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Love Canal Pt. 1 - A Ticking Time Bomb

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April 21, 2026

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For Earth Day this year, we're heading to Niagara Falls, New York, where the idyllic-sounding Love Canal community holds a dark secret: a neighborhood was built on top of a toxic waste dump. Residents were lied to. Adults got sick, babies were born with unbelievable health problems, and the government spent years trying to conceal the truth.

In Part 1 of this two-part special, we'll talk to Stephen Lester, the toxicologist who helped prove what the residents knew all along: that something was very wrong with Love Canal. He's been helping communities for the past 40 years with the Center for Health, Environment & Justice (CHEJ) as well as the Texas Health and Environment Alliance.

Next week, we'll be talking to Luella Kenny, a former resident of Love Canal and a lifelong activist who's committed to making sure no one else gets sick from corporate irresponsibility and government obstruction. Guest hosted by Brian Pietrus!

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