Why should we care about something that
happened over 30 years ago?”
Paige Baisden: Because it leads to today’s events.
Kayla Gazdik: Because history repeats itself!!
Erin Fabiano: "Wow,
I can't believe that those things are not addressed more often." Also, in
the first article it mentioned that they were concerned with "how many
more" toxic dumps were unknown. To me, it seems rather presumptive to
assume first, that these imaginary dumps exist. And second, that our entire
future as a nation hinges on discovering these, and handing out reparations. If
it has never been reported, why would reparations be required?
Alex Daniel: Because the same companies from a century ago have the same
motives today.
Kaitlin
Hunt: Because
it will happen again. Preventative procedures can help lessen these
occurrences.
Torrie Robinson: Because if we don't start learning from past mistakes humans will be as dumb as they always were.
Gianna Wiggins: As a parks and recreation student, nothing is more important to me than the environment. With the many consequences we see in effect today (global warming, extreme weather conditions, dying wildlife, etc.) it’s still appalling to me that we haven't learned anything from the past. That's why it is truly imperative to look 30 plus years into the past, so that not only can we learn, we can change past behaviors as well.
Garrett Lee: If all these bad things come out of using landfills then why do we continue to use them... birth defects are a major cause of this. And if America does continue to use landfills, then we need to come up with a better way of regulating and managing them so that these affects don't increase.
Jessica Christopherson: We all live in the world and we all have to live with the mistakes of others, if we can learn from the past and prevent it from happening again, it will save us a ton of trouble and pain. smart men learn from their own mistakes, wise men learn from others' mistakes.
Baylor Sezate: They could've saved the whole Love Canal project in the first place if they had spread awareness and gained more backing. The way to do this would have been to let the public know about the project and so they could see the future benefit of having the canals (i.e. electricity to the surrounding areas). Just like when New York was about to lose the Statue of Liberty to another city, they put an article in the newspaper and the public saw the need to keep it so the city eventually raised more than enough to keep it in NYC.
Torrie Robinson: Because if we don't start learning from past mistakes humans will be as dumb as they always were.
Gianna Wiggins: As a parks and recreation student, nothing is more important to me than the environment. With the many consequences we see in effect today (global warming, extreme weather conditions, dying wildlife, etc.) it’s still appalling to me that we haven't learned anything from the past. That's why it is truly imperative to look 30 plus years into the past, so that not only can we learn, we can change past behaviors as well.
Garrett Lee: If all these bad things come out of using landfills then why do we continue to use them... birth defects are a major cause of this. And if America does continue to use landfills, then we need to come up with a better way of regulating and managing them so that these affects don't increase.
Jessica Christopherson: We all live in the world and we all have to live with the mistakes of others, if we can learn from the past and prevent it from happening again, it will save us a ton of trouble and pain. smart men learn from their own mistakes, wise men learn from others' mistakes.
Baylor Sezate: They could've saved the whole Love Canal project in the first place if they had spread awareness and gained more backing. The way to do this would have been to let the public know about the project and so they could see the future benefit of having the canals (i.e. electricity to the surrounding areas). Just like when New York was about to lose the Statue of Liberty to another city, they put an article in the newspaper and the public saw the need to keep it so the city eventually raised more than enough to keep it in NYC.
Were
you aware that environmental tragedies of this magnitude still exist today?
I knew that there were environmental disasters that
still happened all the time, like the BP Oil Spill in 2010, but I had no idea
there were things from the past that were coming to the surface. It makes me
wonder how many landfills and waste sites from the 80s and 90s are acting like
time bombs, and if they will end up the same way as the Love Canal.
Do
you believe that environmental crises affect you/your family today?
I don’t necessarily think there is any direct impact
on me and my family from environmental crises as a whole,
especially not back home in Arizona. However, after going to school in Provo
for two years, I have noticed how the poor air quality and constant smog has
impacted me. My asthma is worse than usual, and my skin has been getting
irritated, especially when the inversion is really bad. This may not be a
crisis, but it is definitely a public health concern.
Based
on the impact environmental tragedies affect you/your family how likely are you
to take action against disasters like this one?
There has been little
to no impact on my family, that I am aware of, from any kind of disaster like
the Love Canal Tragedy. However, I do care a lot about the environment as a
whole and the effects accidents like these are having on different communities.
I think one major way I can take action is to spread awareness and help other
people understand exactly what is happening with their waste and fuel products.
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