In 1950s, the US built a neighbourhood upon 22,000 tons of buried toxic waste, then children began returning home with burns exposing the worst environmental scandal of the country

• Originally designed to be a groundbreaking canal project, this site succumbed to a fate of pollution as industrial and municipal waste accumulated over decades.
• The catastrophic rainfall in 1976 triggered the release of these harmful chemicals into nearby homes, displacing numerous families.
• This incident catalyzed the formation of the Superfund program, dedicated to remedying toxic environmental disasters across the nation.