Another Voice: Niagara Falls hasn’t learned the lessons of Love Canal

From the Buffalo News:

This year marks 35 years since residents in the Love Canal neighborhood of Niagara Falls sounded the alarm on toxic chemicals. Over 800 families were relocated and the federal Superfund program was created to clean up the nation’s most polluted toxic waste sites.

During the last century, the U.S. side of Niagara Falls pursued industry, notably chemical processes, while the Canadian side pursued tourism. Ultimately, the chemical economy on the U.S. side largely went south, leaving behind the enormous financial costs of contamination and public health consequences.

Today the state is investing in Niagara Falls tourism, a smart and sustainable move. Sadly, the Dyster administration is not. Clearly the city hasn’t learned that tourism and pollution are just not compatible.

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