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Lois Gibbs was born on 25 June, 1951 in Grand Island, New York, is an American activist. Discover Lois Gibbs's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 72 years old?
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environmental activist |
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72 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer |
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25 June, 1951 |
| Birthday |
25 June |
| Birthplace |
Grand Island, New York |
| Nationality |
United States
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Lois Gibbs Height, Weight & Measurements
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Lois Gibbs Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Lois Gibbs worth at the age of 72 years old? Lois Gibbs’s income source is mostly from being a successful activist. She is from United States. We have estimated Lois Gibbs's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Lois Marie Gibbs (born June 25, 1951) is an American environmental activist.
As a primary organizer of the Love Canal Homeowners Association, Lois Gibbs brought wide public attention to the environmental crisis in Love Canal.
Her actions resulted in the evacuation of over 800 families.
Lois Gibbs's involvement in environmental causes began in 1978, when she discovered that her 5-year-old son's elementary school in Niagara Falls, New York was built on a toxic waste dump.
She approached the School Board after worrying about the safety of her child, and they refused to take any action.
Gibbs began speaking with other parents and in 1978, she started the Love Canal Parents Movement.
After the creation of this movement, the New York State Department of Health stated that the school should be closed and that pregnant women and children living on these residences should leave.
The state then purchased homes close to the canal, which led to the Love Canal Homeowners Association (LCHA).
Gibbs created a petition and reached out to the residents of her neighborhood by going door-to-door to gather support.
Gibbs's efforts were centered on her role as a mother fighting to protect her children's health.
She led her community in a battle against the local, state, and federal governments by presenting the signatures to the New York State Department of Health.
After years of struggle, 833 families were eventually evacuated, and the cleanup of Love Canal began.
National press coverage made Lois Gibbs a household name.
In addition, President Jimmy Carter mentioned Gibbs as the key grassroots leader in the Love Canal movement during 1980.
Her efforts also led to the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, or Superfund, which is used to locate and clean up toxic waste sites throughout the United States.
In 1980, Gibbs formed the Citizens' Clearinghouse for Hazardous Waste, later renamed the Center for Health, Environment and Justice (CHEJ) in 1998, where she currently serves as executive director.
CHEJ is a grassroots environmental crisis center that provides information, resources, technical assistance and training to community groups around the nation.
CHEJ seeks to form strong local organizations in order to protect neighborhoods from exposure to hazardous wastes.
Gibbs has authored several books about the Love Canal story and the effects of toxic waste.
The earlier and most quoted is [https://www.amazon.com/Love-Canal-Lois-Marie-Gibbs/dp/0873955870/ Love Canal.
She founded the non-profit Clearinghouse for Hazardous Waste in 1981 to help train and support local activists with their environmental work.
She continues to work with the organization, renamed the Center for Health, Environment, and Justice (CHEJ).
Lois Marie Gibbs was born in a blue-collar area of Grand Island, New York.
She had five siblings that she grew up with; her father worked in steel mills and her mother was a housewife.
Gibbs did not have many hobbies and activities as a child.
After she graduated high school, she married Harry Gibbs, a chemical worker.
She had two children and moved to Love Canal.
My story], written with Murray Levine and published in 1982.
Her story was dramatized in the 1982 made-for-TV movie Lois Gibbs: the Love Canal Story, in which she was played by Marsha Mason.
Lois Gibbs is still in partnership with the Center for Health, Environment and Justice (CHEJ).
She has moved her point of activism to fracking, which she has published articles in HuffPost about.
She bases the value of this article on putting families and earth first.
She is currently working with a group in Pennsylvania in order to gain more support on keeping the ground and water clean.
