EPA History: Love Canal
Press Releases and Articles
Note: The resources listed below are available for historical reference only. Page layout may differ for older documents and some links may be broken.
- The Love Canal Tragedy
by Eckardt C. Beck [EPA Journal - January 1979] - U.S. Sues Hooker Chemical at Niagara Falls, New York
[EPA press release - December 20, 1979] - EPA, New York State Announce Temporary Relocation of Love Canal Residents
[EPA press release - May 21, 1980] - New York State and U.S. EPA Sign $7 Million Love Canal Cleanup Agreement
[EPA press release - July 15, 1982] - Ruckelshaus Denies Request to Buy Love Canal Homes
[EPA press release - August 2, 1984] - Love Canal Record of Decision Signed
[EPA press release - October 26, 1987] - Occidental Chemical Signs Consent Order for Storage and Destruction of Love Canal Wastes
[EPA press release - June 1, 1989] - Reilly responds to Lois Gibbs on Love Canal habitability and related issues
[EPA press release - May 15, 1990] - EPA Removes Love Canal from Superfund List
[EPA press release - September 30, 2004]
More Resources
- Superfund site profile
- 40th anniversary of Love Canal tragedy (2018):