Lois Marie Gibbs
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October 31, 2012
Was your child’s school built before 1979? Find out! If so, a group of chemicals called PCBs may be lurking in the light fixtures. PCBs were previously used as insulation in electrical equipment until the federal government banned their use in 1979 after declaring their harmful impact on the environment and human health. Unfortunately, they continue to be a hazard in buildings because old light fixtures containing PCBs degrade as they age, leaking on to nearby surfaces or evaporating into the air and compromising indoor air quality. Exposure to PCBs can cause a wide range of adverse health...
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March 17, 2010
In 1978, I discovered my child was attending an elementary school built on top of a 20,000 ton, toxic-chemical dump in Niagara Falls, New York. As a mom, I was outraged! That shocking discovery spurred me and my neighbors to lead a three-year struggle to protect our children and families from the hazardous waste buried in our backyards. When we bought our homes, none of us knew that Hooker Chemical Corporation, a division of Occidental Petroleum, had dumped 200 tons of a toxic, dioxin-laden chemical and 21,600 tons of various other chemicals into Love Canal. We just knew we were getting sick...
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