Interesting fact:

The sad story of ‘Love Canal’ in New York saw the original plans for a utopian metropolis abandoned and sold several times to irresponsible companies, resulting in it becoming one of the most polluted areas in the country. When the land was sold back to the city and property was built upon it, the locals who moved there suffered grossly high rates of birth defects and miscarriages due to the sheer level of toxicity present.