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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):
  • Press release
  • Podcast

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