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Love Canal: The Environmental Disaster That Changed America and Became the Birthplace of the EPA Superfund Program (Niagara Falls, New York)

January 15, 1979

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, … More Love Canal: The Environmental Disaster That Changed America and Became the Birthplace of the EPA Superfund Program (Niagara Falls, New York)

Niagara Falls, New York: The Place I Always Wanted to Visit—Then I Learned I Had Already Been There (1974)

October 1, 1974

Jennifer with her mother and brother at Niagara Falls, New York (1974) By Jennifer Norris For as long as I can remember, Niagara Falls has been one of those places I wanted to see with my own eyes. I imagined standing near the water, hearing its power and feeling the mist in the air. Yet … More Niagara Falls, New York: The Place I Always Wanted to Visit—Then I Learned I Had Already Been There (1974)

Exploring the Life of My Father: William R. Stowell Working on Property Where He Built a Brand New Home for His Family in Bethel, Maine (1969)

July 5, 1969

I always wondered what happened to my parents and why they got divorced and neither of them would ever talk about it. My mother unfairly told me and my brother my father was “evil” and did her best to alienate us from a loving father, including replacing him with her second husband. And my father … More Exploring the Life of My Father: William R. Stowell Working on Property Where He Built a Brand New Home for His Family in Bethel, Maine (1969)

William R. Stowell Graduated from the University of Maine Orono with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering (1968)

January 20, 1968

Related Links:William R. Stowell Memorial Site on InstagramWilliam R. Stowell Graduated Third Honors from Gould Academy in Bethel, Maine (1962)William R. Stowell Graduated from the University of Maine Orono with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering (1968)William R. Stowell Designed Railroad Crossing on Nuclear Carrying Rail for Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California (1985)William “Billy” Stowell … More William R. Stowell Graduated from the University of Maine Orono with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering (1968)