Love Canal

1.0 Introduction When William T Love first envisioned Model City, how could he have suspected the twists of fate that would turn his vision into a chemical disaster area that would grab the attention of the nation and bring suffering upon the people living around it? The engineers at Hooker Chemicals had some idea of the toxic melting pot that was fermenting when they strongly recommended that the site was not suitable for inhabitation. But apparently …

…Center. Web Site URL: http://ethics.cwru.edu/CONTEST/Canal/Overview.htm Appendix A-Superfund Superfund is a fund which was set up in 1980 by the US government in response to the public’s growing concern over the disposal of hazardous wastes. The fund serves two purposes, first to collect taxes from corporations to help cover cleanup costs, and second to help enforce existing environmental laws by holding corporations financially responsible for their actions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**