Natural Resource Disasters over the years

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Natural Resource Disasters over the years

Love Canal Niagara Falls, New York 1978 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrWtd1P-NoU

Cuyahoga River 1952- Fire on the River (largest) 1969-Fire on the River (Sparked attention) Lead to the Creation of the Clean Water Act and EPA Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18JpT61rX6A

Libby Asbestos Contamination Libby, Montana https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N57nsLiAt1k

DDT Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ipbc-6IvMQI Following WWII Wonder Chemical

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