The modern history of Niagara Falls can be divided roughly into three phases: Schemers who came in trying to exploit the Falls for tourism and failed; schemers who came in and tried to exploit the Falls for hydroelectric power, who've all gone; and the people who are left in Niagara today. Our show is about this last group: People who live in the aftermath. Some of them have made their peace with what Niagara has become, some haven't.
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Act One: Apocalypse Now-ish
Producer Alix Spiegel reports on the city of Pacifica, California.
Act Three: Yes, In My Backyard
The story of the government cracking down on smokestack emissions at a city factory—even though the residents like the emissions.
Act Two: The Right Man for the Job
Producer Ben Calhoun tells the story of a former Congressional Representative from South Carolina, Bob Inglis.
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