Paradise Falls: The True Story of an Environmental Catastrophe (Hardcover)

 Maps xiii
Author’s Note xvii
Introduction: May 14, 1972 3
 
PART I. DECEMBER 1976—DECEMBER 1977
1. Lois 11
2. Luella 16
3. Energetic, Effective, Experienced—LaFalce! 21
4. A Model City 27
5. We Should at Least Visit the Place 34
6. Kids Should Be Warned 38
 
PART II. JANUARY—OCTOBER 1978
7. Containers of Dubious Condition 49
8. A Sea of Red Tape 56
9. Certain Definitive Action 60
10. This Is Our Answer 67
11. A Full and Frank Discussion 71
12. The Boy at the Concert 80
13. Plan C 83
14. Presumed Nephrotic Syndrome 88
15. The True Believer 93
16. Whitewash 102
17. The Witches’ End of Fairyland 108
18. If Anyone Should Complain 115
19. A Long, Strange Dream 123
20. Many Abusive Phone Calls 128
21. Mommy’s Going to Stay 136
22. Give My Regards to Broadway 140
23. Let Our People Speak 146
24. The Boy in Bed 11 152
25. Two Sides of the Square 156
26. Can I Go Home Soon? 160
27. Marked Houses 164
28. God Only Knows 173
 
PART III. OCTOBER 1978—DECEMBER 1979
29. We’ve Done Everything We Can 185
30. Useless Housewife Data 191
31. Clusters 196
32. White Mice 203
33. Uncomfortable Feelings 211
34. The Paigen Problem 216
35. Relocation by Impregnation 221
36. Now and Forevermore 229
37. Listen to the People Who Know 234
38. No Job Is Worth Your Life 239
39. The Bird in Black Creek 250
40. All-Out Opposition 259
41. Not Many Whistleblowers Survive 266
42. Still Here, Chemically Treated 272
43. Looks Like You’ve Become the Enemy 276
44. Very Best Wishes for the New Year 281
 
PART IV. JANUARY–MAY 1980
45. Pray for the Dead 289
46. A Kangaroo Court 297
47. A Significant Political Problem 304
48. Emotional Fires 307
49. Tell Us How You Feel 311
50. That Crowd Will Rip You Apart 318
51. Today We Have to Be Meek 328
52. We’re from Niagara Falls 333
Epilogue 345
 
Acknowledgments 359
Notes 363
Index 425