American Experience Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal (Season 36, Episode 4)
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TV Episode | 113 min | Documentary, Biography, History

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American Experience

Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal (Season 36, Episode 4)

TV-14

TV Episode | 113 min | Documentary, Biography, History

In the late 1970s, residents of Love Canal in Niagara Falls, NY, discovered that their homes, schools, and playgrounds were built on top of a former chemical waste dump.

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35 cast members

Name	Known for
David Axelrod Self - New York State Health Commissioner (archive footage) (as Dr. David Axelrod) Self - New York State Health Commissioner (archive footage) (as Dr. David Axelrod) See fewer
Barbara Davis Blum Self - Deputy Administrator, EPA Self - Deputy Administrator, EPA See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Michael Brown Self - Reporter Self - Reporter See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Laverne Campbell Self - New York State Health Department (archive footage) (as Dr. Laverne Campbell) Self - New York State Health Department (archive footage) (as Dr. Laverne Campbell) See fewer
Hugh Carey Self - Governor, New York (archive footage) Self - Governor, New York (archive footage) See fewer	The Lew Rudin Way (2006)
Jimmy Carter Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The American President (2000)
Bonnie Casper Self - Congressional Aide Self - Congressional Aide See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Debbie Cerrillo Curry Self - Resident Self - Resident See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Bruce Davis Self - Hooker Vice President (archive footage) Self - Hooker Vice President (archive footage) See fewer
Phil Donahue Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Body of War (2007)
Lois Gibbs Self - Resident Self - Resident See fewer	The First Secret City (2015)
Al Gore Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	An Inconvenient Truth (2006)
Jannie Grant-Freeney Self - Resident Self - Resident See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Ernie Grenzy Self - Resident Self - Resident See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Patti Grenzy Self - Resident Self - Resident See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Amy Hay Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Lois Heisner Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Carol Jones Self - Resident Self - Resident See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Luella Kenny Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Oliver Koppell Self - New York Attorney General (archive footage) Self - New York Attorney General (archive footage) See fewer
John LaFalce Self - U.S. Representative Self - U.S. Representative See fewer	Maxed Out (2006)
Stephen Lester Self - Toxicologist Self - Toxicologist See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Grace McCoulf Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Richard Newman Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Keith O'Brien Self - Author Self - Author See fewer	Love Canal
Michael O'Laughlin Self - Mayor, Niagara Falls (archive footage) Self - Mayor, Niagara Falls (archive footage) See fewer
Beverly Paigen Self (archive footage) (as Dr. Beverly Paigen) Self (archive footage) (as Dr. Beverly Paigen) See fewer	Equinox (1986)
Barbara Quimby Self - Resident Self - Resident See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Marie Rice Self - Reporter Self - Reporter See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Judith Smith Self - ederal Emergency Management Agency (archive footage) Self - ederal Emergency Management Agency (archive footage) See fewer
Jennifer Thomson Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Michael Tolli Self - Resident Self - Resident See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Arthur Tracy Self - Love Canal resident (archive footage) Self - Love Canal resident (archive footage) See fewer
Charles Warren Self - Regional Administrator, EPA Self - Regional Administrator, EPA See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Jerome Wilkenfeld Self - Hooker Chemical safety official (archive footage) Self - Hooker Chemical safety official (archive footage) See fewer