Interviews and hearing files regarding alleged Army toxic dumping, 1978-1980.

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Interviews and hearing files regarding alleged Army toxic dumping, 1978-1980.

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The series consists of evidence gathered during the Task Force investigation of alleged Army dumping of radioactive materials into the Love Canal. The evidence was given in public hearings held by the Assembly Standing Committee on Environmental Conservation, in interviews conducted by Task Force investigators, and in interviews conducted by the Army during its own 1978 investigation into these allegations.

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New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Task Force on Toxic Substances

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The 20-month investigation by the Assembly Task Force on Toxic Substances is an important chapter in the story of one of the worst environmental tragedies in United States history. On June 1, 1979, Assembly Speaker Stanley Fink formed the Task Force to investigate allegations that the United States Army and various military contractors beginning in the 1940's had dumped toxic wastes in the Love Canal without proper safeguards or monitoring. The investigation was to focus on the broa...