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Love Canal: 30 Years Later

The children of Love Canal are at twice the risk for birth defects and cancer.

Nation's Worst Chemical Disaster

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A sign on a fence at the Love Canal dump, in Niagara Falls, N.Y. warns of the danger of hazardous wastes in this photo from March 17, 1994. In 1995, Occidental Chemical Corp. agreed to pay $129 million in cleanup costs for the Love Canal area. (AP Photo/Bill Sikes)
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