Caveat Emptor Of The Love Canal

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Why would these people move into
an area that was once so unsafe after the government did not even fully
test the site for human safety? The Love Canal was apparently unsafe at one
time and still could be. By allowing people to return to the Love Canal,
the government is allowing people to make a very unwise decision.
Houses in the Love Canal are now back on the market. Sure, these
houses are going for a significantly lower price than most homes in the
New York area, but they are built on top of a huge cap that contains
thousands of different chemicals beneath it. People are putting a money in
front of their family and personal health. People see a nice, quiet
neighborhood on the outside and do not notice what is beneath the Love
Canal could hurt them. The people who are now moving into the Love Canal
must not realize how serious this is. New residents notice that some of the
people that even stayed at the Love Canal were never affected by any
chemicals, but it appears that ...

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already had the chance to
stop the problem from ever occurring. The city decided to build on the site
even after being warned of waste that “could physically harm or kill a
person” from Hooker Chemicals (Gibbs 3). In the sixties, reports of “
odors and visible chemicals” were made, yet nothing was done until the late
seventies (EPA 1). Even recently the government has failed to act
sufficiently. The EPA states that “the area has had many cleanups which
eliminated the most crucial contamination exposure so the site is now
rehabitable for humans” (EPA 5). Hearing this statement about the area
being habitable may make the residents feel comfortable; however, the EPA
is the one defining ...

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