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What did Congress create after the Love Canal contamination and other events involving hazardous waste?

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congress created the Superfund in 1980
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The Superfund Act of 1980 is an American government program created to provide money for repairing the consequences of contamination caused by the release into the environment of hazardous waste and pollutants, and avoid massive disasters such as "Love Canal" in New York and "Valley of the Drums" in Kentucky.

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