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Lois Gibbs  

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  • Lois marie gibbs is the founder and executive director of the Center for Health, Environment, and Justice (CHEJ) in Falls Church, Virginia. Gibbs first rose to public prominence in 1978, as the organizer and head of the Love Canal Homeowners Association in Niagara Falls, New York. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Gibbs, Lois (1952–)]

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