Video: The anger and hurt at Love Canal

By • Aug 10, 2018
  • Patty Grenzy
    Patty Grenzy
    WNED-TV
Originally published on August 13, 2018 4:26 pm

To help mark the 40th anniversary of the emergency declaration at Love Canal, we dipped into the archives of WNED-TV for footage that captured the moment.

Video produced by Chris Thomas.

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