EPA History: Love Canal
Press Releases and Articles
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The Love Canal Tragedy
by Eckardt C. Beck [EPA Journal - January 1979] -
U.S. Sues Hooker Chemical at Niagara Falls, New York
[EPA press release - December 20, 1979] -
EPA, New York State Announce Temporary Relocation of Love Canal Residents
[EPA press release - May 21, 1980] -
New York State and U.S. EPA Sign $7 Million Love Canal Cleanup Agreement
[EPA press release - July 15, 1982] -
Ruckelshaus Denies Request to Buy Love Canal Homes
[EPA press release - August 2, 1984] -
Love Canal Record of Decision Signed
[EPA press release - October 26, 1987] -
Occidental Chemical Signs Consent Order for Storage and Destruction of Love Canal Wastes
[EPA press release - June 1, 1989] -
Reilly responds to Lois Gibbs on Love Canal habitability and related issues
[EPA press release - May 15, 1990] -
EPA Removes Love Canal from Superfund List
[EPA press release - September 30, 2004]
More Resources
- Superfund site profile
- 40th anniversary of Love Canal tragedy (2018):