The Toxic History of The Love Canal Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Lois Gibbs, a former resident and community leader, looks at Love Canal during a commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of the toxic waste landfill August 1, 2003 in Niagara Falls, New York. ( Harry Scull Jr. / Getty ) Produced by Isabel Angell Produced by PRI and WNYC