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, POISONED GROUND: THE TRAGEDY AT LOVE CANAL 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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00:00 Prologue
04:47 Living in Love Canal
13:43 The Blizzard of ‘77
18:42 The history of Love Canal
29:00 Mothers of Love Canal
47:14 Griffon Manor
52:34 Uncovering the chemicals
01:07:37 Luella’s story
01:16:15 Protests grow
01:25:06 Developing the Superfund
01:37:50 Held hostage
01:44:58 Passing the Superfund
01:46:50 Conclusion

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