It used to catch fire because of the petroleum products that

它失火的原因在于石油产品
would lie on the surface of the water.

都漂在水面上
That prompted changes in the Clean Water Act to try to reduce

《清洁水法》的制定迅速改变了这一现状
the emissions from industrial facilities into the rivers.

它旨在减少工业设备向河流排污
The Toxic Substance Control Act evolved after concern about

《有毒物质管理法》的制定也是为了
a variety of events, as well as the Resource Conservation

避免事故的发生而《资源保护与
and Recovery Act that applies to hazardous waste sites

恢复法》旨在解决放置有毒废弃物的荒地
following the discovery that a canal that had been

这是因为在纽约州有条著名的
loaded up with toxic substances in New York State known as

"爱之运河"之前被用于运输有毒物质
Love Canal, had turned into a school site.

后来在此处却建立了一所学校
The corporation had basically abandoned the facility

公司荒置了这些设备
and it was turned over to the community, which built a school.

运河移交给了社区社区建了一所学校