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"When Christen Civiletto sold tour tickets in Niagara Falls in the 1980s, she got a frequent question from visitors: what happened to this city? Next to the world-famous natural wonder, smokestacks belched poisonous gasses and toxic chemicals tainted the once-pristine Niagara River. After Christen returned to the Falls as an adult, that question became more urgent. It seemed everyone around her, including her beloved father, was facing strange and deadly cancer diagnoses. Once Christen discovered her own lump, she started digging into the city's dark secrets. Christen unraveled tales of larger-than-life corporate titans, corrupt politicians in bed with industry, and poisons that were dumped, pumped, burned, and buried all over her city. Today, Christen knows what happened to Niagara Falls. She wants you to know, too. Because it is still happening, right at this moment. Not only in the Falls but in hometowns around the world, maybe even your own"-- Provided by publisher.
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