Introduction Lois Gibbs is an American environmental activist best known for leading the fight to protect families from toxic waste contamination in the Love Canal neighborhood of Niagara Falls, New York in the late 1970s. Her tireless grassroots advocacy led to the evacuation of 833 families and spurred the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Superfund program to clean up hazardous waste sites nationwide. Gibbs went on to found the Center for Health, Environment, and Justice (CHEJ) to help other communities battling pollution. From Concerned Mom to Activist Leader Gibbs’ journey into environmental activism began in 1978 when she … Continue reading Housewife Turned Environmental Crusader: How Lois Gibbs Led the Cleanup of 40,000 Toxic Sites