▁ 8 3 3 ▁families ▁were ▁eventually ▁ev acu ated , ▁and ▁clean up ▁of ▁Love ▁Canal ▁began . ▁National ▁press ▁coverage ▁made ▁Lo is ▁Gib bs ▁a ▁household ▁name . ▁In ▁addition , ▁president ▁Jimmy ▁Carter ▁mentioned ▁Gib bs ▁as ▁the ▁key ▁grass ro ots ▁leader ▁in ▁the ▁Love ▁Canal ▁movement ▁during ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁Her ▁efforts ▁also ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Environment al ▁Prote ction ▁Agency ' s ▁Com pre h ensive ▁Environment al ▁Response , ▁Comp ens ation ▁and ▁Li ability ▁Act , ▁or ▁Super fund , ▁which ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁locate ▁and ▁clean ▁up ▁to xic ▁waste ▁sites ▁throughout ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁Gib bs ▁formed ▁the ▁Cit iz ens ' ▁Clear ing house ▁for ▁Haz ard ous ▁W aste , ▁later ▁renamed ▁the ▁Center ▁for ▁Health , ▁Environment ▁and ▁Justice ▁( CH E J ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁where ▁she ▁currently ▁serves ▁as ▁Executive ▁Director . ▁CH E J ▁is ▁a ▁grass ro ots ▁environmental ▁crisis ▁center ▁that ▁provides ▁information , ▁resources , ▁technical ▁assistance ▁and ▁training ▁to ▁community ▁groups ▁around ▁the ▁nation . ▁CH E J ▁see ks ▁to ▁form ▁strong ▁local ▁organizations ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁protect ▁neighborhood s ▁from ▁expos ure ▁to ▁ha z ard ous ▁was tes . ▁ ▁Gib bs ▁has ▁author ed ▁several ▁books ▁about ▁the ▁Love ▁Canal ▁story ▁and ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁to xic ▁waste . ▁The ▁earlier ▁and ▁most