▁The ▁land ▁within ▁the ▁per im eters ▁of ▁this ▁environmental ▁dis aster ▁was ▁bad ▁enough ▁that ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁bought ▁out ▁the ▁homes ▁of ▁citizens ▁living ▁there ▁and ▁moved ▁them ▁away . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁The ▁Library ▁Journal ▁r ated ▁the ▁film ▁favor ably , ▁writing ▁" This ▁gr im ▁expl oration ▁of ▁our ▁to xic ▁legacy ▁doesn ' t ▁spare ▁mine ▁own ers , ▁b ureau cr ats , ▁or ▁polit icians . ▁Although ▁reg ulations ▁are ▁much ▁str ic ter ▁today , ▁view ers ▁will ▁ask ▁themselves ▁whether ▁any ▁ag ency ▁is ▁willing ▁or ▁able ▁to ▁rem edi ate ▁former ▁mine ▁sites ▁properly ." ▁The ▁Journal ism ▁& ▁Mass ▁Communic ation ▁Edu c ator ▁wrote ▁a ▁pre domin antly ▁positive ▁review ▁where ▁they ▁pra ised ▁the ▁film ▁for ▁its ▁attention ▁to ▁personal ▁details ▁while ▁also ▁not ing ▁" The ▁film ’ s ▁inter views ▁are ▁striking , ▁but ▁lack ▁a ▁sense ▁of ▁coh er ence ." ▁The ▁Capital ▁Times ▁was ▁slightly ▁more ▁mixed ▁in ▁their ▁review , ▁stating ▁" My ers ▁is ▁a ▁fol ks y ▁and ▁po etic ▁narr ator , ▁although ▁the ▁tone ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁gets ▁need lessly ▁pre ach y ▁toward ▁the ▁end . ▁He ▁found ▁a ▁good ▁selection ▁of ▁people ▁to ▁interview ▁– ▁scient ists , ▁social ▁workers , ▁polit icians , ▁elder ly ▁ex - min ers , ▁disp la ced ▁residents ▁– ▁but ▁the ▁selection ▁lean ed ▁a ▁little ▁too ▁heavy ▁on ▁officials . ▁I ▁would ▁have ▁liked ▁to ▁hear ▁more ▁from ▁a ▁family