Assembly Task Force on Toxic Substances Sub-agency history record.
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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...
