JW Marriott Austin
JW Marriott Austin
American Experience - Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal
Production Company: Madrona Productions for American Experience
Produced for: PBS
Executive Producer (Production Company): Jamila Ephron
Executive Producer (network/platform): Cameo George
Country or Territory where first released: USA
Synopsis:
Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal tells the dramatic and inspiring story of the ordinary women who fought against overwhelming odds for the health and safety of their families. In the late 1970s, residents of Love Canal, a working-class neighborhood in Niagara Falls, New York, discovered that their homes, schools and playgrounds were built on top of a former chemical waste dump, which was now leaking toxic substances and wreaking havoc on their health. Through interviews with many of the extraordinary housewives turned activists, the film shows how they effectively challenged those in power, forced America to reckon with the human cost of unregulated industry, and created a grassroots movement that galvanized the landmark Superfund Bill.
