Review – Poisoned Ground

American Experience takes us back to the Love Canal, complete with the full parade of terrible decision-making that led to so many people dead or seriously ill. I was particularly taken with the point at which the angry families took EPA officers hostage. It seems so extreme now, though I guess in the shadow of the Iranian hostage crisis that it must have been more in keeping with the times. If you don’t know much about the whole mess, this is an excellent introduction. Worth seeing