Reclaiming the Land: Rethinking Superfund Institutions, Methods and Practices

Book Details:

• Author: Gregg Macey

• Publisher: Springer

• Edition: 2007

• Binding Type: Hardcover

• Number of Pages: 305

• Release Date: 04-04-2007

• ISBN: 9780387488561

• Language: English

• Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.2 x 0.9 inches

About The Book:

Love Canal: My Story presents an in-depth look at one of the most significant environmental disasters in U.S. history. The book provides an account of the Love Canal incident in Niagara Falls, New York, where a community was built on land that had been used as a landfill for toxic chemical waste. Despite being closed in the 1950s, the toxic waste from this site continued to pose a severe threat to human health, eventually leading to the evacuation of residents in 1978.

The Love Canal disaster highlighted the gaps in the environmental protection laws at the time, culminating in the passage of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) in 1980, better known as the Superfund law. The book offers a thorough examination of the events surrounding Love Canal, the public health crisis, and the subsequent legislative response that aimed to address hazardous waste cleanup and contamination across the country.

About The Author:

• Gregg Macey is an expert in environmental law and policy. In this book, he examines how Love Canal became a landmark case that shaped the future of environmental protection and regulation in the United States.