Lois Gibbs' Love Canal Fight Sparks Cleanup of 40,000 Toxic Sites

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[{"selector":"#anim-abdc1d16-5619-484e-8134-7a81362da463 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(16.885080456574656%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-77eb9b15-946e-41ad-844b-63fb324b2f2a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e23095a6-3d1b-4404-b562-bfe93da2fa08","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":800,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7f6517af-acea-4a2b-8780-78da23b0ce3a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 324.78655%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":800,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e4f2c4f9-7f06-44ab-994c-a24beadff2f5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-38f80fa9-77f9-46e0-a07e-dc0f41a32d07","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 62.17157%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Cloud Banner Photo Source- Duncan Rawlinson - Duncan.co (CC BY-NC 2.0) What drove this activist to transform from concerned parent to founder of an organization helping 15,000 community groups fight pollution?

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Lois Gibbs' Love Canal Fight Sparks Cleanup of 40,000 Toxic Sites

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