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Nazi Town, USA

53 min

Fly With Me

113 min

The Cancer Detectives

53 min

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Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal

The Riot Report

113 min

The American Vice President

53 min

American Coup: Wilmington 1898

112 min

American Experience

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198855m6.5

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Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal

Season 36 · Episode 4 · Apr 22, 2024

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.

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American Experience

TV Series

198855m6.5

Documentary

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Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal

Season 36 · Episode 4 · Apr 22, 2024

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