Dutch; Flemish (nl-NL)

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Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal vertelt het dramatische en inspirerende verhaal van gewone vrouwen die tegen een overweldigende overmacht vochten voor de gezondheid en veiligheid van hun families. Eind jaren zeventig ontdekten bewoners van Love Canal, een arbeiderswijk in Niagara Falls, New York, dat hun huizen, scholen en speeltuinen waren gebouwd bovenop een voormalige stortplaats voor chemisch afval, die nu giftige stoffen lekte en grote schade aanrichtte. op hun gezondheid. Door middel van interviews met veel van de buitengewone huisvrouwen die activisten zijn geworden, laat de film zien hoe zij de machthebbers effectief uitdaagden, Amerika dwongen rekening te houden met de menselijke kosten van de ongereguleerde industrie, en een basisbeweging creƫerden die de historische Superfund Bill in gang zette.

English (en-US)

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Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal

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A toxic secret just beneath their feet
Overview

Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal tells 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.

1h 52m

https://www.thebetterangelssociety.org/films/tragedy-at-love-canal/

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