before digging of the canal had begun. The scheme attracted the interest of famous conservationists like John Muir, Theodore Roosevelt, and John Burroughs, who argued for preserving the falls from commercial and industrial overuse. Yet throughout the twentieth century the area supported massive industrial growth, including that of the Hooker Electrochemical Corporation, the company that dumped industrial chemicals into the abandoned Love Canal site. As the company grew, its efforts to handle disposal of its hazardous waste led to development of a new process of "in-ground disposal." Only by considering Love Canal land-use and alteration through successive stages of commercialization, industrialization, deindustrialization, and technological innovation can we understand the road to a hazardous waste nightmare in the 1970s--and the global environmental justice movement it sparked. A portrait of a charged landscape and the people who have continually redefined its meaning, this book will look at local land-use from long-term perspective., In the summer of 1978, residents of Love Canal, a suburban development in Niagara Falls, NY, began protesting against the leaking toxic waste dump - a sixteen-acre site containing 100,000 barrels of chemical waste that anchored their neighborhood. Initially seeking evacuation, area activists soon found that they were engaged in a far larger battle over the meaning of America's industrial past and its environmental future. The Love Canal protest movement inaugurated the era of grassroots environmentalism, spawning new anti-toxics laws and new models of ecological protest.Historian Richard S. Newman examines the Love Canal crisis through the area's broader landscape, detailing the way this ever-contentious region has been used, altered, and understood from the colonial era to the present day. Newman journeys into colonial battles between Native Americans and European settlers over land use, 19th century utopian city planning, the rise of the American chemical industry in the 20th century, the transformation of environmental activism in the 1970s, and the memory of environmental disasters in our own time.In an era of hydrofracking and renewed concern about nuclear waste disposal, Love Canal remains relevant. It is only by starting at the very beginning of the site's environmental history that we can understand the road to a hazardous waste crisis in the 1970s - and to the global environmental justice movement it sparked., A history of the Love Canal region from the nation's founding and the utopian city planned for the Niagara area to the building of the region's chemistry industry to the environmental disaster at Love Canal and its aftermath., In the summer of 1978, residents of Love Canal, a suburban development in Niagara Falls, NY, began protesting against the leaking toxic waste dump in their midst-a sixteen-acre site containing 100,000 barrels of chemical waste that anchored their neighborhood. Initially seeking evacuation, area activists soon found that they were engaged in a far larger battle over the meaning of America's industrial past and its environmental future. The Love Canal protest movement inaugurated the era of grassroots environmentalism, spawning new anti-toxics laws and new models of ecological protest. Historian Richard S. Newman examines the Love Canal crisis through the area's broader landscape, detailing the way this ever-contentious region has been used, altered, and understood from the colonial era to the present day. Newman journeys into colonial land use battles between Native Americans and European settlers, 19th-century utopian city planning, the rise of the American chemical industry in the 20th century, the transformation of environmental activism in the 1970s, and the memory of environmental disasters in our own time. In an era of hydrofracking and renewed concern about nuclear waste disposal, Love Canal remains relevant. It is only by starting at the very beginning of the site's environmental history that we can understand the road to a hazardous waste crisis in the 1970s-and to the global environmental justice movement it sparked.

LC Classification NumberF129.N78